# Charles Sultan

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{{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](/source/Edan_Hughes)' ''Artists in California 1786-1940''; archived at AskArt.com; retrieved December 2, 2018</ref> was an American [illustrator](/source/illustrator) and editor known for his work during the [Golden Age of Comic Books](/source/Golden_Age_of_Comic_Books), and for his later work in [pulp fiction](/source/pulp_magazines).

==Biography==
Sultan was born in [Brooklyn](/source/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](/source/Art_Students_League_of_New_York),<ref name=AskArt/> where he studied under [Walter Biggs](/source/Walter_Biggs), [John Steuart Curry](/source/John_Steuart_Curry),  and [George Bridgman](/source/George_Bridgman).<ref name=PulpArtist/>

He began illustrating various pulp magazines in 1936.<ref name=PulpArtist/> In 1939, he joined [Eisner & Iger](/source/Eisner_%26_Iger),<ref name=Lambiek>[https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sultan_charles.htm Charles Sultan], at ''[Lambiek](/source/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](/source/Harry_%22A%22_Chesler).<ref name=Lambiek/> He also worked for [Fawcett Comics](/source/Fawcett_Comics) (where he created the character of "[Spy Smasher](/source/Spy_Smasher)"), [Fiction House](/source/Fiction_House), and [Quality Comics](/source/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](/source/DC_Comics), [EC Comics](/source/EC_Comics), [Better Publications](/source/Standard_Comics), and a variety of other publishers.<ref name=PulpArtist/> He also edited and published [pocket books](/source/pocket_edition), 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](/source/Camarillo%2C_California), on February 28, 1984.

Sultan's brother-in-law was [Lou Fine](/source/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](/source/McFarland_%26_Company)</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.comics.org/penciller/name/sultan/sort/alpha/ Charles Sultan] at the [Grand Comics Database](/source/Grand_Comics_Database)

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