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Kurtzman, Harvey
1924 - Born on October 3rd in Brooklyn, New York. American cartoonist and editor.
1934 - Kurtzman, who published his first cartoon at the age of 14, attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City.
1943 - Served the United States Army.
1952 - Co-founder and editor of Mad Magazine.
1960 - Founder and editor of Help!, American humor magazine distributed monthly.
1993 - Died on February 21st in Mount Vernon, New York from cancer of the liver.
1934 - Kurtzman, who published his first cartoon at the age of 14, attended the High School of Music and Art in New York City.
1943 - Served the United States Army.
1952 - Co-founder and editor of Mad Magazine.
1960 - Founder and editor of Help!, American humor magazine distributed monthly.
1993 - Died on February 21st in Mount Vernon, New York from cancer of the liver.
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The EC Archives: Weird Science Volume 1 (The Ec Archives) by Al Feldstein and Wally Wood and Graham Ingels and Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Kamen (Hardcover - Dec 6, 2006) Star Wars creator George Lucas kicks off the full-color, chronological, hardcover presentation of the EC Comics line with a foreword introducing readers to the wonders of Weird Science. Included are...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The EC Archives: Weird Science Volume 2 (Ec Archives) by Al Feldstein and Wally Wood and Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Kamen and Joe Orlando and George Roussos (Hardcover - Apr 18, 2007) This volume reprints the second six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Weird Science, originally published in 1951 and 1952, and features science fiction and fantasy stories, flying...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The EC Archives: Haunt of Fear (The Ec Archives) by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman and Johnny Craig and Wally Wood and Jack Kamen and Graham Ingels and Jack Davis (Hardcover - Sep 2, 2008) Reprinting the first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Haunt of Fear, originally published by EC Comics in 1950 and 1951... Not yet published |
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The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales Volume 2 (Two-Fisted Tales: War and Fighting Men) by Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood and Jack Davis and Al Feldstein and Dave Berg (Hardcover - Aug 8, 2007) ... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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