Don Mangus is an American teacher, artist, and comic book historian.

Mangus was born in Washington, D.C. He is a published writer and former Design, Painting, and Drawing instructor (at Eastfield College

Eastfield College

Eastfield College is a community college of the Dallas County Community College District , located in Mesquite, Texas . The school was founded in 1970 and features an enrollment of over 10,000 students....

, from 1981–1996). He has both a BFA and a MFA (in painting) from Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...

. Don has been a member of such dedicated comics research societies as the CFA-apa, apa-I, kappa alpha, the Grand Comics Database group, and others. His articles on comic art have been published in Comic Book Artist, Robin Snyder's the Comics, The Charlton Spotlight, at Comicartville and other comics-related websites. Mangus wrote and drew the comic book "Crime and Passion" in 1994, published by Mango Press. Some of Mangus' other comic book creations include characters such as "Bitter Bob" and "The Marked Man".

Don Mangus works as an Art Expert and Cataloguer in the Comic Book and Fine Art divisions at Heritage Auction Galleries

Heritage Auction Galleries

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 in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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