Carl Pfeufer
| Carl Pfeufer | |
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| Born | Carl T. Pfeufer September 29, 1910 Mexico |
| Died | May 5, 1980 (aged 69) |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
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Notable works
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Sub-Mariner, Tom Mix |
Carl T. Pfeufer (September 29, 1910 – May 5, 1980) was an American comic-book artist, magazine illustrator, painter and sculptor best known as one of the earliest contributors to American comic books; one of the primary early artists of the Marvel Comics superhero the Sub-Mariner; and the longtime artist of Western hero Tom Mix's comic books.
Though raised in New York City, New York, Carl Pfeufer was born in Mexico, as were his three older brothers, Herbert J., Alfred E., and Emil F. Pfeufer, while younger brothers James F. and William G. Pfeufer were born in Texas and New Jersey, respectively, and sister Ethel M. Pfeufer, the youngest child, and mother Anna (Mongold) Pfeufer, were born in New York State. The family returned to the United States in 1913. His father, Alfred Pfeufer, born in Comfort, Texas, died in 1919 after the family settled in New York, where his mother had been born.
Per differing sources, Pfeufer either attended the college Cooper Union directly after high school, or attended Cooper Union at age 16 after attending a two-year vocational school for commercial art. He won a Hors Concours award for his life drawings, and later attended the National Academy of Design, where he was compelled to turn down a Prix de Rome scholarship due to family obligations. Regardless, he continued studying at the Grand Central School of Art, the Art Students League of New York, and privately with the American Impressionist painterWilliam Starkweather.
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