{{Short description|American illustrator}} right|thumb|Charles Sultan, in an undated photo
'''Charles Solomon Sultan''' (November 16, 1913 – February 28, 1984)<ref name=AskArt>[http://www.askart.com/artist/Charles_Sultan/131490/Charles_Sultan.aspx Charles Sultan], from Edan Hughes' ''Artists in California 1786-1940''; archived at AskArt.com; retrieved December 2, 2018</ref> was an American illustrator and editor known for his work during the Golden Age of Comic Books, and for his later work in pulp fiction.
==Biography== Sultan was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family.<ref name=PulpArtist/> In 1931, he quit school to become a sign painter, so as to help support his family financially;<ref name=PulpArtist>[https://www.pulpartists.com/Sultan.html CHARLES SULTAN (1913-1984)], by David Saunders, at PulpArtists.com; published 2012; retrieved December 2, 2018</ref> he was so successful that he was able to enroll in the Art Students League of New York,<ref name=AskArt/> where he studied under Walter Biggs, John Steuart Curry, and George Bridgman.<ref name=PulpArtist/>
He began illustrating various pulp magazines in 1936.<ref name=PulpArtist/> In 1939, he joined Eisner & Iger,<ref name=Lambiek>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sultan_charles.htm Charles Sultan], at ''Lambiek''; published no later than May 6, 2008 (earliest date on archive.org); retrieved December 2, 2018</ref> and by 1940 was an art director for Harry "A" Chesler.<ref name=Lambiek/> He also worked for Fawcett Comics (where he created the character of "Spy Smasher"), Fiction House, and Quality Comics.
In 1942, Sultan was drafted into the US Military, and served four years, during which he drew comic strips for a military newspaper.<ref name=PulpArtist/> He subsequently illustrated comic books for DC Comics, EC Comics, Better Publications, and a variety of other publishers.<ref name=PulpArtist/> He also edited and published pocket books, and provided illustrations for adventure magazines.<ref name=Lambiek/>
He continued to illustrate men's adventure magazines into the 1970s.<ref name=PulpArtist/> He died in Camarillo, California, on February 28, 1984.
Sultan's brother-in-law was Lou Fine.<ref name=Classics>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cGSAJrIxS34C&dq=%22Charles+Sultan%22+artist&pg=PA203 ''Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History'', 2d ed.], by William B. Jones, Jr., published September 29, 2011 by McFarland & Company</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.comics.org/penciller/name/sultan/sort/alpha/ Charles Sultan] at the Grand Comics Database
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