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Alex Boon
Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889 – September 1969) was a Hungarian-American comic book artist best remembered for his contributions in the 1940s and 1950s to the long-running comic book series '' Classics Illustrated''. Biography Born Sándor Aladár Blum in Hungary, into a Jewish family, Blum studied at the National Academy of Design in New York before moving with his young family to the Germantown section of Philadelphia, where he worked as a portrait painter. During the Great Depression, Blum's career as a portrait painter evaporated, leading the family to move to New York City, seeking work.Interview with Bill Bossert (January 2011). "I Was Contemptuous, Basically of the Comics". ''Alter Ego'' (99) He signed with the comic book packager Eisner & Iger, and in the 1930s and 1940s his work appeared in comics published by Fox Comics, Quality Comics, Fiction House and Fawcett Comics. He occasionally worked in collaboration with his daughter, Toni Blum, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , p. 687, pp. 37, pp. 113 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European middle power within the Western world. Due to the Ottoman occupation of the central and south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quality Comics
Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company which operated from 1937 to 1956 and was a creative, influential force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Notable, long-running titles published by Quality include ''Blackhawk (DC Comics), Blackhawk'', ''Feature Comics'', ''G.I. Combat'', ''Heart Throbs'', ''Military Comics''/''Military Comics, Modern Comics'', ''Plastic Man'', ''Police Comics'', ''Smash Comics'', and ''The Spirit''. While most of their titles were published by a company named Comic Magazines, from 1940 onwards all publications bore a logo that included the word "Quality". Notable creators associated with the company included Jack Cole (artist), Jack Cole, Reed Crandall, Will Eisner, Lou Fine, Gill Fox, Paul Gustavson, Bob Powell, and Wally Wood. History Quality Comics was founded by Everett M. "Busy" Arnold, a printer who saw the rapidly rising popularity of the comic book mass media, medium in the late 1930s. Deducing tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smash Comics
''Smash Comics'' is the title of an American Golden Age comic book anthology series, published by Quality Comics for 85 issues between 1939 and 1949. It became the series '' Lady Luck'' for #86-90 (Dec 1949–Aug 1950). ''Smash Comics'' had the distinction of being the company's first title with exclusively new material. Originally, it starred a variety of superheroes and other crimefighters, including the Ray, Midnight, the Invisible Hood, Magno the Magnetic Man, the Jester, Black X, and the robot Bozo the Iron Man. The title later came to include a number of syndicated comic strips that had previously been appearing in ''Feature Comics''. About halfway through ''Smash'''s run, reprints of the four-page crimefighter feature " Lady Luck" — originally published in the Sunday-newspaper insert colloquially called " The Spirit Section" — also began appearing. Eventually, the ''Smash Comics'' title changed names to ''Lady Luck'' for its final five issues, #86–90. The title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hit Comics
''Hit Comics'' was a comic book anthology title published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age of Comic Books from 1940 until 1950. The first issue of ''Hit Comics '' featured the debut of Red Bee and Neon the Unknown, among others. The comic book series had a series of other rotating cover features, including ''Hercules'', ''Stormy Foster'', and ''Lion Boy''. In December 1942 (issue #25), the entire line-up of features at ''Hit Comics'' changed, with a new additional character called Kid Eternity Kid Eternity is a fictional character, a comic book superhero that premiered in ''Hit Comics'' #25 written by Otto Binder, drawn by Sheldon Moldoff, and published by American company Quality Comics in December 1942. All of Quality's intellectual p .... The character proved to be popular enough that even his antagonists, Her Highness and Silk, were given their own strip in ''Hit Comics'' issues #29 through #57. When Quality Comics began expanding their post-war line of titles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry C
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany ** Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classics Illustrated Junior
''Classics Illustrated Junior'' is a comic book series of seventy-seven fairy and folk tale, myth and legend comic book adaptations created by Albert Lewis Kanter as a Spin-off (media), spin-off of his flagship comic book line ''Classics Illustrated''. Publication history At its peak in 1960, ''Classics Illustrated Juniors average monthly circulation was 262,000. In 2003, Jack Lake Productions Inc., based in Toronto, Canada began remastering and republishing the entire Classics Illustrated Junior series. In September of 2008 in comics, 2008, Classic Comic Store Ltd., based in the UK, under license by Jack Lake Productions Inc. began publishing both the original Gilberton ''Classics Illustrated'' regular and ''Junior'' lines for distribution in the UK, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The issue number sequence is different from the original runs, starting at issue 1 rather than at issue 501. The contents are generally similar to the original run, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberton (publisher)
