Joe Sinnott has been plying his trade as one of the most highly regarded illustrators in comic books
New York native Joe Sinnott, 82, became the top inker at Marvel Comics, delineating the artwork of Marvel stalwarts Jack Kirby and John Buscema. Sinnot entered the art field in 1949, when he attended the Cartoonists and Illustrators School (now the School of Visual Arts) n New York, where an instructor gave him his start. When Joe started at Timely, from 1950 to probably 1962, he penciled and inked his own stories. He did everything - war stories, westerns, science fiction, romance, the whole gamut of comic book work.
Sinnot's role shifted to straight inking after Lee and Kirby's 1961 launch of "Fantastic Four" which ignited the superhero trend at Marvel.
He is most well known for his work on the Fantastic Four, but also worked on Thor, The Avengers, Silver Surfer and others.
Sometimes his name is listed in the credits with just one T: "Joe Sinnot."
