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All Winners Comics
''All Winners Comics'' was the name of two American comic book series of the 1940s, both published by Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. A superhero anthology comic in both cases, they variously featured such star characters as Captain America, the original Human Torch (android), Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner. ''All Winners Comics'' was also the venue for two full-length stories of Marvel's first superhero team, the (hyphenated) ''All-Winners Squad''. Publication history Volume One Published quarterly, the first volume of ''All Winners Comics'' ran 20 issues, numbered #1-19 and #21 (Summer 1941 - Winter 1946/47). While the cover title was ''All Winners Comics'' or occasionally simply ''All Winners'', the indicia (publishing), indicia of all issues in the series (except #21) list the title as ''All-Winners Comics''. The working title was ''All Aces'', as seen in pre-publication house ads in other Tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Schomburg
Alexander A. Schomburg, born Alejandro Schomburg y Rosa (; May 10, 1905Alejandro Schomburg Y Rosa at Puerto Rico Civil Registration via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on March 21, 2015. Note: Pulp historian David Saunders (cite below) gives name as Antonio Alejandro Schomburg. – April 7, 1998),Alexander A Schomburg at the United States via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved March 4, 2013. was a Puerto Rican commercial artist and |
Human Torch (android)
The Human Torch, also known as Jim Hammond (originally, Hamond), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Carl Burgos, he first appeared in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 (Oct. 1939), published by Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics. The "Human" Torch was actually an android created by scientist Phineas Horton. He possessed the ability to surround himself with fire and control flames. In his earliest appearances, he was portrayed as a science fiction monstrosity, but quickly became a hero and adopted a secret identity as a police officer for the New York City Police Department. The Human Torch was one of Timely Comics' three signature characters, along with Captain America and Namor the Sub-Mariner. Like many superheroes, the Human Torch fell into obscurity by the 1950s. In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby repurposed his name and powers for a new character, Johnny Storm, a member of the Fantastic Four (who was act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderer (Marvel Comics)
The Thunderer (Jerry Carstairs) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Timely Comics. Publication history He first appeared in ''Daring Mystery Comics'' #7 (Timely, April 1941) and was created by John Compton and Carl Burgos. He returned in issue #8 (Jan 1942). In ''All Winners Comics'' #6 (Sept 1942), he changed his hero name to the Black Avenger. This was his last Golden Age appearance. The Thunderer wore a red costume with blue highlights, but the color scheme was reversed on the covers. Fictional character biography Frustrated that the United States did not seem to be dealing with crime or Nazi saboteurs, radio operator Jerry Carstairs created a costume with a built-in microphone and fought for justice as the Thunderer. In his first recorded appearance, Jerry learned that radio station WWLX was really a front for Nazi Fifth Columnists who were transmitting secret messages hidden in music. Learning that they were targeting his gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whizzer (Robert Frank)
The Whizzer (Robert Frank) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the period that fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The Whizzer has super-speed powers, which (in his original origin story) he acquired from an infusion of mongoose blood. He appeared in both '' USA Comics'' and ''All Winners Comics'' from 1941 to 1946, and was revived by Marvel in the 1970s. Publication history Robert Frank's incarnation of the Whizzer debuted in '' U.S.A. Comics'' #1 (Aug. 1941), published by Timely Comics. The character was created by penciller Al Avison and an unnamed writer. Source lists " Al Avison and Al Gabrielle" as that character's creator. However''U.S.A. Comics'' #1 (Aug. 1941)at the Grand Comics Database lists Avison as penciler for the character's debut, and Gabriele solely as inker, not generally considered a co-creator position. One source credits Stan Lee as that writer, but there are no other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroyer (Timely Comics)
The Destroyer is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One of the earliest creations of major comics-industry figure Stan Lee, the original incarnation first appeared in the 1940s during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books. Modern incarnations created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins appeared in ''The Invaders'' #18 (July 1977), and ''The Invaders'' #26 (March 1978). The ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' clarifies that all three versions of the character are considered canon. Publication history Golden Age publications The Destroyer first appeared as the cover subject and in a story in ''Mystic Comics'' #6 (Oct. 1941), from Marvel Comics' predecessor Timely Comics. One of the World War II-era heroes of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books, the character was one of the first co-created by Marvel writer-editor Stan Lee. The artist co-creator is uncertain: the sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Winiarski
Ed Winiarski (May 6, 1911 - December 1975) who sometimes signed his work "Win" or "Winny" and sometimes used the pseudonym Fran Miller, his wife's maiden name, was an American comic book writer-artist known for both adventure stories and talking animals in fiction, talking animal cartooning in the late-1930s and 1940s Golden Age of comic books. A former animator,Lee, Stan. ''Secrets Behind the Comics'' (Famous Enterprises, 1947), p. 13. Winiarski was one of the first generation of comic-book professionals, contributing in the mid-1930s to National Allied Publications, one of the companies that would evolve into DC Comics. He later worked for Timely Comics, Timely and Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas – the 1940s and 1950s forerunners, respectively, of Marvel Comics – as well as for Hillman Periodicals and Prize Comics. Biography Early life and career Winiarski's earliest known feature is the four-part story "Jungle Fever", which he wrote and drew across ''Adventure Comics, New Adven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Gustavson
