1. Al Milgrom is known for his 10-year run as editor of Marvel Fanfare; his long involvement as writer, penciler, and inker on Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man; his four-year tenure as West Coast Avengers penciller; and his long stint as the inker of X-Factor.
Al Milgrom grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1972.
Al Milgrom worked as a "Crusty Bunker" for Neal Adams' Continuity Associates in 1977.
At one point Al Milgrom lived in the same Queens apartment building as artists Walter Simonson, Howard Chaykin, and Bernie Wrightson.
Al Milgrom came to prominence as a penciller on Captain Marvel from 1975 to 1977.
Al Milgrom penciled the Guardians of the Galaxy feature in Marvel Presents, which was written by Steve Gerber and Roger Stern.
Al Milgrom worked as editor at DC Comics from 1977 to 1978.
Al Milgrom was an editor for Marvel Comics beginning in 1979, and editing Marvel Fanfare for its full ten-year run.
Al Milgrom drew The Avengers, The West Coast Avengers, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, and Secret Wars II, and wrote the Mephisto limited series.
Al Milgrom has been a prolific inker, working on most of Marvel's line.
Al Milgrom inked the limited series A-Next, J2, Marvel: The Lost Generation, and Thanos.
Al Milgrom was additionally an inker on The Spectacular Spider-Man from 1996 to 1998.
In 2001 Al Milgrom was fired from his Marvel staff job when it was discovered he had added hidden slanderous comments against then editor-in-chief Bob Harras in the background of a page in the comic book Universe X Special: Spidey.
Al Milgrom went on to freelance for Marvel, mostly inking Jim Starlin's work.
Al Milgrom started to work for Archie Comics on a regular basis, inking a variety of titles.
In 2009, Cleburne: A Graphic Novel, written and pencilled by Justin S Murphy and inked by Al Milgrom, was nominated for the Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Awards.
In 2016, Al Milgrom was nominated and tied for runner-up for the Inkwell Awards Special Recognition Award.
Al Milgrom married fellow Detroit native Judy Lewin in early 1979.
Al Milgrom is referenced in Ant-Man as the name of a hotel that Scott Lang and his crew stay at.