Alfred Harvey
Alfred Harvey | |
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Born | Richie Rich | October 6, 1913
Alfred Harvey (born Alfred Harvey Wiernikoff; October 6, 1913 – July 4, 1994),
Career
Early career
Beginning his career at the age of 15 drawing advertising cartoons each week for 5 dollars,
Harvey Comics
In 1940, he was tired of working for the company and soon founded his own company first called Alfred Harvey Publications, then Family Comics, then Home Comics. He served as president, eventually employing his twin brother Leon as vice president and editor, and his older brother Robert as vice president and business manager. The three brothers renamed their company, again, to Harvey Comics Publications, Inc. Harvey released their first comic series in 1941 called Pocket Comics, which introduced their star and acrobat superhero heroine, The Black Cat. As the decade progressed, superheroes began to go out of style, and by the end of the decade, their superheroes completely faded out and they introduced their Comics Hits Revival series. Due to the Comic Code, the comics were aimed towards children and the characters were acquired from Famous Studios, which made them popular in the 1950s due to the rise of baby boomers.[3]
Alfred Harvey retired in 1982, his company was sold to HMH Communications and in 1989 it was renamed to Harvey Comics Entertainment. He was in a coma since 1989 and died at age 80 on July 4, 1994, from
Personal life
He has four surviving sons and a daughter: Alan, who was born in
References
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSFG-V35 : accessed July 19, 2013), Alfred Harvey, July 4, 1994.
- ^ "Newsstand Period 1922 - 1955". TheComicBooks.com.
The Harvey Comics Company was started by Alfred Harvey Wiernikoff, a son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Later on brothers Leon and Robert would join
- ^ a b c Jackson, Kathy. "Baby-Boom Children and Harvey Comics After the Code: A Neighborhood of Little Girls and Boys". Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Shupac, Jodie (October 30, 2015). "Seven Ghosts Who Are Totally Jewish". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Alfred Harvey; Comics Publisher, 80". The New York Times. July 6, 1994. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Comics giant Alfred Harvey dies in NY". UPI. July 5, 1994.
- ^ Hastings-on-Hudson, New York: Comical Grave of Alfred Harvey (Roadside America)
External links
- Alfred Harvey at IMDb
- Alfred Harvey at Find a Grave