BELFI, JOHN |
| Name and vital stats |
| | BELFI, JOHN [1924-95] (artist) | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | IFLEB; J.B. | NULL |
| Education |
| | High School of Industrial Arts, New York City | NULL |
| Influences |
| | Milt Caniff; Hal Foster; Alex Raymond | NULL |
| Member |
| | National Cartoonists Society | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Advertising Manager & Editor: Two weekly papers | NULL |
| | Artist: 1977+ Advertising | > 77 78 79 80 |
| | Writer & Artist: Features for a daily paper [4 years] | NULL |
| Other career notes |
| | Teacher: Joe Kubert School of Cartooning and Graphic Arts 1977-c83 | > 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 |
| Additional biography |
| | Alter Ego #11 Nov., 2001 | NULL |
| | Near Mint #25, 1982 | NULL |
| Syndication |
| | DAN FLAGG [daily] (asst ink/) mid-1960s eight months; for McNaught Syndicate | > 64 65 66 |
| | DAN FLAGG [Sunday] (asst ink/) mid-1960s eight months; for McNaught Syndicate | > 64 65 66 |
| | FLASH GORDON [daily] (ink/) 1951 a few for King Features Syndicate | > 51 |
| | SAINT, THE (asst pen&ink/) 1949-50 for New York Herald-Tribune | > 49 50 |
| | SPIRIT, THE [Sunday] (asst ink/) 1942-43 for Register and Tribute Sundicate | > 42 43 |
| | STRAIGHT ARROW [daily] (ink/) c1949-c50 | > 49 50 |
| | TARZAN [daily] (ink/) c1947 a few for United Feature Syndicate | > 47 |
| Comics in other media |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) for editorial pages: 8 years | NULL |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) for two weekly papers | NULL |
| Promotional comics |
| | BUSTER BROWN COMIC BOOK~ (ink/) c1946-c49 for Buster Brown Shoes | > 46 47 48 49 |
| | STAR TREK (pen/ink/) 1980 for Peter Pan | > 80 |
| Assisted |
| | Irwin Hasen, Dan Barry, Jack Cole, Lou Fine, Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall, Lee Elias, Mac Raboy [with inking] | NULL |
| Comics Studio (Shop) |
| | CHESLER STUDIO (ink/) 1940-41 | > 40 41 |
| | SIMON AND KIRBY STUDIO (ink/) c1948 freelance | > 48 |
| AC COMICS |
| | DURANGO KID, THE (pen/) 1996 in GOLDEN AGE GREATS reprint | > 96 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1996 | > 96 |
| Fan & trade zines |
| | Heroes' Hangout (wr/pen/ink/) c1967 | > 67 |
| ACE PERIODICALS |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | Spy (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| AMERICAN COMICS GROUP |
| | ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN~ (pen/ink/) 1950-51 | > 50 51 |
| BETTER PUBLICATIONS |
| | EXCITING WAR~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| CENTAUR COMICS GROUP |
| | BLUE LADY, THE (ink/) c1941-c42 | > 41 42 |
| | DETECTO (pen/ink/) 1939-41 | > 39 40 41 |
| CHARLTON COMICS |
| | BADGE OF JUSTICE~ (ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | Covers (ink/some pen/) 1952/55 | > 52 55 |
| | COWBOY WESTERN COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | Crime (pen/ink/) 1954/56 | > 54 56 |
| | DAVY CROCKETT (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | DR. NEFF, THE ORIGINAL GHOST-BREAKER (ink/) 1952 [imprint: CAPITOL] | > 52 |
| | Filler (pen/) 1953/55 | > 53 55 |
| | FRONTIER SCOUT: DAN'L BOONE (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | LASH LARUE (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | LAWBREAKERS SUSPENSE STORIES~ (ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | NYOKA THE JUNGLE GIRL~ (pen/ink/) 1956 | > 56 |
| | RACKET SQUAD IN ACTION~ (pen/some ink/) 1952-55 | > 52 53 54 55 |
| | RADIO PATROL (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | REX CLIVE, THE SPACE KING (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | SCOTLAND YARD (ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | SPACE ADVENTURES~ (ink/some pen/) 1952-55 | > 52 53 54 55 |
