According to his son, Hanks was an abusive father and spouse, as well as being an alcoholic. Little is known of Hanks's life outside comics the main source being an interview by Paul Karasik with Fletcher Hanks Junior c.2006. Fletcher himself married Margaret c.1912.
Hanks was the son of William Hanks, a minister, and Alice Fletcher Hanks, the daughter of English immigrants - his parents married c.1885. His stories and art have been reprinted in the magazine Raw and several comics anthologies, and archival material of his work has been the subject of two books by Fantagraphics Books.
His creations include Stardust the Super Wizard, Tabu the Wizard of the Jungle, and Fantomah (one of the first female superheroes, predating Wonder Woman).Ī cult following has developed around Hanks' work in recent years.
Hanks was active in comics from a period of 1939 to 1941 (though as early as 1911 he described himself as a cartoonist ), writing and drawing stories for Fiction House and Fox Features Syndicate.
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