Fred Schwab

Fred Schwab
BornAugust 25, 1917
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 2000 (aged 82)
New York City, U.S.
Area(s)Penciler, Inker, Cartoonist
Notable works
Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939)
"Lady Luck"

Fred Schwab (August 25, 1917 May 13, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose humor panels and short features were published in a wide variety of comic books from at least 1938 to 1950, during a period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. His notable comic-book appearances include Timely Comics' Marvel Comics #1 (Oct. 1939), the first publication of the company that would become Marvel Comics; and some of the earliest publications of the companies that would become DC Comics.