Alexander Toth (June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American

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active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American

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industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for

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throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Space Ghost Space Ghost (Tad Ghostal) is a fictional superhero created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1960s for TV network CBS. He was designed by Alex Toth. In his original incarnation, he was a superhero who, with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, ...

'', ''

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'', ''

The Herculoids ''The Herculoids'' is an American Saturday-morning animated-cartoon television series, created and designed by Alex Toth, that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show debuted on September 9, 1967, on CBS. Hanna-Barbera produced one sea ...

'' and '' Birdman''. Toth's work has been resurrected in the late-night, adult-themed spin-offs on

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’s late night sister channel

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: ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was inducted into the comic book industry's

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in 1990.

Biography

Early life and career

Alex Toth was born in 1928 to immigrants from Hungary, who were part of the Slovak minority in Hungary. His father was Sandor Toth, a musician, and his mother was Mary Elizabeth. Toth's talent was noticed early, and a teacher from his poster class in junior high school urged him to devote himself to art. Enrolling in the

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, Toth studied illustration. He began his career when he sold his first freelance art at the age of 15, subsequently illustrating true stories for ''Heroic'' magazine through a comic book packager named Steve Douglas. Although he initially aimed to do newspaper strips ("It was my dream to do what Caniff,

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, and Foster had done"), he found the industry "dying" and instead moved into comic books. After graduating from the School of Industrial Art in 1947, Toth was hired by

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at National/

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. ''

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'' #28 (Oct.–Nov. 1947) was one of the first comics he drew for the company. He drew four issues of ''

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'' including issues #38 and #41 in which the

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first met the

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and then joined the team. A canine sidekick for Green Lantern named Streak was introduced in ''Green Lantern'' #30 (Feb.–March 1948) and the dog proved so popular that he became the featured character on several covers of the series starting with #34. He worked at DC for five years, drawing the

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versions of the

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, and the

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. In addition to superheroes, Toth drew

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for DC including ''

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''. He was assigned to the "

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" feature in ''All-Star Western'' because editor

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considered him to be "my best artist at the time." Toth and writer

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co-created

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in 1952. For a brief time in 1950, Toth was able to realize his dream of working on newspaper comic strips by ghost illustrating '' Casey Ruggles'' with

Warren Tufts Chester Warren Tufts (December 12, 1925 – July 6, 1982),Chester Tufts

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. In 1954, Toth was drafted into the

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and stationed in Tokyo, Japan. While in Japan, he wrote and drew his own weekly adventure strip, ''Jon Fury'', for the base paper, ''Depot Diary''. He served in the Army until 1956.

Animation and later career

Returning to the United States in 1956, Toth settled in the Los Angeles area and worked primarily for

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until 1960. In that year, Toth became art director for the ''

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'' animated science fiction show. This led to his being hired by

, where he created the character

for the animated series of the same name. His other creations include ''

'', ''

Birdman and the Galaxy Trio ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'', or simply ''Birdman'' or ''The Galaxy Trio'', is an American animated television series by Hanna-Barbera Productions that debuted on NBC on September 9, 1967, and ran on Saturday mornings until September 6, 1969. ...

'', and '' Dino Boy in the Lost Valley''. He worked as a storyboard and design artist until 1968 and then again in 1973 when he was assigned to Australia for five months to produce the TV series ''

''. He continued to work in comic books, contributing to

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's magazines ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Rook''. For DC Comics, he drew the first issue of '' The Witching Hour'' (February–March 1969) and introduced the series' three witches. Toth illustrated the comic book

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to the ''

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'' animated series based on the

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. His collaboration with writer

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on the four page story "Dirty Job" in ''

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'' #241 (Feb. 1972), has been described as a "true masterpiece". Toth worked with writer/editor Archie Goodwin on the story "Burma Sky" in ''

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'' #146 (Dec. 1973–Jan. 1974) and Goodwin praised Toth's art in a 1998 interview: "To me, having Alex Toth do any kind of airplane story, it's a joy for me. If I see a chance to do something like that, I will. He did a really fabulous job on it." The two men crafted a

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story for ''

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'' #442 (Aug.-Sept. 1974) as well. Toth and

E. Nelson Bridwell Edward Nelson Bridwell (September 22, 1931 – January 23, 1987) was a writer for ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine (writing the now-famous catchphrase, "What you mean...we?" in a 1958 parody of ''The Lone Ranger'' in Mad) and various comic books ...

produced a framing sequence for the ''Super Friends'' feature in ''

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'' #C-41 (Dec 1975–Jan. 1976). Toth's final work for DC was the cover for ''

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'' #4 (Sept. 1996).

