Howard Pyle (5 March 1853 - 9 November 1911) was an American author
and illustrator. His works include "The Merry Adventures of Robin
Hood" and "Men of Iron". After his family moved from Hungary to the
USA, ALEX BLUM studied at the National Academy of Design in New
York. He eventually joined the Eisner-Iger shop, and in 1939, he
started illustrating 'Samson' and 'Eagle' for Fox. In 1940 he
illustrated 'Purple Trio', 'Neon' and 'Strange Twins' for Quality
Comics. In the same year, Blum started contributing to Fiction
House, illustrating 'Red Comet', 'Kaanga', 'Midnight' and
'Greasemonkey Griffin' among others. He was presumably also the
artist behind the pseudonym Armand Budd, that also drew for Fiction
House.
Alex Blum was a top artist for the Classics Illustrated series from
the early issues. He illustrated over 25 Classics and stood out for
his use of theatrical dramatics, which is probably why he
illustrated three of the five Shakespeare Classics. Alex Anthony
Blum retired in 1961 and died in 1969.
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