On this day, December 6, 1929, comic book and comic strip penciller and inker Frank Springer was born in Queens, New York. Springer studied art at Syracuse University and served in the U. S. Army. He began to work at Dell Comics and later at DC and Marvel. Springer penciled and inked on various comics, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Dazzler and the adult-focused The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist.