Al Feldstein (b. 1925)

Born: 1925 October 24 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2014 April 29 in Livingston, Montana, United States
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Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Worked at EC Comics as cover designer. Editor of Mad from 1956 to 1985. Received a Honorary Doctorate of Arts degree by Rocky Mountain College, in 1999.

Name:

  • Al Feldstein
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Al Family name: Feldstein

Other Names:

  1. F. C. Aljon Type: Joint Name
  2. Albert Feldstein Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Albert Family name: Feldstein
  3. Albert B. Feldstein Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Albert B. Family name: Feldstein
  4. Albert Bernard Feldstein Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Albert Bernard Family name: Feldstein
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Signatures:

  1. A. Feldstein [generic]
  2. A. Feldstein
  3. ABF [generic]
  4. AF [generic]
  5. Al Feldstein [generic]
  6. Al Feldstein
  7. Basil Metabolism [generic]
  8. Bill Brown [generic]
  9. F. C. Al Jon [generic]
  10. F.C. Aljon [generic]
  11. FELD [drawing of a stein glass] [generic]
  12. Feldstein [generic]
  13. FELDSTEIN
  14. FF [generic]
  15. Wm. M. Gaines [generic]

Awards:

  1. 1994: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  2. 1995: Firecracker Alternative Book Awards - Hall of Fame
  3. 1997: Firecracker Alternative Book Awards - Hall of Fame
  4. 2003: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices
  5. 2011: Bram Stoker Awards - Lifetime Achievement
  6. 2012: Ghastly Awards - Hall of Fame Inductee

Awards for Issues:

  1. 1992: Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Book
    From Aargh! to Zap! Harvey Kurtzman’s Visual History of the Comics (1991 series)
  2. 2003: Harvey Award - Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation
    B. Krigstein (2002 series) #1
  3. 2003: Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Publication (Periodical or Book)
    B. Krigstein (2002 series) #1

Relations:

  1. User of - F. C. Aljon
  2. Employee of - Iger Shop
    Notes: Began as an assistant and became an artist doing pencils and inks 1941 to 1946.

Schools:

  1. Art Students League of New York ? to ?

  2. High School of Music and Art [NYC] ? to ?

Art Influences:

Influences by Al Feldstein (b. 1925) were stated by:
  1. E. Nelson Bridwell (b. 1931)
  2. Jack Butterworth (b. 1941)
  3. Clark Dissmeyer (b. 1963)
  4. Don Glut (b. 1944)
  5. Al Hewetson (b. 1946)
  6. Bill Parente (b. ????)
  7. Michael Vance (b. 1950)
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