Allen Bellman
{{Short description|American comic book artist (1924–2020)}}
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Allen Bellman (June 5, 1924 – March 9, 2020) was an American comic book artist whose career began in the Golden Age of Comic Books.
Career
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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).[https://www.gamesradar.com/2020-inkwell-award-winners/ GamesRadar+ 2020 Inkwell Award Winners][https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/2020-inkwell-awards-voting-results/ First Comics News: 2020 Inkwell Awards Voting Results]
List of works
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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 {{ISBN|1979903034}}
References
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{{Cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/03/09/allen-bellman-marvel-timely-artist-has-passed-away-at-96/ |title=Allen Belman, Marvel/Timely Artist, Has Passed Away at 96 |last=Konrad |first=Jeremy |date=March 9, 2020 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |work=Bleeding Cool}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/allen-bellman-now-90-illustrated-captain-america-6946569 |title=Allen Bellman, Now 90, Illustrated Captain America |date=May 1, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |work=New Times Broward-Palm Beach |last=Swenson |first=Kyle}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |title=Inkpot Award |date=6 December 2012 |publisher=San Diego Comic-Con |access-date=September 12, 2020 |language=en-US}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/florida-jewish-journal/news/broward/fl-jjbs-bellman-0323-20160321-story.html |work=Sun-Sentinel |title=Comic Illustrator, 91, to Be Featured in Upcoming Documentary |last=Glassman |first=Marvin |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2020}}
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External links
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- {{Official website}}
- [https://timely-atlas-comics.blogspot.com/2012/03/allen-bellman-interview.html Interview with Bellman (2012)]
- [https://www.wdwinfo.com/disneylandcalifornia/q-a-with-marvel-comic-book-legend-allen-bellman/ Disney Information Station interview with Bellman (2016)]
- [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/qa-with-allen-bellman-tim_b_11595188 Q&A With Allen Bellman – Timely/Marvel Legendary Artist] from The Huffington Post (2017)
- [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bellman_allen.htm Allen Bellman biography] on Lambiek
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Category:Artists from New York City
Category:Writers from New York City
Category:American comics writers
Category:American comics artists
Category:Jewish American comics artists
Category:Jewish American comics writers
Category:Golden Age comics creators
Category:20th-century American artists
Category:20th-century American male writers