Allen Bellman
Illustration — Bellman at the Florida Supercon in 2012 Allen Bellman (June 5, 1924 – March 9, 2020) was an American comic book artist whose career began in the Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Allen Bellman
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- Born
- 1924 · New York City.
- Died
- 2020 · Florida.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- comics artist
- Honours
- Inkpot Award · Special Recognition Award
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Bellman at the Florida Supercon in 2012 Allen Bellman (June 5, 1924 – March 9, 2020) was an American comic book artist whose career began in the Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Allen Bellman (1924–2020) was a comics artist, of American nationality. The comics artist was born in New York City and died in Florida. Allen Bellman worked for Marvel Comics.
Languages used include English. Honours include Inkpot Award and Special Recognition Award.
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• Illustration — Bellman at the Florida Supercon in 2012 As a child in New York City, Bellman became enchanted by comics when he saw a copy of Action Comics #1 and purchased it. He first began working for Timely Comics/Atlas Comics in 1942 after seeing an advertisement in the newspaper, with one of his first assignments being on early Captain America stories. After his work in the comics industry ended, he continued to attend comic book conventions into his 90s; he moved to southern Florida and retired from the comic book industry in the 1960s. In 2007, he was awarded the Inkpot Award. In 2020, Bellman was awarded the Inkwell Awards Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA).
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• Timely Confidential: When the Golden Age of Comic Books Was Young (December 1, 2017) Allen Bellman (author), Michael J. Vassallo (editor), Audrey Parente (editor). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Allen Bellman is recorded as having received Inkpot Award and Special Recognition Award.
Allen Bellman at the Florida Supercon in 2012
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1924
Allen Bellman born at New York City.
2020
Allen Bellman died at Florida.
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- 1.GamesRadar+ 2020 Inkwell Award Winners
- 2.First Comics News: 2020 Inkwell Awards Voting Results
- 3.Konrad, Jeremy. Allen Belman, Marvel/Timely Artist, Has Passed Away at 96. Bleeding Cool. March 9, 2020.
- 4.Swenson, Kyle. Allen Bellman, Now 90, Illustrated Captain America. New Times Broward-Palm Beach. May 1, 2015.
- 5.San Diego Comic-Con. Inkpot Award. 6 December 2012.
- 6.Glassman, Marvin. Comic Illustrator, 91, to Be Featured in Upcoming Documentary. Sun-Sentinel. March 21, 2016.
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