Allen Bellman (June 5, 1924 – March 9, 2020)[1] was an American comic book artist whose career began in the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Career
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As a child in New York City, Bellman became enchanted by comics when he saw a copy of Action Comics #1 and purchased it.[2] He first began working for Timely Comics/Atlas Comics in 1942 after seeing an advertisement in the newspaper, with one of his first assignments being on early Captain America stories.[3]
After his work in the comics industry ended, he continued to attend comic book conventions into his 90s; he moved to southern Florida and retired from the comic book industry in the 1960s.[3][2] In 2007, he was awarded the Inkpot Award.[4] In 2020, Bellman was awarded the Inkwell Awards Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA).[5][6]
List of works
edit- Timely Confidential: When the Golden Age of Comic Books Was Young (December 1, 2017) Allen Bellman (author), Michael J. Vassallo (editor), Audrey Parente (editor). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 1979903034
References
edit- ^ Konrad, Jeremy (March 9, 2020). "Allen Belman, Marvel/Timely Artist, Has Passed Away at 96". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Glassman, Marvin (March 21, 2016). "Comic Illustrator, 91, to Be Featured in Upcoming Documentary". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Swenson, Kyle (May 1, 2015). "Allen Bellman, Now 90, Illustrated Captain America". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Inkpot Award". San Diego Comic-Con. 6 December 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ GamesRadar+ 2020 Inkwell Award Winners
- ^ First Comics News: 2020 Inkwell Awards Voting Results
