Creator

Carl Burgos

Biography

Carl Burgos was an American comic book artist active from the Golden Age of comics through the 1950s. Working for Funnies Inc, he created the original android Human Torch, who debuted in Marvel Comics number 1 in 1939 and went on to headline his own title. He also created the hero White Streak and, with writer John Compton, the villain Thunderer, and later worked as a cover artist for Atlas Comics.

Creator Details

Name

Carl Burgos

Role

Penciller

Issues

738

Series

107

Awards

Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Judges’ Choices (2016), Harvey Award - Jack Kirby Hall of Fame Award (1996)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

April 18, 1917

Death Date

March 17, 1984

Birth Place

New York City

Country

United States

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Series

Ant-Man/Giant-Man Epic Collection: Ant-Man No More

Ant-Man/Giant-Man Epic Collection: Ant-Man No More (2022)

Marvel Comics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Weird #1 Facsimile Edition

Weird #1 Facsimile Edition (2021)

FantaCo Enterprises

Collected Edition

1 issue

PS Artbook Softee: Strange Mysteries

PS Artbook Softee: Strange Mysteries (2020)

PS Artbooks

2 issues

Silver Age Classics: Strange Mysteries

Silver Age Classics: Strange Mysteries (2020)

PS Artbooks

Limited Series

2 issues

Weird Mysteries Magazine

Weird Mysteries Magazine (2020)

PS Artbooks

1 issue

Golden Age of Marvel Comics Omnibus

Golden Age of Marvel Comics Omnibus (2009)

Marvel Comics

Collected Edition

2 issues

Pirates: A Treasure of Comics to Plunder, Arrr!

Pirates: A Treasure of Comics to Plunder, Arrr! (2020)

Clover Press

1 issue

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch By Carl Burgos Omnibus

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch By Carl Burgos Omnibus (2019)

Marvel Comics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner: The Pre-War Years By Bill Everett

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner: The Pre-War Years By Bill Everett (2019)

Marvel Comics

1 issue

Marvel Comics #1: 80th Anniversary Edition

Marvel Comics #1: 80th Anniversary Edition (2019)

Marvel Comics

Collected Edition

1 issue

Issues

Volume 4: War Comics

#4

Volume 4: War Comics

The Atlas Comics Library (2023)

Nov 20, 2024

Volume 2

#1

Volume 2

Ant-Man/Giant-Man Epic Collection: Ant-Man No More (2022)

Jan 25, 2023

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Weird #1 Facsimile Edition (2021)

Sep 22, 2021

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Weird Mysteries Magazine (2020)

Oct 28, 2020

Volume One

#1

Volume One

Silver Age Classics: Strange Mysteries (2020)

Oct 28, 2020

Volume One

#1

Volume One

PS Artbook Softee: Strange Mysteries (2020)

Oct 28, 2020

Volume 2

#2

Volume 2

Golden Age of Marvel Comics Omnibus (2009)

Sep 23, 2020

Book 1

#1

Book 1

Pirates: A Treasure of Comics to Plunder, Arrr! (2020)

Mar 25, 2020

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch By Carl Burgos Omnibus (2019)

Nov 27, 2019

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner: The Pre-War Years By Bill Everett (2019)

Sep 04, 2019

Frequent collaborators

Stan Goldberg

Stan Goldberg

Bill Everett

Bill Everett

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Sol Brodsky

Sol Brodsky

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Artie Simek

Artie Simek

Dick Ayers

Dick Ayers

Joe Maneely

Joe Maneely

Paul Gustavson

Paul Gustavson

Paul Reinman

Paul Reinman

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