The author and illustrator of more than 1,000 children's books, Tony Tallarico got his start in comics in 1953, penciling and self-inking stories for such publishers as Charlton, Trojan, and the David C. Cook Publishing Company. His popular creations include the Where Are They? series, which has sold more than 15 million copies in a dozen languages. Tony also created the first black hero comic book, Lobo, and the first political satire comic book, The Great Society Comic Book. Tony J. Tallarico has been creating word puzzles and activity books for nearly the last 30 years. A freelance book creator, musician, web builder and newspaper feature creator, Tony began creating activity puzzle books for Dover Publications in 2006. His titles include Find and Color Activity Book, Spot-the-Differences Across the USA, Nature Trivia Maze, Eco-Logical Brain Games, Frightfully Fun Halloween Activity Book, Spot-the-Differences Around the World, Baseball Activity Book, Presidents Activity Book and English-Spanish Word Search. Tony is the son of veteran book illustrator/creator Anthony Tallarico.