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Phil Martin

Born in Dallas, Texas. At age two, father killed in accident, so upbringing was done by grandparents, while mother ran around pursuing a show biz career.

Lived on my own in high school, making living nights and weekends as assistant artist on the nationally syndicated, “Ella Cinders” comic strip. At age 18, I wrote and drew “Swing Sisson, the Battling Band Leader” for Feature Comics magazine.

Was bombardier in WW II. As lead bombardier on 28th mission, knocked out the railroad marshaling yards in Linz, Austria, as anti-aircraft fire knocked my B-24 Liberator out of the sky. Was “Missing in Action” when the European part of the war ended.

Then had career as commercial artist, while performing as comedian on The Early Birds show out of Dallas on 50,000 watt WFAA.

Developed skill at typeface design. Founded two multinational corporations to market my designs. Before computers took over everything, had designed four percent of all typefaces still living, since the invention of printing. Also was writing columns and articles for the two leading typographic publications.

Retired to Florida, started singing in piano bars my original lyrics to the old pop standards. Produced 59 issues of Millennium Memorandum in 1999. Changed title to MM2000 to issue First Edition January 3, 2000. Title is now MM2000s. The little s on end keeps name updated for a thousand years.

Now please observe what my kinky webmaster has done. His fake photography has me in The Pub with a gal more interested in her own boobs than in me.

Did you know Dan Rather's first book was named, “The Camera Never Lies”? Rather has rarely been right about anything.

Web site: www.mm2000s.net

Update: Oct. 4, 2005

SO LONG, PHIL ... YOU WILL BE MISSED !!!

St. Petersburg Times, Largo, Florida

PHIL MARTIN, 82, of Largo, died Tuesday (Oct. 4, 2005) at Largo Medical Center. He was born in Dallas and came here after retiring as a writer, singer-songwriter, commercial artist, and comedian.

As a high school student, he worked as an assistant artist on the nationally syndicated Ella Cinders, and at 18 wrote and drew Swing Sisson, the Battling Band Leader, for Feature Comics.

He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, where he served as a bombardier in Lintz, Austria. On his 28th mission shelling the yards in Lintz, his B-24 was hit and he was listed as missing in action until the war in Europe ended. He was a comedian on The Early Birds Show on WFAA in Dallas.

As a commercial artist, he founded two multinational corporations to market typeface designs and is credited for designing 4 percent of all typefaces now used. He also wrote columns and articles for typographic publications.

Locally, he sang original lyrics to old pop standards in area piano bars, and in 1999 produced 59 issues of the Web book Millennium Memorandum, changing the title to MM2000 when he issued the first edition of the new Millennium on Jan. 3, 2000.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Jones Martin; and a cousin, Lorrie Hankins, Casper, Wyo. National Cremation Society, Largo.







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