SCHOMBURG, ALEX
 Name and vital stats
  SCHOMBURG, ALEX [1905-98] (artist)NULL
 Biographical
  Birthplace: Puerto Rico; moved to New York in '12; moved to Oregon in '62NULL
 Pen names
  AL REID at TOBY PRESS on JON JUANNULL
  XELA; AUGUST SCHOMBURG [in other media]NULL
 Education
  Private art instructionNULL
 Print Media (non-comics)
  Artist: Books & Puzzles: War panoramas: Whitman books and picture puzzlesNULL
  Artist: Books: Winston Juvenile seriesNULL
  Artist: Featured in paperback: 1986 Chroma: The Art of Alex Schomburg> 86
  Artist: Juvenile books: Coloring book; Picture puzzlesNULL
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Asimov's Science Fiction Adventure '77-81; Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine '77-82> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Dynamic Science Fiction '53; Future '53-54; Fantastic Universe '53-55; Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction '53/77-81> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Science and Invention '25 [first work]; Radio '25-30s; Electrical Experimenter [cover] '25; Thrilling Adventures '35-40> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Science Fiction Adventures '53; Satellite Science Fiction '53; Rocket Stories '53; Galaxy Science Fiction '53> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Science Fiction Quarterly '54; Amazing Stories '60-65; Fantastic '60-61/63; Cosmic Stories '77; Analog '78> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Strange Stories '39-40; Startling Stories '39-40/43/51-55; Uncanny Tales '41; Air War '42; Radio Craft [50 covers] '42-c45> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Texas Rangers '37-48; Boys' Life '38-39; Thrilling Wonder Stories '38-42/44/51-55; Flying Aces [covers] '38-39/41> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: 1925-82 Wonder Stories Annual '51-53; Fantastic Story Quarterly '51-55; Space Stories '52-53; Science Fiction Plus '53> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
  Artist: Magazines: Science and Invention; Popular Crossword Puzzles; Mystery Tales; Everyday Astrology; AstrologyNULL
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1952-61/88 Islands in the Sky '52; Vandals of the Void '53; The Mysterious Planet '53; Rocket to Luna '53> 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 88
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1952-61/88 Planet of Light '53; Missing Men of Saturn '53; Danger: Dinosaurs '53; World at Bay '54> 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 88
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1952-61/88 Rockets to Nowhere '54; Secret of the Martian Moons '55; Mission to the Moon '56> 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 88
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1952-61/88 Ships, Shoals and Amphores '61; The Comic Book Killer '88> 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 88
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1952-61/88 Son of the Stars '52; Rocket Jockey '52; Mists of Dawn '52; Marooned on Mars '52> 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 88
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1952-61/88 Trouble on Titan '54; Step to the Stars '54; Secret of Saturn's Rings '54; The Lost Planet '56> 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 88
  Artist: Paperbacks: 1960s-70s Challenge of the Sea '60; Judgment on Janus '63; Exile '64; Best of Astounding '78> 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
  Artist: Paperbacks: Well of the Worlds; Time Axis; Lord of Thunder; Earth's Last CitadelNULL
  Artist: Staff: early-1930s-44 National Screen Service [film backgrounds]> 30 31 32 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
 Performing Arts
  Designer: Film: [Production] Kubrick's 2001: A Space OdysseyNULL
 Commercial Art & Design
  Co-owner: Commercial studio 1923- partnered with brothers> 23 24 25
  Fifth Avenue window displaysNULL
  General Electric; Great Northern Railroad; Westinghouse; Sanka CoffeeNULL
 Additional biography
  Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists 1988/99NULL
  Great Comic Book Artists, 1986NULL
 Honors
  Doc Smith Lensman Award 1976> 76
  Eisner Award Hall of Fame 1999> 99
  Frank R. Paul Award 1984> 84
 Comics in other media
  Cover (pen/ink/) 1988 for GANGSTERS AT WAR comic book insert> 88
 Comics Studio (Shop)
  L. B. COLE STUDIO (pen/ink/) 1944-45 unconfirmed> 44 45
 Note on comics career
  Top comics cover artist for MARVEL, PINES and HARVEY 1940s> 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
 BETTER PUBLICATIONS
  AMERICAN EAGLE (pen/ink/) 1943-45> 43 44 45
  BRAD SPENCER, WONDERMAN (pen/ink/) 1944-47> 44 45 46 47
  BRICK BRADFORD (pen/ink/) 1948> 48
  CAPTAIN FUTURE (pen/ink/) 1942-43> 42 43
  Covers (pen/ink/) 1941-50> 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
  DOC STRANGE (pen/ink/) 1943> 43
 HARVEY COMICS
  CAPTAIN FREEDOM (pen/ink/) 1944> 44
  Covers (pen/ink/) 1944> 44
 HOLYOKE PUBLICATIONS
  CAT-MAN (pen/ink/) 1944> 44
  Covers (pen/ink/) 1944> 44
 I.W. PUBLICATIONS
  JON JUAN (pen/ink/) 1958 reprint> 58
 MARVEL COMICS
  CAPTAIN AMERICA (pen/ink/) 1942-43> 42 43
  CAPTAIN DARING THE SKY DEVIL (pen/ink/) 1943> 43
  CAPTAIN WONDER (pen/ink/) 1943> 43
  Covers (pen/ink/) 1940-46/75/77> 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 75 77
  HUMAN TORCH (pen/) 1944> 44
  HUMAN TORCH (pen/ink/) 1977 chapter in Invaders> 77
 NOVELTY COMICS
  TONI GAYLE (pen/ink/) 1949 unconfirmed> 49
 TOBY PRESS
  JON JUAN, WORLD'S GREATEST LOVER (pen/ink/) 1950-51> 50 51
 ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS
  AMAZING ADVENTURES~ (pen/ink/) 1950> 50
  Covers (paint/) 1951> 51