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14 Facts About Sam Glanzman

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Samuel Joseph Glanzman was an American comics artist and memoirist.

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Sam Glanzman was born on December 5,1924, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Florence and Gustave Sam Glanzman.

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Sam Glanzman's brothers were comic-book artists DC Glanzman and Louis "Lew" Glanzman, the latter of whom went on to become a fine art painter.

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Sam Glanzman entered the comics industry in late 1939, during the period historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books, at Funnies, Inc.

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Sam Glanzman contributed to Harvey's All-New Short Story Comics ; Champ Comics ; and the radio program tie-in series Green Hornet Comics through 1943.

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Sam Glanzman served in the US Navy, during World War II, stationed on the destroyer USS.

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Work was not steady and Sam Glanzman returned to Republic Aviation.

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In 1958, Sam Glanzman began working with Pat Masulli, the executive editor of Charlton Comics, a low-paying publishing company.

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Sam Glanzman specialized in stories for the war titles Attack, Battlefield Action, Fightin' Air Force, Fightin' Marines, Submarine Attack, US Air Force Comics, and War at Sea, producing a large amount of authentically detailed work.

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Sam Glanzman freelanced for Outdoor Life magazine in the 1960s as well.

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At DC, Sam Glanzman began his series of autobiographical war stories about his service aboard the USS.

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Sam Glanzman was one of the contributors to the debut issues of Ghosts and Blitzkrieg.

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In 2003, Sam Glanzman began working on webcomics, writing and drawing the 19th-century nautical adventure Apple Jack, and reteaming with his "Willy Schultz" writer, Will Franz, on the Roman centurion series The Eagle.

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Sam Glanzman died on July 12,2017, in Maryland, New York, under hospice care after falling and undergoing surgery.