Frank Frazetta is a legendary comic book artist in the science fiction & fantasy genre. He is well known for doing art work for adults only. He has done art work for Conan The Barbarian, Vampirella, King Kong, and Tarzan. He has also done album covers for music artists such as Molly Hatchet and Yngwie Malmsteen. Frank Frazetta was 82.
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Kev
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That is a real bummer. He was an icon. Who doesnt remember those awesome paintings?
He influenced a ton of people. His student Ken Kelly painted KISS Destroyer as well as Love Gun.
And as everyone knows, Love Gun is the coolest album cover ever!
RIP, FF.