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Lev Gleason
Lev Gleason Incorporated, formerly known as Lev Gleason Publishing, is a Canadian comic book company founded by Leverett Stone Gleason (1898–1971). They were the publisher of a number of popular comic books during the 1940s and early 1950s, including '' Daredevil Comics'', '' Crime Does Not Pay'', and '' Boy Comics''. In 2021, Lev Gleason was revived by Fadi Hakim, and acquired the former Chapterhouse Comics and characters from Anglo-American Publishing. Background Lev Gleason Publications was an influential comic book publisher active from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. Founded by Leverett Stone Gleason, a pioneer in the comic book industry, the company was best known for its crime comics, particularly the best-selling series Crime Does Not Pay (1942–1955). Gleason began his publishing career after working with Charles Max Gaines at Eastern Color Printing, which played a significant role in the early days of comic books. He labelled some of his books ""illustories"" to sugge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Binder (artist)
John Binder (; August 11, 1902 – March 6, 1986)John Binder at the . from the original on March 6, 2012. was a Golden Age comics creator and art packager. A fine artist by education, Binder had a prolific comics career that lasted primarily from 1937 to 1953, through his most concentrated work was through 1946. He was the creator of the original comic book Daredevil, for |
Don Rico
Donato Francisco Rico II (; September 26, 1912 – March 27, 1985) was an American paperback novelist, screenwriter, wood engraver and comic book writer-artist, who co-created the Marvel Comics characters the Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) with plotter Stan Lee and artist Don Heck; Jann of the Jungle with artist Arthur Peddy; Leopard Girl with artist Al Hartley; and Lorna the Jungle Girl with an artist generally considered to be Werner Roth. His pen names include Dan Rico, Donella St. Michaels, Donna Richards, Joseph Milton, and N. Korok. Biography Early life and career Don Rico was born in Rochester, New York, the eldest of nine children. His parents were emigrants from Italy: Father Alessandro was a shoe designer from Celano, Abruzzi, and mother Josephine was from the Basilicata region. At age 12, Rico received a scholarship to study drawing at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. The following year, his family moved to The Bronx, New York City. At 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (comics)
Robert L. Wood (June 14, 1917 – November 7, 1966) was an American comics illustrator. Wood worked for the Harry "A" Chesler Company and provided art for multiple companies, including Archie Comics, MLJ Magazines and Lev Gleason Publications. In 1942, Wood and Charles Biro co-created ''Crime Does Not Pay (comics), Crime Does Not Pay'', a series largely credited with beginning the "crime comics" trend in the industry. Wood's personal life was marred by drinking and gambling addictions, and he served a total of three years and eight months in prison between 1958 and 1963 for manslaughter. A few years after his release, Wood was struck by a car and killed. Career profile According to David Hajdu's ''The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America'', Wood was "[u]nderstood to have grown up in blue-collar South Boston", but he "rarely discussed his background or life outside of comics." Wood worked for the Harry "A" Chesler Group, which provided artwork for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Biro
Charles Biro (; May 12, 1911 – March 4, 1972) was an American comic book creator and cartoonist. He created the comic book characters Airboy and Steel Sterling, and worked on ''Daredevil (Golden Age), Daredevil Comics'' and ''Crime Does Not Pay (comics), Crime Does Not Pay'' at Lev Gleason Publications. Biography A New York native, Charles Biro graduated from Stuyvesant High School before studying art at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art and the Grand Central School of Art. He joined the Harry "A" Chesler Shop c. 1936.Jerry Bails, Bails, Jerry G. and Hames Ware (ed.s), ''The Who's Who of American Comic Books'': Volume One, p. 31 (Bails, 1973 in comics, 1973) Working in the multiple roles of writer, artist and later supervisor at one of the earliest comics packaging art studios, Biro moved from the Chesler Shop in 1939 to take up similar roles at MLJ Comics. Biro worked as artistic supervisor (as well as writer and artist) for MLJ until 1941, writing and drawing such characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimebuster (Boy Comics)
Crimebuster (Chuck Chandler) is a fictional boy hero, appearing as the lead feature in ''Boy Comics'' in the 1940s and 1950s. Dressed in a hockey uniform and cape, and accompanied by a performing monkey named Squeeks, he fights crime to avenge his parents' deaths. He is described by Joe Brancetelli in ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'' as "a hero, yes, but first a boy... arguably the best-handled boy's adventure feature ever to appear in comics."Brancatelli, Joe, "Biro, Charles (1911-1972)" in Maurice Horn (ed.), ''The World Encyclopedia of Comics'' (Chelsea House Publishers, 2nd ed., 1999) , pp. 134-135 Some sources credit the character solely to Charles Biro; others co-credit Bob Wood (comics), Bob Wood, co-credited on the first cover of the new ''Boy Comics'' title. Publication history Crimebuster was introduced in ''Boy Comics'' #3 (April 1942, the first issue of the periodical following a revamp, after two issues as ''Captain Battle Jr.''). In that issue the character's fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalman Andrasofszky
