Record ID:
63922618 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
  • Name.
Description conventions:
  • rda
Heading:
Birth:
  • 19211206
Death:
  • 19850621
Associated with:
  • United States
Occupations:
  • comic artist
Used for:
  • Wojtowski, Charles Nicholas, 1921-1985
See also:
Notes:
  • Comiclopedia (comics website), viewed on 5 September 2018 Charles Nicholas (Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski (several sources say Wojtowski) is most likely the actual creator of superhero 'Blue Beetle', although this is often credited to Charles Nicholas Cuidera. He created the character when he was 18-19 years old, but was forced to sell the rights to 'Blue Beetle' to support his family shortly before going into service in World War II ; Later on, he began a long collaboration with Vince Alascia over at Charlton. With Alascia, he produced dozens of crime, suspense, mystery, SF, war, western and romance titles between 1953 and 1976. They often used the joint pen name Nicholas Alascia) https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cuidera_chuck.htm
  • Wikipedia (online encyclopedia), viewed on 5 September 2018 Charles Nicholas (Charles Nicholas is the pseudonymous house name of three early creators of American comic books for the Fox Feature Syndicate and Fox Comics. The name originated at Eisner & Iger, one of the first comic-book "packagers" that created comics on demand for publishers entering the new medium during the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of comic books. The three creators are: Charles Nicholas Cuidera (September 23, 1915-August 25, 2001), Jack Kirby (1917-1994), Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski (December 6, 1921-June 21, 1985)) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Nicholas
Local system number:
  • (AuCNL)917567
Cataloguing source:
  • ANL eng rda