Deodato Borges

Born| Deodato Taumaturgo Borges
20 January 1934

João Pessoa

Died| 25 August 2014 (aged 80)

João Pessoa

Occupation| Journalist, comics creator, radio personality
Children| Mike Deodato
Awards|

* Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics (1999)

Deodato Borges (Campina Grande, January 20, 1934 – João Pessoa, August 25, 2014) was a Brazilian journalist, broadcaster and comics creator.[1][2] In the late 1950s, Borges created the radio series As Aventuras do Flama for Borborema AM radio station, in Campina Grande, starring the superhero Flama that the author had created while still in his childhood.[3][4] With the great success of the program, Borges created in 1963 a Flama's comic book that attracted a legion of fans and became one of the first Brazilian comics superheroes.[5][6]

In addition to his radio work, Borges was also general director of Diários Associados in Paraíba state and was TV and radio director. In 1973, he became the culture editor of the newspaper O Norte, in João Pessoa, introducing comic strips.[7] In the 1980s, together with his son Mike Deodato, he created the sci-fi saga 3000 Anos Depois, reprinted in the American market as Fallout 3000, where he was credited as Mike Deodato Sr.,[8] as well as other works.[8] In 1999, he was awarded with the Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics, an award that aims to honor artists who have dedicated themselves to Brazilian comics for at least 25 years.[9]

## References

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1. ^ "Morre Deodato Borges, quadrinista criador do personagem Flama" (in Portuguese). Rolling Stone Brasil. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
2. ^ "Morreu Deodato Borges, pai de Mike Deodato Jr. e criador do Flama" (in Portuguese). Universo HQ. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
3. ^ "Morre o quadrinista Deodato Borges, criador do Flama" (in Portuguese). Omelete. August 25, 2014.
4. ^ "Deodato Taumaturgo Borges (1934–2014) – Criou o super-herói Flama" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. August 27, 2014.
5. ^ "Morre, aos 80 anos, o quadrinista Deodato Borges, criador do Flama" (in Portuguese). G1. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
6. ^ "Flama" (in Portuguese). Memorial da História em Quadrinhos da Paraíba. January 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
7. ^ "Deodato Borges" (in Portuguese). Paraíba Criativa. June 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
8. ^ a b "Deodato Borges, "Mike Deodato Sr", Dies, Aged 80". Bleeding Cool. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
9. ^ "Tudo sobre o Dia do Quadrinho Nacional e o Troféu Angelo Agostini" (in Portuguese). Bigorna.net. December 16, 2005. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.

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