and covers in miniseries and specials. His published work in the late 1990s and early 2000s include a Batman Annual inked by former Marvel Comics mainstay Sal Buscema, a G.C.P.D. miniseries, a Speed Force Special featuring the Flash, an issue of a Deadman miniseries that revisited his "Death in the Family" story, and a single page of Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame written by Neil Gaiman in which he had a final opportunity to draw the Phantom Stranger for publication. His final work for DC during his life was the cover of the trade paperback Batman in the Eighties, published in 2004. In 2006, previously-unpublished Aparo art depicting the unused, alternate ending of the storyline "A Death in the Family," in which the Jason Todd Robin lives instead of dies, appeared in Batman Annual #25. Death Aparo died on July 19, 2005, at his home in Southington, Connecticut. At least one report attributed the cause of death to "a long battle with cancer", but his family's formal announcement said his death came from "complications relating to a recent illness". DC Comics ran an Aparo "In Memoriam" page in Batman #644 (Oct. 2005) and Detective Comics #811 (Nov. 2005). Awards Aparo was (automatically inducted) into the prestigious: Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2019 the Shazam Award for "Best Individual Short Story (Dramatic)" in 1972 for "The Demon Within" in House of Mystery #201 with John Albano the Inkpot Award in 1993 Bibliography Comics work (interior pencil art) includes: Charlton Comics Captain Atom (Nightshade) #87–89 (Aug. 1967–Dec. 1967) Career Girl Romances #40 (June 1967) Charlton Premiere #4 (May 1968) Cheyenne Kid #66–71 (May 1968–March 1969) Ghost Manor #77 (Nov. 1984) Ghostly Tales #65–68, 71–72, 74–76, 79, 81, 137, 141–142, 146, 149, 153, 164 (Feb. 1968–Dec. 1983) Go-Go #5–9 (Feb. 1967–Oct. 1967) Gunfighter #52, 83 (Oct. 1967 and March 1984) Hercules: Adventures of the Man-God #1–10 (1968–1969) I Love You #67 (April 1967) Love Diary #62, 66 (Oct. 1969 and May 1970) The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #4–5, 7–8, 17, 66, 69 (1967–1981) Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt #60 (1967) [Prankster] The Phantom #31–34, 36–38 (1969–1970) Romantic Story #94 (July 1968) Scary Tales #22 (Oct, 1980) Secret Agent #10 (Oct. 1967) [Tiffany Sinn] Space Adventures #2, 4 (July and Nov. 1968) Space Adventures Presents U.F.O. #60 (Oct. 1967) Strange Suspense Stories vol. 2 #1–2, 4 (Oct. 1967–Nov. 1968) DC Comics Adventure