Mario DeMarco

• Born 1922-07-20 · Died 2008-03-01

Mario DeMarco worked as cartoonist, illustrator and author. He specialized in sports, animal, and Western comics and cartoons. After serving in the army during World War II, Mr. DeMarco landed a job with the Navy Times, where he would draw the cartoon Scuttlebutt. He drew comic stories of American frontiersman and film heroes. DeMarco's works have appeared in Life magazine, Becket Sports magazines, Links magazine as well as Highlights for Children and Children’s Playmate magazines. His sketches are part of both the Baseball and Basketball halls of fame, and one of his books on athletes was sold at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.