2018.04.17 East Coast Comic Con, Secaucus, NJ
John Beatty entered the world of professional artist at age 15, when he was hired by Camelot Publishing to produce cartoons for computer instruction manuals. shortly after graduating from high school, he wrote and drew "Crime Smasher", which found publication Tom corrigan's Super Hero Comics. while attending a comic con in orlando, Beatty met AC Comics publisher Bill Black. After seeing Beatty's work, Black offered him a job as an inker.
Soon Bob McLeod asked Beatty to assist him on some pages, which inducted drawing backgrounds.
Beatty then had a second opportunity to show his work to Jim Shooter, who offered him work, if he came to New York. Beatty would spend 20 years inking titles such as Captain America, Punisher, Secret Wars, The Nam, The Adventures of Superman, Batman, JLA and many other titles.
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