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Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889–September 1969)〔Social Security Death Index, SS# 085-18-0640.〕 was a comic book artist best remembered for his contributions to the long-running comic book series ''Classics Illustrated'' (1941–1971).〔William B. Jones Jr., ''Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations'' (Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland, 2002), pp. 61 ff.〕 Born in Hungary, Blum studied at the National Academy of Design in New York before signing-on with the Eisner & Iger shop. In the 1930s and 1940s, his work appeared in Fox Comics, Quality Comics, and Fiction House. He later illustrated twenty-five ''Classics Illustrated'' titles as well as ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', the debut issue of ''Classics Illustrated Junior''. Blum died in 1969 in Rye, New York. ==List of works== *''Samson'' (Fox) *''Eagle'' (Fox) *''Purple Trio'' (Quality) *''Neon'' (Quality) *''Strange Twins'' (Quality) *''Red Comet'' (Fiction House) *''Kaanga'' (Fiction House) *''Midnight'' (Fiction House) *''Greasemonkey Griffin'' (Fiction House) *''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (#501, Classics Illustrated Junior, 1953) *''Jack and the Beanstalk'' (#507, Classics Illustrated Junior, 1954)〔William B. Jones Jr., ''Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, with Illustrations'' (Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland, 2002), Appendix E, p. 229 (covering both Classics Illustrated Junior artwork references).〕 *''Alice in Wonderland'' (#49, Classics Illustrated, 1948) *''The Song of Hiawatha'' (#57, Classics Illustrated, 1949) *''The Woman in White'' (#61, Classics Illustrated, 1949) *''Treasure Island'' (#64, Classics Illustrated, 1949) *''The Scottish Chiefs'' (#67, Classics Illustrated, 1950) *''The Pilot'' (#70, Classics Illustrated, 1950) *''The Man Who Laughs'' (#71, Classics Illustrated, 1950) *''The Black Tulip'' (#73, Classics Illustrated, 1950) *''The Iliad'' (#77, Classics Illustrated, 1950) *''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (#79, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''White Fang'' (#80, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''The Jungle Book'', with William Bossert (#83, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''The Gold Bug'' (#84, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''The Sea Wolf'' (#85, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (#87, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''Green Mansions'' (#90, Classics Illustrated, 1951) *''The Courtship of Miles Standish'' and ''Evangeline'' (#92, Classics Illustrated, 1952) *''Daniel Boone'' (#96, Classics Illustrated, 1952) *''Hamlet'' (#99, Classics Illustrated, 1952) *''The White Company'' (#102, Classics Illustrated, 1952) *''From the Earth to the Moon'' (#105, Classics Illustrated, 1953) *''Knights of the Round Table'' (#108, Classics Illustrated, 1953) *''Macbeth'' (#128, Classics Illustrated, 1955)〔Jones, ''Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History'' (2002), Appendix A, pp. 218-223 (covering all Classics Illustrated artwork references).〕 *''The Story of Jesus'', with William A. Walsh (#129A, Classics Illustrated Special Edition)〔Jones, ''Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History'' (2002), Appendix F, p. 233.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Blum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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