Death

Toth died at his drawing table on May 27, 2006, four weeks shy of his 78th birthday.

Personal life

Alex Toth was the father of four children, sons Eric and Damon and daughters Dana and Carrie. His marriage to Christina Schraber Hyde ended in divorce in 1968, and his second wife, Guyla Avery, died in 1985.

Legacy

Toth did much of his comics work outside superhero comics, concentrating instead on such subjects as hot rod racing, romance, horror, and action-adventure. His work on Disney's ''

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'' has been reprinted in trade paperback form several times. Also, there are two volumes of ''The Alex Toth Reader,'' published by

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, which focuses on his work for

and

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has cited Toth as one of his idols. Journalist

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wrote that Toth possessed "an almost transcendent understanding of the power of art as a visual story component", and called him "one of the handful of people who could seriously enter into Greatest Comic Book Artist of All-Time discussions" and "a giant of 20th-century cartoon design". Toth was known for his exhaustive study of other artists and his outspoken analysis of comics art past and present. For example, in a 2001 interview he criticized the trend of fully painted comics, saying "It ''could'' be comics if those who know how to paint also knew how to tell a story! Who knew what pacing was, and didn't just jam a lot of pretty pictures together into a page, pages, and call it a story, continuity! It ain't!" Toth lamented what he saw as a lack of awareness on the part of younger artists of their predecessors, as well as a feeling that the innocent fun of comics' past was being lost in the pursuit of pointless

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and mature content. In the 1990s and 2000s, he contributed to the magazines ''

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'' and ''

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'', writing the columns "Before I Forget" and "Who Cares? I Do!", respectively. In 2006, James Counts and Billy Ingram compiled personal anecdotes, hundreds of unseen sketches from famous Alex Toth comic and animated works combined with correspondence with friend and comics dealer John Hitchcock in the book ''Dear John: The Alex Toth Doodle Book'' (Octopus Press). Launched at ComicCon 2006, the first printing sold out within weeks of first publication. Film director

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said Toth was a formative influence on his youth, and credits Toth's long interest in

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Awards and recognition

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from the San Diego Comic Con, 1981 * Inducted into the comic book industry's

in 1990.

Bibliography

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* ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' #418–419 (

); #425, 431, 495–497 (1972–1983) * ''Adventures of

'' #1–3 (1952) * ''

All-American Comics ''All-American Comics'' was a comics anthology and the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, one of the forerunners of DC Comics. It ran for 102 issues from 1939 to 1948. Characters created for the title, including Green ...

'' #88 (

); #92, 96, 98–99 (

); #100–102 (

) (1947–1948) * ''All-American Western'' #103–125 (Johnny Thunder) (1948–1952) * ''

'' #37–38, 40–41 (

) (1947–1948) * ''

'' #58–61, 63 (1951–1952) * ''

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'' #260 (1983) * ''

The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...

'' #53 (the

and the

team-up) (1964) * ''

Comic Cavalcade ''Comic Cavalcade'' was an anthology comic book published by DC Comics from 1942 to 1954. Most American comic book publishers in the 1930s and 1940s Golden Age of comic books published anthology titles that showcased a variety of characters, usua ...

'' #26–28 (Green Lantern) (1948) * ''

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'' #1–5 (1950–1951) * ''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring back ...

'' #84 (

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and the

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team-up) (1985) * ''

'' #174 (

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); #442 (

) (1951–1974) * ''

Flash Comics ''Flash Comics'' is a comics anthology published by All-American Publications and later by National Periodical Publications (DC Comics). The title had 104 issues published from January 1940 to February 1949. Despite the title, the anthology featu ...

