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HOWARD PURCELL

Active: 1940–1975

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AS WRITER

269

AS ARTIST

19

KEY ISSUES

27

SERIES

Howard Purcell was an American comics artist and writer active from the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books through the 1960s Silver Age.

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

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Sensation Comics #1 cover

Sensation Comics

#1

Earliest catalogued appearances of Wildcat, Mister Terrific (Sloane), General Darnell, and 4 more.

World's Finest Comics #3 cover

World's Finest Comics

#3

Earliest catalogued appearance of Scarecrow (DC).

Sensation Comics #2 cover

Sensation Comics

#2

Earliest catalogued appearances of Etta Candy and Doctor Poison.

Adventure Comics #61 cover

Adventure Comics

#61

Earliest catalogued appearances of Starman (Ted Knight), Doris Lee, and Woodley Allen.

Strange Adventures #187 cover

Strange Adventures

#187

Earliest catalogued appearance of Enchantress (DC).

The Brave and the Bold #73 cover

The Brave and the Bold

#73

Earliest catalogued appearance of Vulko.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

Issues where both are credited as writer or artist

Henry Boltinoff 139 issues togetherGeorge Roussos 66 issues togetherSheldon Moldoff 57 issues togetherWill Ely 41 issues togetherMort Meskin 38 issues togetherMorris Waldinger 37 issues togetherCharles Paris 35 issues togetherHarry G. Peter 35 issues together

CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

Wonder WomanSteve TrevorThe Gay GhostEtta CandyLittle Boy BlueMister Terrific (Sloane)WildcatMister District AttorneyBlack PirateStretch Skinner

Credits

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Adventure Comics #420 cover

Adventure Comics

#420

Adventure Comics #53 cover

Adventure Comics

#53

Adventure Comics #54 cover

Adventure Comics

#54

Adventure Comics #55 cover

Adventure Comics

#55

Adventure Comics #56 cover

Adventure Comics

#56

Adventure Comics #57 cover

Adventure Comics

#57

Adventure Comics #58 cover

Adventure Comics

#58

Adventure Comics #59 cover
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Adventure Comics

#59

Adventure Comics #60 cover

Adventure Comics

#60

Adventure Comics #61 cover

Adventure Comics

#61

Adventure Comics #62 cover

Adventure Comics

#62

House of Secrets #37 cover
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House of Secrets

#37

The Doom Patrol #86 cover

The Doom Patrol

#86

The Unexpected #106 cover

The Unexpected

#106