Allen Bert Christman

Allen Bert Christman
Born(1915-05-31)May 31, 1915[1]
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
DiedJanuary 23, 1942(1942-01-23) (aged 26)[1]
Burma Road, Burma
Notable works
Scorchy Smith; Sandman

Allen Bert Christman (May 31, 1915 – January 23, 1942) was an American cartoonist and naval aviator. He is best known as artist of the newspaper comic strip Scorchy Smith, about a pilot-adventurer in the inter-war years.[2] He was also credited with co-creating the original, Wesley Dodds version of the DC Comics character the Sandman.

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  2. ^ Glaess, Andy. "Christman, Allen Bert". American Volunteer Group; Flying Tigers. Archived from the original on November 19, 2011.