Creator

Harvey Kurtzman

Biography

Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and editor whose satire shaped modern humor comics. At EC Comics he wrote and edited the acclaimed war titles Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, then created MAD in 1952 and guided it through its shift from comic book to magazine. After leaving EC he edited the humor magazines Trump, Humbug, and Help! He also wrote the long-running Little Annie Fanny strip for Playboy with artist Will Elder, and later taught cartooning at the School of Visual Arts.

Creator Details

Name

Harvey Kurtzman

Issues

754

Series

146

Awards

Bill Finger Award - (Deceased Creator) (2006), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (1989), Inkpot Award (1977), Academy of Comic Book Arts - Shazam Hall of Fame (1972), Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist (1966)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

October 3, 1924

Death Date

February 21, 1993

Birth Place

New York, New York

Country

United States

Links

www.harveyawards.org/

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Series

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EC Outlaw Showdown (2025)

Oni Press

One-Shot

Mad Magazine Special Edition 2024 (2024)

DC Comics

1 issue

MAD Magazine (2018)

DC Comics

50 issues

The EC Archives: Frontline Combat (2009)

Dark Horse Comics

3 issues

EC Covers Artist's Edition (2021)

IDW Publishing

1 issue

The History of EC Comics (2020)

Taschen

1 issue

Man and Superman and Other Stories (2020)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics (2019)

Dark Horse Comics

One-Shot

Atom Bomb and Other Stories (2019)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

The EC Archives: Crime SuspenStories (2007)

Dark Horse Comics

4 issues

Issues

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Cool, Cool Water; Fire In the Hole; The Cure; Pony Express; Colt Single Action Army Revolver

EC Outlaw Showdown (2025)

Oct 22, 2025

Issue #1

Mad Magazine Special Edition 2024 (2024)

May 04, 2024

Issue #3

Alterlinus (2023)

#34

Tinkers with Toys!

MAD Magazine (2018)

Oct 11, 2023

#28

70 Years Dumb!

MAD Magazine (2018)

Oct 04, 2022

#26

Gets Nutty Over Greed

MAD Magazine (2018)

Jun 07, 2022

#25

Another ReVOLTing Issue!

MAD Magazine (2018)

Apr 12, 2022

Volume 3

The EC Archives: Frontline Combat (2009)

Dec 22, 2021

Volume 66

EC Covers Artist's Edition (2021)

Sep 29, 2021

Issue #1

The History of EC Comics (2020)

Oct 13, 2020

The EC Artists' Library Vol. 27

Man and Superman and Other Stories (2020)

Jan 29, 2020

Issue #1

Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics (2019)

Dec 04, 2019

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