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General Category => Artist Spotting => Topic started by: holyd490 on June 23, 2012, 01:15:34 PM

Title: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: holyd490 on June 23, 2012, 01:15:34 PM

Hello,

Allen Bellman is a golden age artist who is actually pretty active on the convention scene.  His site is www.allenbellman.com

He did a lot of work for Timely/Marvel in the 40's. I know none of that is in here or public domain.

but, he also did work for Lev Gleason.  I have a copy of Boy Meets Girl #4, with a credit to him.  I can't find much of any Lev Gleason work credits in databases, etc.

Anyone know anything about what books he might have been in? I'd like to one day do a "best of" collection if at all possible, working with Mr. Bellman and my publisher, Lamp Post.

Titles he is believed to be in:
Daredevil Comics [not marvel's, of course...]
Boy Meets Girl [confirmed, by credit in #4 and looking at the issue, he confirmed it was his art]
Crime and Punishment

Titles he may have been in:
Crime Does Not Pay
Lovers Lane
[anything else form Lev Gleason in the late 40's and early 50's or so]

Thanks!

Title: Re: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: JVJ (RIP) on June 23, 2012, 01:37:57 PM

A couple of entries from my notes:
Black Diamond #53 - 12/54
Crime And Punishment #30 - 9/50
Lovers Lane #37 - 11/53

Hope that helps.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

Title: Re: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: Geo (RIP) on June 23, 2012, 06:25:29 PM

Here's some more, a list of his works for people to see: http://www.allenbellman.com/my-works.html

Geo

Title: Re: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: zoink on July 08, 2012, 02:07:44 PM

Thanks for pointing me to Allen Bellman. This page in Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #15
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=11751&page=31 (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=11751&page=31)
is clearly a match to this sample on the artist's website:
http://www.allenbellman.com/img/a-rare-find.jpg (http://www.allenbellman.com/img/a-rare-find.jpg)

I say "clearly" but I'm not super-pro with the artist spotting. I'm adding credit to projects of my own, and I especially want my artist credits to be more complete. So thanks, this helps.

Title: Re: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: zoink on July 08, 2012, 02:31:26 PM

Ha, I just noticed that art is actually the same story. My database is just a fragmented, messy thing, so I overlook obvious things. Anyway I'm glad to recognize his art, or at least some of his art.

Title: Re: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: Roygbiv666 on July 08, 2012, 04:09:55 PM

Which has a link to http://www.comicartville.com/bellmansplashgallery.htm

There is also a (rather difficult to navigate to) interview with him here: http://www.comicartville.com/bellman.htm

Quote from: Geo on June 23, 2012, 06:25:29 PM

Here's some more, a list of his works for people to see: http://www.allenbellman.com/my-works.html

Geo

Title: Re: artist Allen Bellman works?
Post by: holyd490 on September 15, 2012, 10:19:04 PM

Wow!  That's great!  Thanks so much for the information!
[ps sorry i didn't reply sooner- summer con season kept me pretty busy!]