Kalman Andrasofszky (born August 21, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, inker, letterer, penciller, and designer. Kalman is a native Torontonian and resides there still. Career Much of his work has been in covers for Marvel Comics, and is most notable for his design work on the new Captain Canuck animated feature and comic series. Kalman also writes the new Captain Canuck comics series from Chapterhouse Comics, draws the main covers and was the main artist on the first two issues, Free Comic Book Day #0 issue as well as a story in the 2014 Captain Canuck Summer Special, and acts as editor-in-chief for Chapterhouse. Kalman is also connected to the R.A.I.D., R.A.I.D. studio where he works and collaborates with his contemporaries like Ramón K Pérez, Marcus To, Cary Nord, Francis Manapul, Scott Hepburn and others. Andrasofszky has also done artwork for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books, including ''An Adventurer's Guide to Eberron'', ''Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Furness
Ed Furness (1910–2005) was a Canadian comic book artist associated with the "Canadian Whites", Canadian comic books published during World War II. Furness, originally from the United Kingdom, grew up in Dunnville, Ontario. Furness graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1933, and after a few years of working as an illustrator he was hired by Anglo-American Publishing to produce comic book stories for their burgeoning line of comics. In 1941, Furness, along with writer Ted McCall created the character of Freelance for Anglo-American's Freelance Comics. Furness also drew Commander Steel in Grand Slam Comics from 1941 and many other comic book stories, eventually becoming the lead artist for Anglo-American Publishing. The War Measures Conservation Act ended in 1946, and reopened the distribution of American comic books in Canada again, which led to the end to many Canadian comic book publishers. Anglo-American made one last-ditch effort to distribute their periodicals in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted McCall
Edwin Reid McCall (born 1901 in Chatham, Ontario, died 1975) was a Canadian journalist, and a comic strip and comic book writer. He was best known for creating the first comic strip based on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, '' Men of the Mounted'' for the Toronto Evening Telegram and the war hero Freelance for Anglo-American Publishing. McCall was one of four children of Alexander McCall. He was married to Elise Donaldson (1899–1976) and had one son, Ted Jr. Career in comics Comic strips On February 13, 1933, The Toronto Evening Telegram began publishing McCall's comic strip ''Men of the Mounted'', drawn by Harry Hall. The strip starred Corporal Keene. It was the first strip based on the RCMP as well as being Canada's first regular adventure strip. Syndicated across Canada, it ran for two years until ''King of the Royal Mounted'', an American strip, began to be published. McCall had approached King Features about syndicating his strip in the United States but was reject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Steel (Anglo-American)
Commander Steel is a fictional character and a superhero. He first appeared in ''Grand Slam Comics'' Vol. 3 #9 (33), August 1944, published by Anglo-American Publishing. Character history Injured at one of the Battles of El Alamein, he was rescued by a scientist and given the “Elixir of Power”, which granted him superhuman strength and durability. He served in the International Police Service during the war. Powers and abilities Commander Steel had superhuman strength and durability. See also *Anglo-American Publishing *Canadian comics Canadian comics refers to comics and cartooning by citizens of Canada or Permanent residency in Canada, permanent residents of Canada regardless of residence. Canada has Official bilingualism in Canada, two official languages, and distinct comic ... References External linksCommander Steelat International Hero UK {{GoldenAge Canadian superheroes 1944 comics debuts Male characters in comics Comics characters with superhuman stren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cole (artist)
Jack Ralph Cole (December 14, 1914 – August 13, 1958) was an American cartoonist best known for birthing the comedic superhero Plastic Man, and his cartoons for '' Playboy'' magazine. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1999. Early life Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Cole—the third of six children of a dry goods-store owner and amateur-entertainer father and a former elementary school-teacher mother—was untrained in art except for the Landon School of Illustration and Cartooning correspondence course. At age 17, he bicycled solo cross-country to Los Angeles, California and back. Cole recounted this adventure in an early self-illustrated professional sale "A Boy and His Bike" (which has often been cited as appearing in '' Boys' Life'' magazine, but in fact the source of this article is unknown, but speculated to have likely appeared in Cole's hometown newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claw (Lev Gleason Publications)
The Claw is a fictional supervillain character who first appeared in ''Silver Streak Comics'' #1 (December 1939), from Lev Gleason Publications and later ''Savage Dragon'' from Image Comics. He is "a grotesque sorceror bent on world conquest". Publishing history Created by Jack Cole (who would later create Plastic Man), the Claw first appeared as a monstrous supervillain in ''Silver Streak'' without any regular hero to oppose him. In issue #2, he offered to help Adolf Hitler conquer the world, in return for "half of Europe". He reappeared in #6; in #7 (January 1941), Lev Gleason's Daredevil went up against him for the first time. The Claw was then moved from ''Silver Streak'' to ''Daredevil Comics'', and there he stayed until issue #31 (July 1945), when he was apparently killed off. This wasn't quite the end of the Claw, however; he returned in ''Boy Comics'' #89 (May 1953), in which he was rewritten as the leader of an invasion force from another planet and was opposed by a he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
