Al Plastino was an artist best known for his work on the Superman family of books. Most notably he was the artist that drew the first appearance of Kara Zor-El, Supergirl in Action comics #252 and the first appearance of the Legion of Super-heroes in Adventure comics #247
Alfred John Plastino[1] (December 15, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American comics artist best known as one of the most prolific Superman artists of the 1950s, along with his DC Comics colleague Wayne Boring. Plastino also worked as a comics writer, editor, letterer, and colorist.
With writer Otto Binder, he co-created the DC characters Supergirl and Brainiac, as well as the teenage team the Legion of Super-Heroes.