Harvey Kurtzman

1924–1993 New York, New York 130 series, 151 with collected and international editions 353 issues

5 awards

Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and editor. At EC Comics he wrote and edited Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, then created MAD in 1952 and steered it from comic book to magazine. He later edited Trump, Humbug and Help!

Name

Harvey Kurtzman

Issues

353

Series

151

Collected Editions

International Editions

Awards

Bill Finger Award - (Deceased Creator) (2006), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (1989), Inkpot Award (1977), Academy of Comic Book Arts - Shazam Hall of Fame (1972), Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist (1966)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

October 3, 1924

Death Date

February 21, 1993

Birth Place

New York, New York

Country

United States

Links

www.harveyawards.org/

Series

EC Outlaw Showdown (2025)

One-Shot

Oni Press

MAD Magazine (2018)

DC Comics

52 issues

Mad Magazine Special Edition 2024 (2024)

DC Comics

1 issue

Alterlinus (2023)

Oblomov Edizioni

3 issues

The EC Archives: Frontline Combat (2009)

Dark Horse Comics

3 issues

EC Covers Artist's Edition (2021)

IDW Publishing

1 issue

The History of EC Comics (2020)

Taschen

1 issue

Man and Superman and Other Stories (2020)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics (2019)

One-Shot

Dark Horse Comics

Atom Bomb and Other Stories (2019)

Fantagraphics

1 issue

Issues

Cool, Cool Water; Fire In the Hole; The Cure; Pony Express; Colt Single Action Army Revolver

EC Outlaw Showdown (2025)

Oct 22, 2025

#45

Mad Science

MAD Magazine (2018)

Aug 13, 2025

#42

Uglifies Beauty

MAD Magazine (2018)

Feb 19, 2025

#40

Politics 2024

MAD Magazine (2018)

Oct 09, 2024

Issue #1

Mad Magazine Special Edition 2024 (2024)

May 04, 2024

Issue #3

Alterlinus (2023)

#35

Issue #35

MAD Magazine (2018)

Dec 12, 2023

#34

Tinkers with Toys!

MAD Magazine (2018)

Oct 11, 2023

#33

MAD Goes Back to Ghoul

MAD Magazine (2018)

Sep 06, 2023

#30

MAD Takes Apart Technology

MAD Magazine (2018)

Mar 15, 2023

Lists

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