Al Gabriele

Gabriele nació en el Bronx, Nueva York, el 22 de diciembre de 1916. ^{[ 8 ]}

Durante la Edad de Oro del Cómic , no era habitual incluir créditos para guionistas y dibujantes , lo que dificultaba la elaboración de bibliografías completas para muchos de los creadores pioneros del medio . El primer crédito confirmado de Al Gabriele es como entintador en Blue Bolt Comics #4 (septiembre de 1940), de la editorial Novelty Press . Gabriele continuó trabajando en ese personaje mientras también colaboraba como freelance para Fiction House , Harvey Comics (para la cual dibujó el debut de la superheroína Black Cat en Pocket Comics #1, agosto de 1941), Prize Comics y, sobre todo, Timely Comics , la predecesora de Marvel Comics en las décadas de 1930 y 1940. Allí, Gabriele contribuyó con el arte de los exitosos personajes Capitán América y Namor el Submarino , así como de los populares personajes secundarios Ángel y Destructor . ^{[ 7 ]}

El primer trabajo confirmado de Gabriele para Timely fue el dibujo a lápiz y la tinta de la historia "Mantor el Mago" en The Human Torch #2 (otoño de 1940). ^{[ 7 ]}

Hacia 1941–1942, Gabriele trabajó como freelance a través del Jerry Iger Studio . ^{[ 4 ]}

Gabriele's other early work, some of it reprinted in the 1960s Silver Age of comic books and in the modern era, includes penciling and inking the debut of the Black Marvel, an early creation of future Marvel editor Stan Lee, in Mystic Comics #5 (March 1941); inking the caveboy character Tuk in Captain America Comics #2 (April 1941); inking another the early Stan Lee character, Father Time, in Captain America Comics #6 (Sept. 1941); co-penciling (with Alex Schomburg) the 40-page lead story in Sub-Mariner Comics #3 (Fall 1941); and inking character-creator Bill Everett in Sub-Mariner Comics #4 (Winter 1941).^[7]

On Captain America, Gabriele inked pencil art by co-creator and future industry legend Jack Kirby on some stories in Captain America Comics #3–4 (May–June 1941) and All Winners Comics #1 (Summer 1941), and on the cover and in all three of the hero's stories in Captain America Comics #8 (Nov. 1941). He would continue contributing to that series and to Sub-Mariner Comics through 1949 and the ends of their respective runs.^[7]

Gabriele and fellow artist Al Avison, plus an unknown writer, crafted the debut of Timely's super-speedster the Whizzer in USA Comics #1 (Aug. 1941), though precise creator credits for the character are difficult to confirm.^[3][7] The Whizzer would go to appear in most issues of USA Comics and was part of Timely/Marvel's first superhero team, the All-Winners Squad. The character returned, much older, in 1970s Marvel Comics stories, as well as in flashback stories set during World War II.

With writer Otto Binder, penciler-inker Gabriele created the superheroine Miss America in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 (Nov. 1943).^[9] Throughout the decade, Gabriele provided art as well to Timely's Blonde Phantom Comics, Comedy Comics, Kid Comics, and Young Allies Comics.^[7]

Gabriele worked as well for Quality Comics, penciling and inking covers and stories both of the spirit-of-America character Uncle Sam in National Comics and Uncle Sam Quarterly. Gabriele also penciled and inked the character Yankee Eagle in Quality's Smash Comics.^[7]

Gabriele died on July 12, 1992, aged 75.^[1]

Gabriele's last confirmed comics work is inking the eight-page Captain America story "The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up", penciled by Carl Burgos in Marvel Mystery Comics #92 (June 1949), the final issue of that title. The Grand Comics Database also lists a tentative Gabriele credit as the cover artist of the following month's Captain America Comics #73 (July 1949).^[7]