John Albano

John F. Albano (September 12, 1922 – May 23, 2005)[1] was an American writer who worked in the comic book industry. He was recognized for his work with the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Humor Division) in 1971, and the Shazam Award for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1972 for "The Demon Within", in House of Mystery #201 (with Jim Aparo).

John Albano
Born	September 12, 1922 U.S.
Died	May 23, 2005 (aged 82) Orlando, Florida
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Jonah Hex
Awards	Shazam Award, Best Writer (Humor Division), 1971 Shazam Award, Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic), 1972

Albano's most famous co-creation is the western anti-hero Jonah Hex[2] for DC Comics; he was the writer of books ranging from Adventure Comics to House of Mystery to Archie. Albano wrote stories for comic book novels and wrote for Archie Comics until about 2003.

Albano died in an Orlando hospital after suffering a heart attack and subsequent stroke. He was still active and was working on a musical play at the time of his death. He was 82.[3]

References

1. "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5VJ-938 : accessed 12 Mar 2013), John F Albano, 23 May 2005.
2. McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The Western comic had all but ridden off into the sunset, until the arrival of Jonah Hex gave the genre a new face . . . . A tale by John Albano and drawn by Tony DeZuniga immediately presented the bounty hunter as a cold-blooded killer.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
3. Comic Book Resources Forums obit