Friday, February 17, 2023
Ink-Slinger Profiles by Alex Jay: Aldo Rubano
Aldo Theodore Rubano was born on March 31, 1917, in the Bronx, New York, according to the New York, New York Birth Index at ancestry.com. Rubano’s full name was on his World War II draft card. His parents were Charles Rubano and Agate/Agatina Marina who married on June 25, 1916 in Manhattan.
On September 12, 1918, Rubano’s father signed his World War I draft card. His address was 747 East 183rd Street in the Bronx.
In 1920 United States Census, Rubano, his parents and sister, Norma, lived at the same address. Rubano’s father was a self-employed pharmacist.
The 1925 New York state census said the Rubano family lived in the Bronx at 609 Oak Tree Place. This address would be Rubano’s home into the 1950s.
On October 16, 1940, Rubano signed his World War II draft card. He was unemployed and described as five feet seven inches, 147 pounds, with brown eyes and hair.
Information about Rubano’s art training has not been found. Around 1942, Rubano’s comic book career began with work at the Iger and Eisner Studios. Rubano’s employment was interrupted when he enlisted on May 22, 1943. History of the 398th Infantry Regiment in World War II (1947) said Rubano served in Company F and was awarded a Bronze Star. According to The Story of the Century (1946), Rubano was awarded the Bronze Star for action in Bitche, France. (The book has cartoons by Mad artist Bob Clarke.)
Editor and Publisher, March 1, 1947, announced the launch of the New York Post Syndicate’s Illustrated Classics series which was produced by the Gilberton Company. Rubano was one of four artists named. American Newspaper Comics (2012) said The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was adapted by writer Harry G. Miller and Rubano and ran from August 17 to September 7, 1947. The comic book version was published in 1948. Rubano’s art was praised in The Mark Twain Encyclopedia (1993).
The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, December 22, 1953, published Rubano’s patent application for “Mounting for Easels”.
The 1957 Manhattan, New York city directory listed Rubano at 341 West 47th Street. In 1959 He was at 30 West 48th Street.
Rubano’s letter and photograph of Elizabeth Taylor appeared in Life, October 27 1961.
Rubano contributed illustrations to the Catholic magazine, Sign, including May 1965, July 1966 and March 1973.
Rubano’s patent application for a “Tennis Score Keeper” was published in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, May 25, 1982.
Rubano passed away on December 6, 1989, in Manhattan, New York City. He was laid to rest at Old Saint Raymond’s Cemetery.
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