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
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).GamesRadar+ 2020 Inkwell Award WinnersFirst Comics News: 2020 Inkwell Awards Voting Results
List of works
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
References
External links
Interview with Bellman (2012) Disney Information Station interview with Bellman (2016) Q&A With Allen Bellman – Timely/Marvel Legendary Artist from The Huffington Post (2017) Allen Bellman biography on Lambiek