Paul Gustavson (né Karl Paul Gustafson; August 16, 1916 – April 29, 1977) was a Finnish-American comic-book writer and artist. His most notable creations during the Golden Age of Comic Books were The Human Bomb for Quality Comics, and the Angel, who debuted in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 (Oct. 1939), the first publication of Marvel Comics forerunner Timely Comics. The Angel would star in more than 100 stories in the 1940s. The Human Bomb would later be acquired by DC Comics and make sporadic appearances as late as 2005. Early life and career Gustavson was born in Åland, Finland. Emigrating to the U.S. with his family at age five, Gustavson (who modified his name when he entered comics) graduated from Quentin High School in New York City, and studied civil engineering at Manhattan's Cooper Union. Seguing to art at about age 17, he spent two to three years apprenticing under cartoonist Frank Owen, the husband of one of Gustavson's childhood friends in Finland. Gustavson assisted o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel (Thomas Halloway)
The Angel (Thomas Halloway, often shortened to Tom Halloway) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Paul Gustavson and an unconfirmed writer during the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Angel first appeared in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 (Oct. 1939), the first publication of Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics. The Angel is a non-superpowered detective who nonetheless wore a superhero costume. Publication history Created by artist Paul Gustavson and written either by himThe Angel (Marvel Comics, 1939) at [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inker
The inker (sometimes credited as the finisher or embellisher) is one of the two line artists in traditional comic book production. The penciller creates a drawing, the inker outlines, interprets, finalizes, retraces this drawing by using a pencil, pen or a brush. Inking was necessary in the traditional printing process as presses could not reproduce pencilled drawings. "Inking" of text is usually handled by another specialist, the letterer, the application of colors by the colorist. As the last hand in the production chain before the colorist, the inker has the final word on the look of the page, and can help control a story's mood, pace, and readability. Workflow While inking can involve tracing pencil lines in a literal sense, it also requires interpreting the pencils, giving proper weight to the lines, correcting mistakes, and making other creative choices. The look of a penciler's final art can vary enormously depending on the inker. A pencil drawing can have an infinite n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penciler
A penciller (or penciler) is an artist who works on the creation of comic books, graphic novels, and similar visual art forms, with a focus on the initial pencil illustrations, usually in collaboration with other artists, who provide inks, colors and lettering in the book, under the supervision of an editor. In the American comic book industry, the penciller is the first step in rendering the story in visual form, and may require several steps of feedback with the writer. These artists are concerned with layout (positions and vantages on scenes) to showcase steps in the plot. Tools and materials A penciller works in pencil. Beyond this basic description, however, different artists choose to use a wide variety of different tools. While many artists use traditional wood pencils, others prefer mechanical pencils or drafting leads. Pencillers may use any lead hardness they wish, although many artists use a harder lead (like a 2H) to make light lines for initial sketches, then turn t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Marvel
The Black Marvel (Daniel Lyons) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Al Gabriele with an unknown writer, he first appeared in ''Mystic Comics'' #5 (March 1941), published by Marvel's 1930s forerunner Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. An original version of the Black Marvel named Omar Mosely appeared in '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', voiced by Paul Winfield. Publication history The Black Marvel appeared in the multi-character omnibus title ''Mystic Comics'' #5–9 (March 1941 – May 1942). His first-appearance origin story was reprinted in '' Marvel Super-Heroes'' #15 (July 1968). The character also starred in a story in ''All Winners Comics'' #1 (Summer 1941), which was written by Lee and reprinted in ''The Golden Age of Marvel Comics, Vol. 2''. The cover was also reprinted in ''Giant-Size Invaders'' vol. 2 #2 (Dec. 2005). Fictional character biogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Burgos
Carl Burgos (; born Max Finkelstein ; April 18, 1916 – March 1, 1984) Note: Gives only month and year of death. was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in ''Marvel Comics'' #1 (Oct. 1939), during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books. He was inducted into comic books' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1996. Biography Early life Carl Burgos was born as Max Finkelstein in New York City, the child of Jewish parents. He studied at the National Academy of Design in Manhattan, where, he recalled in the late 1960s, "I quit after one year because I couldn't learn enough". Early career Burgos took a job with the Franklin Engraving Company, which engraved the printing plates for comic books produced by Harry "A" Chesler, founder of one of that era's comic-book "packagers" that created comics on demand for publishers entering the new medium. Joining Chesler's studio himself in 1938, Burgos apprenticed by draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
