Gigantor/Ironman 28 creator dies

Mitsuteru Yokoyama, 69, who also created Little Witch Sally, was found unconscious in his bed with severe burns and later died in hospital. Police said the fire was suspected to have been started by a lit cigarette by his bedside.

Ironman 28 was one of the first Japanese cartoons to be exported to the US, where it was known as Gigantor.

Yokoyama was inspired to draw by the late Osamu Tezuka, Japan's best-known manga cartoonist and creator of the Astro Boy series.

Posted by David on April 17, 2004 5:05 PM