Roy Lichtenstein

With six decades of work under his belt, ​Russ Heath​ is arguably one of the most important creators in comics. It was his art that was, to put it charitably, "adapted" by Roy Lichtenstein for the pop art pieces that made him famous. Of course, as is unfortunately so often the case for hard-working creators in comics, while Lichtenstein made millions lightboxing panels Heath had drawn in the pages of DC's romance and war comics, Heath himself never saw a dime, despite continuing a career that saw him become one of the most respected elder statesmen of the industry. Now, at the age of 84, Heath has written and drawn a short comic (with colors and lettering by ​Darwyn Cooke​) about his experience not only with Lichtenstein, but with the Hero Initiative and how they've helped his life as well.

Imagine you drew a comic book for a nominal fee and a world-famous artist recreated in paint a panel from that work and sold it for millions of dollars without you receiving any credit or royalties. Such is the case for numerous comics creators whose work was repurposed by Roy Lichtenstein, the uber-famous pop artist whose paintings based on comic book panels hang in the collections of the Muse