Alex Blum
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| Born | February 7, 1889 Hungary |
| Died | September , 1969 (aged Expression error: Missing operand for -.) Rye, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Notable works | Classics Illustrated numerous etchings |
Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889–September 1969)[1] was a comic book artist best remembered for his contributions to the long-running comic book series Classics Illustrated (1941–1971).[2] Born in Hungary, Blum studied at the National Academy of Design in New York before signing-on with the Eisner & Iger shop. In the 1930s and 1940s, his work appeared in Fox Comics, Quality Comics, and Fiction House. He later illustrated twenty-five Classics Illustrated titles as well as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the debut issue of Classics Illustrated Junior. Blum died in 1969 in Rye, New York.
[edit] List of works
- Samson (Fox)
- Eagle (Fox)
- Purple Trio (Quality)
- Neon (Quality)
- Strange Twins (Quality)
- Red Comet (Fiction House)
- Kaanga (Fiction House)
- Midnight (Fiction House)
- Greasemonkey Griffin (Fiction House)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (#501, Classics Illustrated Junior, 1953)
- Jack and the Beanstalk (#507, Classics Illustrated Junior, 1954)[3]
- Alice in Wonderland (#49, Classics Illustrated, 1948)
- The Song of Hiawatha (#57, Classics Illustrated, 1949)
- The Woman in White (#61, Classics Illustrated, 1949)
- Treasure Island (#64, Classics Illustrated, 1949)
- The Scottish Chiefs (#67, Classics Illustrated, 1950)
- The Pilot (#70, Classics Illustrated, 1950)
- The Man Who Laughs (#71, Classics Illustrated, 1950)
- The Black Tulip (#73, Classics Illustrated, 1950)
- The Iliad (#77, Classics Illustrated, 1950)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (#79, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- White Fang (#80, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- The Jungle Book, with William Bossert (#83, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- The Gold Bug (#84, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- The Sea Wolf (#85, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (#87, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- Green Mansions (#90, Classics Illustrated, 1951)
- The Courtship of Miles Standish and Evangeline (#92, Classics Illustrated, 1952)
- Daniel Boone (#96, Classics Illustrated, 1952)
- Hamlet (#99, Classics Illustrated, 1952)
- The White Company (#102, Classics Illustrated, 1952)
- From the Earth to the Moon (#105, Classics Illustrated, 1953)
- Knights of the Round Table (#108, Classics Illustrated, 1953)
- Macbeth (#128, Classics Illustrated, 1955)[4]
- The Story of Jesus, with William A. Walsh (#129A, Classics Illustrated Special Edition)[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Social Security Death Index, SS# 085-18-0640.
- ^ William B. Jones Jr., Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations (Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland, 2002), pp. 61 ff.
- ^ William B. Jones Jr., Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations (Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland, 2002), Appendix E, p. 229 (covering both Classics Illustrated Junior artwork references).
- ^ Jones, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History (2002), Appendix A, pp. 218-223 (covering all Classics Illustrated artwork references).
- ^ Jones, Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History (2002), Appendix F, p. 233.
[edit] References
- Lambiek Alex Blum
- Overstreet, Robert M. Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. House of Collectibles, 2004.
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