Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels

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KURTZMAN, HARVEY 357

Help! , which was published by Warren Publishing from 1962 to 1966 and exercised
an important infl uence on the emerging phenomenon of underground comics. In his
later years, Kurtzman continued to work on various anthologies and also to teach at
New York’s School of Visual Arts. Th e Harvey Awards , given annually to celebrate
achievement in comics art, are named in his honor.

Selected Bibliography: Kitchen, Denis, and Paul Buhle. Th e Art of Harvey Kurtzman:
Th e Mad Genius of Comics. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2009.
Christopher Couch
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