Spain Rodriguez

Spain Rodriguez
BornManuel Rodriguez
(1940-03-02)March 2, 1940
DiedNovember 28, 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 72)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityPuerto Rican
AreaCartoonist, Artist
PseudonymAlgernon Backwash
Notable works
Trashman
Awards2013 Will Eisner Hall of Fame Award
SpouseSusan Stern
United Cartoon Workers of America
image icon United Cartoon Workers of America shirt design by cartoonist Yossarian (née Alan Shenker)
image icon Simon Deitch wearing United Cartoon Workers of America T-shirt at the Berkeley Comix Convention, 1972

Manuel Rodriguez (March 2, 1940 – November 28, 2012), better known as Spain or Spain Rodriguez, was an American underground cartoonist who created the character Trashman.