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Vicatan

1948 – 2004

Filipino comic book artist

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Lived 1948 – 2004 (aged 55–56). Vicatan was a Filipino artist, novelist and comics artist.

Vincente Doria Catan Jr., known by his pen name Vicatan (1948 – May 13, 2004), was a Filipino comics artist and novelist.

Biography Vicente Doria Catan Jr. was born in the Philippines and worked in the studio of artist Nestor Redondo. After several years in the Filipino komiks industry, he began to work for U.S. comics publishers including DC Comics and Warren Publishing. Artist and comics historian Gerry Alanguilan noted that "Probably the closest of all [Nestor] Redondo's followers, Vicatan shared the great man's beautifully lush brush strokes but married that style to an ever-so-slightly humorous sensibility." With his pen name Vicatan, he made his U.S. comics debut with the story "Goodbye, Nancy" in House of Secrets #99 (Aug. 1972). He drew stories for various DC Comics titles including Ghosts, G.I. Combat, House of Mystery, Secrets of Haunted House, Sgt. Rock, The Unexpected, and Weird War Tales from 1979 to 1987. Vicatan drew comics adaptations of Billy Budd, Crime and Punishment, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and Othello for Pendulum Press in 1979 and 1980. Following his final work for DC, Vicatan worked exclusively in the Filipino comics industry. He died on 13 May 2004.

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1948, Philippines
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Vic Catan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Vicatan?

Filipino comic book artist

When was Vicatan born?

Vicatan was born in 1948 in Philippines.

When did Vicatan die?

Vicatan died on 13 May 2004.

What was Vicatan's occupation?

Vicatan was an artist, novelist and comics artist.

What nationality was Vicatan?

Vicatan was Filipino.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vicatan

· Wikidata: Q7924990

· DBpedia: Vicatan

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