Dan Spiegle was born on December 10, 1920, and spent the better part of seven decades contributing artwork to American comics before passing away on January 28, 2017. He is best remembered for his work adapting movie and television properties into sequential art, a specialty that took him through Dell Comics, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics across a remarkably long career stretching from 1946 to 2011.
Roy Rogers Comics #12 (1948)
His catalog of roughly 580 credited issues spans roles as artist, inker, colorist, letterer, and occasional writer. Among his most prominent titles were Dell's sprawling *Four Color* anthology series, *Korak*, *Maverick*, and *Space Family Robinson, Lost in Space on Space Station One* — all projects rooted in licensed characters drawn from popular entertainment. He also contributed substantially to *Blackhawk* and *Crossfire*, the latter representing some of his more mature work in independent comics.
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan #64 (1955)
Spiegle's draftsmanship was well-suited to character-driven licensed work: clean, dependable storytelling that served narratives without overwhelming them. His ability to render familiar faces convincingly while maintaining clear visual flow made him a reliable and valued presence across multiple publishers. The sheer duration of his active career — spanning six and a half decades — speaks to both his professionalism and his adaptability as the industry changed around him. Few artists of his generation remained productive contributors so far into the modern era.
