Fran Matera studied at the Chicago Institute of Arts. However, he quit after one year for joining the Marines. During his service, Matera drew political cartoons. In 1947, he returned to civilian life. Throughout his career, he has done a large amount of work for both comic books and newspaper strips. He started out drawing Milton Caniff's 'Dickie Dare' comic. Later on, he has worked on newspaper strips like, 'Little Annie Rooney', 'Mr. Holiday' (1951-52), 'Nero Wolfe' (1957), and 'Legend of Bruce Lee' (1982). For many years, Matera has illustrated the famous 'Steve Roper and Mike Nomad' daily, which is distributed by King Features. His comic book credits include the 'Chuck White' series in the 1960s issues of Treasure Chest, and 'Hulk' and 'Tarzan' comics for Marvel.
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