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Carl Burgos

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CARL BURGOS

Active: 1939–2005

2

AS WRITER

25

AS ARTIST

5

KEY ISSUES

11

SERIES

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 books.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

Marvel Comics #1 cover

Marvel Comics

#1

First appearance of Namor. Earliest catalogued appearances of Jim Hammond, Dorma, Angel, and 5 more.

Strange Tales #123 cover

Strange Tales

#123

Earliest catalogued appearance of Abe Jenkins.

Tales to Astonish #63 cover

Tales to Astonish

#63

Earliest catalogued appearance of Wrecker.

Tales to Astonish #62 cover

Tales to Astonish

#62

Earliest catalogued appearance of Leader.

Marvel Mystery Comics #91 cover

Marvel Mystery Comics

#91

Earliest catalogued appearance of Aphrodite Ourania.

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Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

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CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Jim HammondNamorAngelBlonde PhantomCaptain AmericaChameleonGlenn TalbotHank PymHulkKa-Zar (Rand)

Credits

All (26)Writer (2)Artist (25)Keys (5)

5 ISSUES

Marvel Comics #1 cover
A

Marvel Comics

#1

Marvel Mystery Comics #91 cover
A

Marvel Mystery Comics

#91

Strange Tales #123 cover
A

Strange Tales

#123

Tales to Astonish #62 cover
A

Tales to Astonish

#62

Tales to Astonish #63 cover
A

Tales to Astonish

#63