George Edward Papp (January 20, 1916 – August 8, 1989) was an

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best known as one of the principal artists on the long-running

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feature for

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. Papp also co-created the

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

character with

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and co-created

Congo Bill Congorilla, originally a human character known as Congo Bill, is a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and Vertigo Comics. Originally co-created by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist George Papp, he was later transformed i ...

with writer

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Career

George Papp began his comic book career with the occasional feature and cartoon in early issues of the

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line of comics. "Pep Morgan" and "Clip Carson" were the first features he worked on for ''

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''. Papp's comics work was primarily for

but he briefly worked for

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and

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alfr ...

as well. He and writer

created

in ''

More Fun Comics ''More Fun Comics'', originally titled ''New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine'' a.k.a. ''New Fun Comics'',''N ...

'' #56 (June 1940). Papp and

co-created

in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (Nov. 1941).

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interrupted Papp's comics career and he joined the

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. In 1946, Papp returned to DC Comics and drew the "Green Arrow" feature in both ''

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'' and ''

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 ...

'' until 1958. He drew the "Superboy'" feature in ''Adventure Comics'' from 1958–1963 as well as the ''

'' solo title until 1968.

Bizarro Bizarro () is a supervillain/anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #68 (1958) ...

's first comic book appearance, in ''Superboy'' #68 (Oct. 1958), was drawn by Papp. Robert Bernstein and Papp introduced the

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and

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into the Superman mythos in ''Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961). His other work includes some of the early appearances of the

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. He drew the Green Arrow character for the final time in ''

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'' #71 (April–May 1967). Papp was fired by DC in 1968 along with many other prominent writers and artists who had made demands for health and retirement benefits. His final new work in the comics industry appeared in ''Superboy'' #148 (June 1968). He then worked in commercial art and advertising.

Bibliography

Columbia Comics

* ''

Big Shot Comics ''Big Shot Comics'' was an American comic book series published by Columbia Comics during period in the 1940s that fans and historians refer to as the Golden Age of comic books. An anthology title, the series included a mix of superheroes, costum ...

'' #5–6 (1940)

DC Comics

* ''

'' #5, 7–11, 14, 16–18, 20, 22, 28–41 (1938–1941) * ''

'' #34 ("Fantastic Facts" feature); #104–205, 207–249 ("

" feature); #251, 254–255, 258–259, 261–262, 264–267, 269–270, 272–275, 277, 282–283, 287–290, 295, 297, 299–300, 303–310, 312–315 ("

" feature); #320, 348, 358 ("

" feature) (1939–1967) * '' All-American Men of War'' #11, 13–14, 22, 26, 28 (1954–1955) * ''

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'' #1–3, 16 ("Fantastic Facts" feature) (1940–1943) * ''

'' #71 (

and Green Arrow) (1967) * ''

'' #4 (1955) * ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' #35, 37 ("Fantastic Facts" feature); #71 (1940–1943) * ''

Gang Busters ''Gang Busters'' is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936, and was broadcast over 21 years through November 27, 1957. Histo ...

'' #2–4, 7–8, 40, 61 (1948–1958) * ''

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 ...

'' #26, 56, 61, 68, 70, 73 (1954–1958) * '' House of Secrets'' #6, 8, 10 (1957–1958) * ''

Leading Comics ''Leading Comics'' is a 1942–1955 comic book published by what is now DC Comics during the 1940s and early 1950s, a period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. At the title's inception, DC was actually two companies, Na ...

'' #1–3, 5 (1941–1943) * ''

More Fun Comics ''More Fun Comics'', originally titled ''New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine'' a.k.a. ''New Fun Comics'',''N ...

'' #38; #52, 54–55 ("Fantastic Facts" feature); #56–67 ("Congo Bill" feature); #68–76 ("Clip Carson" feature); #73–84 ("Green Arrow" feature) (1938–1942) * ''

Mr. District Attorney ''Mr. District Attorney'' is a radio crime drama produced by Samuel Bischoff that aired on NBC and ABC from April 3, 1939 to June 13, 1952 (and in transcribed syndication through 1953). The series focused on a crusading district attorney initia ...

'' #4, 57–58 (1948–1957) * ''

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 ...

'' #21 (1958) * ''New York World's Fair Comics'' #2 ("Fantastic Facts" feature) (1940) * ''

Our Army at War ''Our Army at War'' was an American comic book anthology published by DC Comics that featured war-themed stories and featured the first appearances of Sgt. Rock and Enemy Ace. The series was published from August 1952 to February 1977, then ...

'' #25–26, 31, 36, 44, 48 (1954–1956) * ''

Our Fighting Forces ''Our Fighting Forces'' is a war comics anthology series published by DC Comics for 181 issues from 1954–1978. Publication history ''Our Fighting Forces'' began with an October–November 1954 cover date. Writer-editor Robert Kanigher's w ...

'' #1, 3, 6–7, 10–11 (1954–1956) * ''

Real Fact Comics ''Real Fact Comics'' is a series of educational American comic books published by three early iterations of DC Comics: World's Best Comics, Inc., Detective Comics, Inc., and National Comics Publications. The series lasted for 21 issues with cover ...

'' #6, 8 (1947) * ''

Star Spangled Comics ''Star Spangled Comics'' was a comics anthology published by DC Comics which ran for 130 issues from October 1941 to July 1952. It was then retitled ''Star Spangled War Stories'' and lasted until issue #204 (February–March 1977). Publication his ...

'' #91–105, 118 (" Captain Compass" feature) (1949–1951) * '' Star Spangled War Stories'' #23, 30, 32 (1954–1955) * ''

'' #65–73, 75–79, 81, 83–97, 99–102, 104–128, 130–137, 139–142, 144–145, 148 (1958–1968) * ''

'' #130, 152, 177 (1959–1965) * ''

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from September–October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Featuring the adventures of Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, it co ...

'' #79–80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 94 (1964–1966) * '' Tales of the Unexpected'' #6, 9, 13–14, 27 (1956–1958) * ''

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'' #48 (1957) * ''

'' #23, 25–95 ("Green Arrow" feature) (1946–1958)

Harvey Comics

* ''Champion Comics'' #2, 5 (1939–1940) * ''Cyclone Comics'' #1, 3 (1940)

References

External links

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