'' #102 (1948) * '' Girls' Love Stories'' #1–2, 4 (1949–1950) * ''

Girls' Romances ''Girls' Romances'' was a romance comic anthology published by DC Comics in the United States. Debuting with a Feb.,/Mar. 1950 cover-date, it ran for 160 issues, ending with the Oct. 1971 issue (the final issue came out on October 3, 1971, and s ...

'' #2, 13, 120 (1950–1966) * ''

'' #28, 30–31, 34–38 (1947–1949) * ''Green Lantern'' vol. 2 #171 (1983) * ''

'' #1–5 (1970) * ''

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

'' #109, 120, 149, 182, 184, 187, 190, 194 (1961–1971) * '' House of Secrets'' #48, 63–67, 83, 123 (1961–1974) * ''

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'' #1–15 (1949–1952) * ''

'' #C-41 (

) (1975) * ''

My Greatest Adventure ''My Greatest Adventure'' was a DC Comics comic book that began in 1955 and is best known for introducing the superhero team Doom Patrol. Publication history The title was originally an anthology series with adventure stories told in the first ...

'' #58, 60–61, 77, 81, 85 (1961–1964) * ''

Mystery in Space ''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues c ...

'' #1, 7 (1951–1952) * ''

'' #235, 241, 254 (1971–1973) * ''

'' #134, 146 (1971–1973) * ''

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'' #11 (1975) * ''

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... Time Master'' #6–7 (1962) * ''Romance Trail'' #1–4, 6 (1949–1950) * ''Secret Hearts'' #114, 141–143, 149 (1966–1971) * ''

Sensation Comics ''Sensation Comics'' is the title of an American comic book anthology series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues between 1942 and 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman, a character which had been introduced in ''Al ...

'' #91–92, 107 (1949–1952) * ''Sensation Mystery'' #114 (1953) * '' Sinister House of Secret Love'' #3 (1972) * '' Star Spangled War Stories'' #164 (1972) * '' Strange Adventures'' #8–9, 12–13, 17–19 (1951–1952) * '' Superman Annual'' #9 (1983) * ''

Weird War Tales ''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was ...

'' #5, 6, 10 (1972-1973) * ''

Weird Western Tales ''Weird Western Tales'' is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to hi ...

'' #14 (1972) * '' The Witching Hour'' #1, 3, 8, 10–12 (1969–1970) * ''

World's Finest Comics ''World's Finest Comics'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...

'' #54, 66 (1951–1953) * '' Young Love'' #74, 78–79 (1969–1970) * ''

Young Romance ''Young Romance'' is a romantic comic book series created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for the Crestwood Publications imprint Prize Comics in 1947. Generally considered the first romance comic,Ro, Ronin. ''Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan L ...

'' #163–164 (1969–1970)

Dell Comics

* '' Colt .45'' #6 (1960) * '' The Flying A's Range Rider'' #17 (1957) * ''

Four Color ''Four Color'', also known as ''Four Color Comics'' and ''Dell Four Color'', was an American comic book anthology series published by Dell Comics between 1939 and 1962. The title is a reference to the four basic colors used when printing comic ...

'' #790, 822, 845–846, 877, 882, 889, 907, 920, 914, 933, 951, 960, 976, 992, 1003, 1018, 1014, 1024, 1041, 1069, 1066, 1071, 1085, 1105–1106, 1134, 1159, 1180, 1265 (1957–1962) * ''The Frogmen'' #5 (1963) * ''

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, Famous Marshal Wyatt Earp'' #10, 13 (1960–1961) * ''Jace Pearson's

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'' #15–16 (1957) * '' Lawman'' #4 (1960) * ''

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'' #10, 13 (1960) * ''

Rex Allen Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999), known as "the Arizona Cowboy", was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter; he was also the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions. For his contribut ...

'' #24 (1957) * ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show wa ...

'' #3, 6 (1960–1961) * ''

Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, L ...

and Rusty'' #34, 36 (1960–1961) * '' Roy Rogers and Trigger'' #111, 119–124 (1957–1958) * ''Voyage to the Deep'' #3 (1963) * ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings. It ...

