John Albano

John F. Albano (September 12, 1922 – May 23, 2005)^[1] was an American writer and WW2 veteran who worked in the comic book industry. He was recognized for his work with the Shazam Award for Best Writer (Humor Division) in 1971, and the Shazam Award for Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic) in 1972 for "The Demon Within", in House of Mystery #201 (with Jim Aparo).

John Albano
Buried	Long Island National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Branch	Army
Years of service	1943-1946
Rank	Technician third grade
Battles / wars	Battle of the Bulge
Awards	American Service Medal, Asiatic Pacific Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, WW2 Victory Medal

John Albano
Born	(1922-09-12)September 12, 1922 U.S.
Died	May 23, 2005(2005-05-23) (aged 82) Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Jonah Hex
Awards	Shazam Award, Best Writer (Humor Division), 1971 Shazam Award, Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic), 1972

Albano's most famous co-creation is the western anti-hero Jonah Hex^[2] for DC Comics; he was the writer of books ranging from Adventure Comics to House of Mystery to Archie. Albano wrote stories for comic book novels and wrote for Archie Comics until about 2003.

Albano died in an Orlando hospital after suffering a heart attack and subsequent stroke. He was still active and was working on a musical play at the time of his death. He was 82.^[3]