Ramona Fradon

October 2, 1926 – February 24, 2024

Ramona Fradon is considered one of comicdom's pioneering female artists. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, with the birth name of Ramona Dom. She studied at the Art Students League of New York and began obtaining work in the industry in the early 1950s.

She is particularly associated with Aquaman, a character she illustrated for almost ten years and she is also known as the co-creator of Aqualad (1960).

In 1965 she was the co-creator of Metamorpho, a visually distinctive character that is usually considered one of the highlights of her career.

During the 1970s, Fradon contributed artwork to DC's mystery and horror anthologies, particularly House of Mystery, House of Secrets, and Secrets of Haunted House.

She is also remembered for her work on DC's Super Friends comic book.

In 1980 she began drawing the syndicated newspaper strip Brenda Starr, Reporter for the next fifteen years.

Fradon was voted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2006.

Fradon continued drawing for years in semi-retirement doign many commissioned pieces, and then officially retiring in January 2024.

Fradon died at her home in Ulster County, New York, at the age of 97 in February of 2024.

Obiturary Notices February 2024

"Ramona Fradon, DC Comics Metamorpho Co-creator and ‘Aquaman’ Artist, Dies at 97" – Yahoo News

"Metamorpho's co-creator who drew Aquaman for a decade, has passed away at age 97" – Comic Book Resources

"Trailblazer of the Tides: Remembering Ramona Fradon, Iconic DC Comics Artist" – BNN Breaking

Fradon had just retired in January – Comicsbeat (January 2024)

The Woman Who Made Aquaman a Star – Vulture - (2018)

Remembering Ramona Fradon – The UBJ

A reminisces by Mike Grell about being on the road with Romana Fradon is at Mikegrell.com.

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Original page April 9, 2024 | Updated October 29, 2026