Alex Toth (b. 1928)

Biography:

Toth was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, where he worked at DC from 1947 on superhero stories starring among others The Flash (English), Dr. Mid-Nite (English), The Atom (English) and Green Lantern (English) and western stories such as Johnny Thunder (English).

Toth is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. He came to Hanna Barbera in 1964 to do designs for Jonny Quest and his work included Super Friends, Fantastic Four, Space Ghost, Sealab 2020, The Herculoids, and Birdman.

Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

Name:

  • Alex Toth
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Alex Family name: Toth

Other Names:

  1. Atoz Type: Pen Name
  2. Hawk Type: Pen Name
  3. Toth Type: Common Alternative Name
    Family name: Toth
  4. Alexander Toth Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Alexander Family name: Toth
  5. Sandy Toth Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Sandy Family name: Toth
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Signatures:

  1. "Again a Daddy Toth" [generic]
  2. "Big Fatty" Toth [generic]
  3. "Big Ol' Fatty" Toth [generic]
  4. A [generic]
  5. A. [generic]
  6. A. T. [generic]
  7. A. Toth [generic]
  8. Al [generic]
  9. Al Toth [generic]
  10. Alex Toth [generic]
  11. Alex Toth
  12. Alexander Toth [generic]
  13. Alexander TOTH
  14. ALEXANDER TOTH [all caps; truncated TOTH]
  15. AT [generic]
  16. Hawk [generic]
  17. Sandy Toth [generic]
  18. Scott [generic]
  19. T [shield] [generic]
  20. Toth [generic]
  21. TOTH [all caps; slash on T and below H]

Awards:

  1. 1981: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  2. 1990: Harvey Award - The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame
  3. 1991: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame

Awards for Issues:

  1. 2012: Harvey Award - Best Biographical, Historical or Journalistic Presentation
    Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (2011 series)
  2. 2014: Eisner Award - Best Comics-Related Book
    Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (2013 series) [Hardcover]
  3. 2014: Eisner Award - Best Publication Design
    Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (2013 series) [Hardcover]

Relations:

  1. Employee of - Funnies, Inc. (b. 1939)
    Notes: Unconfirmed, but may have done pencils and inks 1946.
  2. Employee of - Hanna-Barbera Studio (b. 1944)
    Notes: Did pencils and inks 1978.
  3. Employee of - Joe Kubert Studio (b. 1949)
    Notes: Did pencils and inks 1949.

Schools:

  1. High School of Industrial Arts [NYC] ? to ?

  2. Art Students League of New York ? to ?

Art Influences:

Alex Toth (b. 1928) stated influences by:
  1. Milton Caniff (b. 1907)
  2. Roy Crane (b. 1901)
  3. Lou Fine (b. 1914)
  4. Emil Gershwin (b. 1922)
  5. Mort Meskin (b. 1916)
  6. Frank Robbins (b. 1917)
  7. Jerry Robinson (b. 1922)
  8. Noel Sickles (b. 1910)
Influences by Alex Toth (b. 1928) were stated by:
  1. Jim Amash (b. 1960)
  2. Mark Bagley (b. 1957)
  3. Mark Beachum (b. 1962)
  4. Jordi Bernet (b. 1944)
  5. Jon Bogdanove (b. 1958)
  6. Paul J. Bolger
  7. Pat Boyette (b. 1923)
  8. Roger Brand (b. 1943)
  9. Mark Chiarello (b. 1960)
  10. Richard Corben (b. 1940)
  11. Paris Cullins (b. 1960)
  12. Rafael Dantas (b. 1981)
  13. David Marshall (b. 1962)
  14. Jerry De Fuccio (b. 1925)
  15. Alex Dellinges (b. 1932)
  16. Chuck Dixon (b. 1954)
  17. Felipe Echevarria (b. 1959)
  18. Tommy Lee Edwards (b. 1973)
  19. Steve Englehart (b. 1947)
  20. Jorge Fornés (b. 1974)
  21. Paul Fricke (b. 1963)
  22. Pete Friedrich (b. 1960)
  23. Dennis Fujitake (b. 1947)
  24. Kerry Gammill (b. 1954)
  25. Frank Giacoia (b. 1924)
  26. Keith Giffen (b. 1952)
  27. Tom Grindberg (b. 1961)
  28. Don Heck (b. 1929)
  29. Jaime Hernandez (b. 1959)
  30. Phil Hester (b. 1966)
  31. Gary Kato (b. 1949)
  32. Peter Krause (b. 1956)
  33. Michael Lark (b. 1966)
  34. Steve Lieber (b. 1967)
  35. Enrico Marini (b. 1969)
  36. Timothy Markin (b. 1968)
  37. Jeff Matsuda (b. 1970)
  38. Sparky Moore (b. 1925)
  39. Gray Morrow (b. 1934)
  40. Kevin Nowlan (b. 1958)
  41. Mitch O'Connell (b. 1961)
  42. Michael Avon Oeming (b. 1973)
  43. Bob Orzechowski (b. 1960)
  44. Richard Pace (b. 1968)
  45. Paul Pope (b. 1970)
  46. Paul Power (b. 1954)
  47. Rodney Ramos (b. 1966)
  48. Pat Redding (b. 1961)
  49. Paul Rivoche (b. 1959)
  50. John Romita (b. 1930)
  51. Steve Rude (b. 1956)
  52. Tim Sale (b. 1956)
  53. Bart Sears (b. 1963)
  54. William Stout (b. 1949)
  55. R. G. Taylor (b. 1950)
  56. Wayne Truman (b. 1936)
  57. Neil Vokes (b. 1954)
  58. John Watson (b. 1971)
  59. Lee Weeks (b. 1962)
  60. Mark Wheatley (b. 1954)
  61. John Workman (b. 1950)
  62. Randy Zimmerman (b. 1959)
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