Al Milgrom

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Cover to West Coast Avengers #1,
Art by Milgrom

Allen "Al" Milgrom is an American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor.

As a writer he has worked on titles such as Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1984-85), Incredible Hulk (1986-87), Mephisto (1987) and Amazing Spider-man Vol.1 (1991).

As a penciller some of the comics he has contributed to include Firestorm (a character he co-created with writer Gerry Conway in 1978), Avengers (1983-85), Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (1984-85) and Secret Wars II (1985-86).

He has been a very prolific inker, working on many books including most of Marvel Comics' line at one point or another. Series he has worked on include Cable, Captain America, Captain Marvel Vol.1, Generation X, Micronauts, Uncanny X-Men, Warlock, and X-Factor to list only a few.

He was editor for Marvel through much of the 1980s, most notably presiding over Epic Comics with Archie Goodwin and editing Marvel Fanfare Vol.1 for its full 10 year run (#1-60, 1982-1992). He left Marvel in 2000 after insulting just departed editor Bob Harras with a phrase hidden in a comic he inked.[1]

He was nominated for the Shazam Award for Outstanding New Talent in 1974.