George Rozen

George Rozen

Real Name

George Jerome Rozen

Employers

Street & Smith

Titles

The Shadow Magazine

Biography:

Gender

Male

First "Shadow" publication

Shadow Magazine #6

Place of Birth

Chicago , Illinois , United States of America

Date of Birth

Date of Death

October 16, 1895

July 14, 1973

Professional History

George Rozen was a pulp magazine artist who is best known for his dynamic cover paintings for The Shadow Magazine. Several of his covers were later featured on various Shadow Comics, also published by Street & Smith.

George's twin brother, Jerome George Rozen, worked on The Shadow Magazine too. He contributed a handful of covers in 1931, and George took over in January of 1932. He continued until he was fired in 1942. He illustrated a few more covers for the magazine in 1949, before the series was canceled that summer.

Work History

• Publications where "George Rozen" created the Cover

Images Attributed to George Rozen

• Cover artist images created under the name: "George Rozen"

Notes

• No special notes.

Trivia

• In 1938 George Rozen moved to East Williston, New York, on Long Island, and happen to lived on 10 Shadow Lane.

Gallery

George Rozen's classic "The Black Hush" cover has appeared on several Shadow related publications.

An early ad for the Street & Smith publication.

The illustration was used for The Living Shadow hardback.

Jim Steranko's illustration for The Living Shadow paperback.

Howard Chaykin's limited series with Rozen's poster in background.

Sanctum Books reprint.

See Also

• Gallery of George Rozen's pictures

Official Website

• None.
  

Links and References

• None.