Carl Burgos
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Carl Burgos was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1, during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic b
Burgos in 1950
I.W. Publications' Dr. Fu Manchu #1 (1958), reprinting material from Avon Comics. Cover art by Burgos.
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Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded i
Carl Burgos
…comic to be given away in movie theaters, Funnies, Inc.'s first sale was to publisher Martin Goodman's equally new Timely Comics, the predecessor of Marvel Comics, supplying the contents of Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939). That landmark issue included not only writer-artist Burgos' Human Torch but also Everett's hit…
Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), the first comic from Marvel precursor Timely Comics. Cover art by Frank R. Paul.
The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961). Cover art by Jack Kirby (penciler) and an unknown inker.
Cover of The Avengers #4 (Mar 1964), featuring the return of Captain America. Art by Jack Kirby.
Howard the Duck #8 (Jan. 1977). Cover art by Gene Colan and Steve Leialoha.