About this episode

David Armstrong interviews Creig Flessel about his early career in comic books and influences.

David Armstrong interviewed Platinum and Golden Age great, Creig Flessel in 1998 on set at Long Island, New York about his early training in the Grand Central Art School, his entry into comic books in the mid 1930s with Vincent Sullivan on More Fun Comics for Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied Publications, his covers for Detective Comics, other artists like Leo O'Mealia, Bert Christman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, early Superman, depicting African American protagonists, why ...

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Host: David Armstrong

Guest: Creig Flessel

Topics covered

• comic book history
• Golden Age comics
• interviews
• art training
• Superman origins

Keywords

• Creig Flessel
• comic books
• Golden Age
• Superman
• art school

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grand Central Art School, National Allied Publications, Detective Comics

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