Paul Gustavson

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Paul Gustavson (née Gustafson, 1916–1977), is an American comic-book writer and artist. His most notable creation was the Golden Age of Comics hero The Angel, who appeared Marvel Comics #1, the first publication of Timely Comics (later Marvel Comics); The Angel would make over 100 appearances.

For the Quality Comics Group, one of DC Comics' predecessors, Gustafson created The Human Bomb (premiering in Police Comics #1, Aug. 1941), and also wrote/drew characters including Magno (premiering in Smash Comics #13, 1940); The Spider (premiering in Crack Comics #1, 1940); The Jester (in Smash Comics) and Rusty Ryan (in Feature Comics), whose uniform strongly evoked that of Captain America.

Gustafson, whose delicate, fine-line art resembles that of fellow Golden Age cartoonist Lou Fine, also worked on Blackhawk, Kid Eternity, Uncle Sam and other characters.

External Links

• Toonpedia: The Angel
• Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection: "Gus" to "Guvreaux"
• Alias the Spider