In 1968, Giordano became an editor at DC Comics, working on titles like 'Bat Lash' (by Carmine Infantino, Joe Orlando, Sheldon Mayer and Sergio Aragónes) and 'Deadman' (by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino). He also helped launch the careers of authors like Dennis O'Neil, Steve Skeates and Jim Aparo. By 1965, Giordano became the company's editor-in-chief, during which he oversaw the production their "Action Hero" line, which included such classics as 'The Blue Beetle' and 'Captain Atom' by Steve Ditko. In 1955 he became a staff artist at Charlton in order to maintain his job. In 1952, Giordano went to work for the Connecticut publisher Charlton Comics, where he drew space adventures, westerns, hot rods, romances, but mostly crime comics. After nine months at Iger, Giordano went freelance. Richard Joseph Giordano majored in illustration and advertising art at the High School of Industrial Art in New York and went to work at Jerry Iger's studio, starting out inking backgrounds. The American comic artist Dick Giordano is mainly known for his work as an editor and inker for Charlton and later DC Comics. 'The Enchanted Village' (Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction #4).
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