The Gilberton Company, Inc. () was an American publisher best known for the comic book series ''Classics Illustrated'' featuring adaptations of literary classics. Beginning life as an imprint of the Elliot Publishing Company, the company became independent in 1942, Between 1941 and 1962, domestic sales of Gilberton's publications totaled 200 million. Gilberton was sold to the Frawley Corporation in 1967. The company ceased publishing in 1971. History Russian-born publisher Albert Lewis Kanter (1897–1973) recognizing the appeal of early comic books, believed he could use the new medium to introduce young and reluctant readers to " great literature". In October 1941, with the backing of two business partners,Jones, Jr., William B"Albert Lewis Kanter (1897-1973)," Jack Lake Productions (2004). Accessed July 6, 2010. he created ''Classic Comics'' for Elliot Publishing Company, its debut issue being ''The Three Musketeers'', followed by ''Ivanhoe'' and ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Comics
''Planet Comics'' was a science fiction comic book title published by Fiction House from January 1940 to Winter 1953. It was the first comic book dedicated wholly to science fiction.Benton, Mike. ''Science Fiction Comics: The Illustrated History'' (Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1992), p.33 Like most of Fiction House's early comics titles, ''Planet Comics'' was a spinoff of a pulp magazine, in this case ''Planet Stories.'' Like the magazine before it, ''Planet Comics'' features space operatic tales of muscular, heroic space adventurers who are quick with their "ray pistols" and always running into gorgeous women who need rescuing from bug-eyed space aliens or fiendish interstellar bad guys. Publication history ''Planet Comics'' #1 was released with a cover-date of January 1940, and ran for 73 issues until Winter 1953. Initially produced on a monthly schedule, issue #8 (September 1940) saw it slip to a bimonthly title, which it held until the end of 1949. From issue # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Comics
''Fantastic Comics'' was an American comic book superhero anthology title published by Fox Feature Syndicate during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title introduced the characters Banshee, Black Fury (John Perry), Nagana, Queen of Evil, Samson, and Stardust the Super Wizard. Publication history The first issue is cover-dated December 1939. Fantastic Comics continued to run until issue #23 in November 1941. Most of the characters appearing in ''Fantastic Comics'' eventually fell into the public domain. In 2008, as part of the Next Issue Project, Image Comics revived the title with a single issue, "#24". This issue features the following characters: * Samson, written and illustrated by Alex Boon * Flip Falcon, written by Joe Casey and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz * Golden Knight, co-written and illustrated by Thomas Yeates and Bryan Rutherford * Yank Wilson, written and illustrated by Andy Kuhn * Space Smith, written and illustrated by Tom Scioli * Captain Kidd, written and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson (Fox Feature Syndicate)
Samson is a fictional superhero that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. He first appeared in ''Fantastic Comics'' #1 (Dec. 1939). The writer was uncredited, but is believed to be Will Eisner; the artist was Alex Blum, using the pseudonym "Alex Boon". Publication history After appearing in ''Fantastic Comics'' in 1939, Samson was given his own title in the fall of 1940. He simultaneously appeared in ''Big 3'' comics, along with The Flame and the Blue Beetle. Samson's origin story was revealed in ''Samson'' comics #1. ''Fantastic Comics'' ceased publication in November 1941 with issue #23. After six issues, ''Samson'' comics was changed to ''Captain Aero'' (September 1941) and Samson no longer had his own title. Finally, Samson was replaced in ''Big 3'' comics in issue #7 (Jan. 1942; this issue proved to be last) by the patriotic hero V-Man. A short-lived revival appeared in 1955 from another publisher, Ajax-Farrell. Samson is among the public doma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Feature Syndicate
Fox Feature Syndicate (also known as Fox Comics, Fox Publications, and Bruns Publications, Inc.) was a comic book publisher from early in the period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by entrepreneur Victor S. Fox, it produced such titles as ''Blue Beetle'', ''Fantastic Comics'' and '' Mystery Men Comics''. It is not related to the company Fox Publications, a Colorado publisher of railroad photography books, nor the 20th Century Fox film studio (renamed 20th Century Studios in 2020) and it’s associated companies. Background Victor S. Fox and business associate Bob Farrell launched Fox Feature Syndicate at 480 Lexington Avenue in New York City in the late 1930s. For content, Fox contracted with comics packager Eisner & Iger, one of a handful of companies creating comic books on demand for publishers entering the field. Writer-artist Will Eisner, at Victor Fox's request for a hero to mimic the newly created hit Superman, created the superhero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajdu, David
David Hajdu (; born March 1955) is an American columnist, author and professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He was the music critic for ''The New Republic'' for 12 years and is music editor at ''The Nation''. Biography Hajdu is of Hungarian and Italian descent, and was born and raised in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, he attended New York University, where he majored in journalism. His first professional work was illustrating for '' The Easton Express'' in 1972. He started writing for ''The Village Voice'' and ''Rolling Stone'' in 1979, and was the founding editor of ''Video Review'' magazine, where he worked from 1980 to 1984. In the late 1980s he began teaching at The New School, and was an editor at ''Entertainment Weekly'' from 1990 to 1999. He was the music critic for ''The New Republic'' for 12 years and is music editor at ''The Nation''. He has taught at the University of Chicago (as nonfiction writer in residence), Syracuse University, and Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