'' #5 (1960) * ''Western Roundup'' #18 (1957) * ''

'' #9, 12 (1960–1961)

Gold Key Comics

* ''Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery'' #5 (1963) * ''

Darby O'Gill and the Little People ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' is a 1959 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the ''Darby O'Gill'' stories of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh. Directed by Robert Stevenson and written by Lawrence Ed ...

'' #1 (1970) * ''

Mystery Comics Digest ''Mystery Comics Digest'' was one of three digest size comics published by Gold Key Comics in the early 1970s. The other two were '' Golden Comics Digest'' and '' Walt Disney Comics Digest''. ''Mystery Comics Digest'' was published for 26 issues, ...

'' #3, 5, 12, 21 (1972–1975) * '' Twilight Zone'' #3–4, 25 (1963–1968) * ''

Walt Disney Comics Digest ''Walt Disney Comics Digest'' was one of three digest size comics published by Gold Key Comics in the early 1970s. The other two were '' Mystery Comics Digest'' and '' Golden Comics Digest''. It was the first digest-sized regular Disney comic publi ...

'' #9, 35, 39, 52 (1969–1975) * ''Walt Disney Presents

'' #1–2, 4–5, 7–9 (1966–1968) * ''Walt Disney Showcase'' #34 (1976)

Marvel Comics

* ''Justice'' #41 (1953) * ''

Love Romances ''Love Romances'' is a comic book title originally published by Atlas Comics beginning in 1948 and later by Marvel Comics until 1963. Publication history The title began publication as ''Ideal'' #1–5 (July 1948 - March 1949) until issue #6 (Ma ...

'' #49, 53 (1955) * ''Lovers'' #67 (1955) * ''My Love Story'' #7 (1957) * ''My Own Romance'' #55 (1957) * ''

Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wanted a ...

'' #46 (1965) * ''TV Stars'' #3 (

) (1978) * ''

Western Gunfighters ''Western Gunfighters'' is the name of two American Western-anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics. That initial Atlas series ran eight issues, from 1956 to 1957, and featured artists includi ...

'' #24 (1957) * ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

'' #12 (1965)

Standard Comics

* ''Adventures into Darkness'' #5, 8–9 (1952–1953) * ''Battlefront'' #5 (1952) * ''Best Romance'' #5 (1952) * ''Crime Files'' #5 (1952) * ''Exciting War'' #8 (1953) * ''Fantastic Worlds'' #5–6 (1952) * ''Intimate Love'' #19, 21–22, 26 (1952–1954) * ''Jet Fighters'' #5, 7 (1952–1953) * ''Joe Yank'' #5–6, 8, 10, 15 (1952–1954) * ''Lost Worlds'' #5–6 (1952) * ''My Real Love'' #5 (1952) * ''New Romances'' #10–11, 14, 16–20 (1952–1954) * ''Out of the Shadows'' #5–6, 10–12 (1952–1954) * ''Popular Romance'' #22–27 (1953–1954) * ''This Is War'' #5–6, 9 (1952–1953) * ''Thrilling Romances'' #19, 22–24 (1952–1954) * ''Today's Romance'' #6 (1952) * ''The Unseen'' #5–6, 12–13 (1952–1954)

Warren Publishing

* ''

Blazing Combat ''Blazing Combat'' was an American war-comics magazine published quarterly by Warren Publishing from 1965 to 1966. Written and edited by Archie Goodwin, with artwork by such industry notables as Gene Colan, Frank Frazetta, John Severin, Alex Toth ...

'' #1–4 (1965–1966) * ''

'' #5, 7, 23, 75–80, 91, 114, 122–125, 139, ''Annual'' #1 (1965–1982) * ''

'' #2–3, 14, 16, 51, 64–65, 67, ''Annual'' #1 (1966–1975) * '' The Rook Magazine'' #3–4 (1980) * ''U.F.O. and Alien Comix'' #1 (1977) * ''

Vampirella Vampirella () is a fictional vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), a sister publication of ''Creepy'' ...

'' #90, 108, 110 (1980–1982) * ''Warren Presents'' #3 (1979)

References

External links

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Official Alex Toth website
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Alex Toth
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

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