By Lee Pfeiffer
Frank Frazetta, a legendary name in the world of comic art, has died from a stroke at age 82. For legions of comic book fans, his last name was a valued brand- one that called to mind his unique style of creating iconic heroes and super-sexy female characters. Frazetta was one of the key contributors to E.C. horror comics in the 1950s before censorship efforts drove the titles out of business. His specialty was dark, menacing characters such as Conan the Barbarian. Beginning with the 1965 film What's New Pussycat?, Frazetta also found a lucrative sideline in creating movie posters. Unlike many of his peers, he successfully marketed himself as an independent artist and lived to reap large sums of money from the sale of his original works. Sadly, in the last year of his life, he witnessed distressing family in-fighting over the long-term rights to his life's work. For more click here