George Edward Papp
Career
George Papp began his comic book career with the occasional feature and cartoon in early issues of the
Superman line of comics. "Pep Morgan" and "Clip Carson" were the first features he worked on for
Action Comics.
Papp primarily worked for
DC Comics, but briefly worked for
Columbia Comics and
Harvey Comics as well.
At DC, Papp co-created Green Arrow and Congo Bill.
Papp joined the U.S. Army during World War II before returning to comics.
From 1946 to 1968, Papp worked on the Green Arrow and Superboy comics features, during which he co-created
Bizarro,
General Zod, and the
Phantom Zone, among others.
[Alex Irvine "1950s" in Dolan, p. 91: "A book-length story by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp took up the entirety of Superboy #68. Bizarro was a copy of the Boy of Steel, created by a malfunctioning prototype duplicator ray."][McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 102] His other work includes several early appearances of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Papp was fired by DC in 1968 along with many other prominent writers and artists who had made demands for health and retirement benefits.
His final published comic was
Superboy #148 (June 1968).
Afterwards, Papp worked in commercial art and advertising.
Bibliography
Columbia Comics
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Big Shot Comics #5–6 (1940)
DC Comics
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Action Comics #5, 7–11, 14, 16–18, 20, 22, 28–41 (1938–1941)
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Adventure Comics #34 ("Fantastic Facts" feature); #104–205, 207–249 ("Green Arrow" feature); #251, 254–255, 258–259, 261–262, 264–267, 269–270, 272–275, 277, 282–283, 287–290, 295, 297, 299–300, 303–310, 312–315 ("Superboy" feature); #320, 348, 358 ("Legion of Super-Heroes" feature) (1939–1967)
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All-American Men of War #11, 13–14, 22, 26, 28 (1954–1955)
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Batman #1–3, 16 ("Fantastic Facts" feature) (1940–1943)
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The Brave and the Bold #71 (Batman and Green Arrow) (1967)
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Congorilla #4 (1955)
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Detective Comics #35, 37 ("Fantastic Facts" feature); #71 (1940–1943)
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Gang Busters #2–4, 7–8, 40, 61 (1948–1958)
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House of Mystery #26, 56, 61, 68, 70, 73 (1954–1958)
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House of Secrets #6, 8, 10 (1957–1958)
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Leading Comics #1–3, 5 (1941–1943)
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More Fun Comics #38; #52, 54–55 ("Fantastic Facts" feature); #56–67 ("Congo Bill" feature); #68–76 ("Clip Carson" feature); #73–84 ("Green Arrow" feature) (1938–1942)
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Mr. District Attorney #4, 57–58 (1948–1957)
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My Greatest Adventure #21 (1958)
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New York World's Fair Comics #2 ("Fantastic Facts" feature) (1940)
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Our Army at War #25–26, 31, 36, 44, 48 (1954–1956)
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Our Fighting Forces #1, 3, 6–7, 10–11 (1954–1956)
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Real Fact Comics #6, 8 (1947)
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Star Spangled Comics #91–105, 118 ("Captain Compass" feature) (1949–1951)
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Star Spangled War Stories #23, 30, 32 (1954–1955)
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Superboy #65–73, 75–79, 81, 83–97, 99–102, 104–128, 130–137, 139–142, 144–145, 148 (1958–1968)
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Superman #130, 152, 177 (1959–1965)
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #79–80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 94 (1964–1966)
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Tales of the Unexpected #6, 9, 13–14, 27 (1956–1958)
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Tomahawk #48 (1957)
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World's Finest Comics #23, 25–95 ("Green Arrow" feature) (1946–1958)
Harvey Comics
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Champion Comics #2, 5 (1939–1940)
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Cyclone Comics #1, 3 (1940)
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