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American comic book artist (1926–2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rudolph E. "Rudy" Lapick[1] (17 November 1926[2] – 27 February 2004)[3] was an American comic book artist who worked as an inker for Archie Comics for many years. He was nominated for a Shazam Award in 1974 for Best Inker (humor).
| Rudy Lapick | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 17, 1926 The Bronx, New York City, |
| Died | February 28, 2004 (aged 77) Yonkers, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Inker |
Notable works | Archie Comics |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Zema |
Rudy Lapick was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, the son of Rudolph and Florence Lapick. He had a brother, John, and a sister, Gioia. After he married Mary Zema on May 30, 1948, the couple moved to nearby Yonkers, New York. They had a daughter, Lorraine and two sons, Rudy Jr. and John.[4]
Lapick became a staff inker at Timely Comics, the 1940s forerunner of Marvel Comics. In the 1950s, his work included issues of G.I. Joe for Ziff-Davis Comics.[5] He was Dan DeCarlo's primary inker for the majority of DeCarlo's career both at Timely and for decades at Archie.
Lapick maintained a long friendship with fellow Timely/Atlas artist Gene Colan, dating to their working together in the Timely art room starting in 1946.[citation needed] Almost five decades later, he inked some of Colan's late-career work at Archie Comics.
He was living in Yonkers at the time of his death.[1]
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