| | SPACE OFFICERS, THE (ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | SPIRO THE SPACE SPY [filler] (pen/ink/) 1953/55 | > 53 55 |
| | SPURS JACKSON AND HIS SPACE VIGILANTES (ink/) 1952-53 in SPACE WESTERN | > 52 53 |
| | STRONG BOW (pen/ink/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | Weird/Horror (pen/ink/) 1952 in THE THING! | > 52 |
| DC COMICS |
| | Covers (ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | FLASH (ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | GANG BUSTERS (ink/) c1947 | > 47 |
| | GREEN LANTERN (ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | OUR FIGHTING FORCES~ (ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| EASTERN COLOR PRINTING |
| | Adventure (pen/ink/) 1947 | > 47 |
| | CONQUEST~ (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | NEW HEROIC COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1953-55 | > 53 54 55 |
| FAWCETT COMICS |
| | CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. (ink/) 1942-43/47-48 | > 42 43 47 48 |
| | MONTE HALE (ink/) c1951 | > 51 |
| FEATURE COMICS |
| | JUSTICE TRAPS THE GUILTY~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | REAL WEST ROMANCES~ (ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| FICTION HOUSE COMICS |
| | BART BATTLE (ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| HARVEY COMICS |
| | BLACK CAT (ink/) 1947-51 | > 47 48 49 50 51 |
| | Mystery / occult (ink/) 1947-55 | > 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | War (ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| HILLMAN PERIODICALS |
| | Adventure (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | AIRBOY (ink/) 1943-44/47 | > 43 44 47 |
| | ALL TIME SPORTS~ (ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | Crime (pen/ink/) 1948-50 | > 48 49 50 |
| | HEAP, THE (ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | MICRO- FACE (pen/ink/) 1946 | > 46 |
| | SKYWOLF (ink/) 1943-45 | > 43 44 45 |
| | Western (ink/) 1948-50 | > 48 49 50 |
| | WESTERN FIGHTERS~ (ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| I.W. PUBLICATIONS |
| | BATTLE STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1964 reprint | > 64 |
| | PLANET COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1958 reprint | > 58 |
| LEV GLEASON |
| | BOY MOVIES (ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | BUCK ROPER (pen/ink/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | Crime (pen/ink/) 1953-55 | > 53 54 55 |
| | CRIME AND PUNISHMENT~ (ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | CRIME DOES NOT PAY~ (ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | CRIMEBUSTER (ink/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| | DAREDEVIL (ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | DESPERADO~ (ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | DURANGO KID, THE (ink/) c1949-c55 | > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | Horror (pen/ink/) 1949-55 | > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1949-55 | > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| MAGAZINE VILLAGE |
| | TRUE CRIME~ (ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | BATTLEFIELD~ (ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| QUALITY COMICS |
| | BLACK CONDOR (ink/) 1942 | > 42 |
| | BLACKHAWK (ink/) 1942-43 | > 42 43 |
| | DOLLMAN (ink/) c1942-c43 | > 42 43 |
| | DON GLORY (ink/) 1942 | > 42 |
| | HUMAN BOMB, THE (ink/) c1942-c43 | > 42 43 |
| | MIDNIGHT (ink/) 1942-43 | > 42 43 |
| | P.T. BOAT (ink/) | NULL |
| | P.T. BOAT (ink/) c1942 | > 42 |
| | PLASTIC MAN (ink/) 1942-43 | > 42 43 |
| | RAY, THE (ink/) c1942 | > 42 |
| | UNCLE SAM (ink/) c1942 | > 42 |
| ST. JOHN PUBLISHING |
| | Horror (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| TROJAN COMICS |
| | ATTACK!~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | BEWARE~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | War (pen/ink/) c1953 | > 53 |