This appointment in commonly acknowledged as the reason for DC regaining a top spot in the publishing business. He worked for Hanna-Barbera creating characters for a while, then he began teaching at the School of Visual Arts, which along with commercial artwork he did until just a few years ago. Carmine made many contributions to the art of comics. His modern design, inspired by architect Frank Lloyd Wright together with his electric figurative drawing inspired by his interest in Degas' work made him extremely individualistic in style and content, and few have been able to emulate these qualities in the decades since. In 1958 he was awarded the National Cartoonist's Society Award, and since has won many other awards for his great contributions to the comic field.
Carmine currently lives in New York City.
A genius of the comic medium, his legacy will live on after many of us are gone.