Benjamin Allen (cartoonist)

Benjamin Allen
Stookie Allen, cartoonist, in 1934
BornBenjamin David Allen
(1903-01-30)January 30, 1903
Corsicana, Texas,[1] U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 1971(1971-01-06) (aged 67)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist, Illustrator
Pseudonym(s)"Stookie" Allen
Notable works
fact-based comics
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1930; div. 1951)​

Benjamin David "Stookie" Allen (30 January 1903 – 6 January 1971)[2] was a cartoonist who specialized in nonfiction and inspirational features.[3] He created the nationally syndicated comic strips Heroes of Democracy and Keen Teens.[4] For the pulps, he created and drew Argosy magazine's Men of Daring and Women of Daring,[5] and Detective Fiction Weekly's Illustrated Crimes.[6]

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  2. ^ "Ben Dave Allen". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ Holtz, Allan. "Dell Publishing's "The Funnies" Part 9," Stripper's Guide (May 5, 2008).
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  6. ^ Allen, Stookie (3 October 1936). "The Torch Murder". Detective Fiction Weekly. 105 (4): 112–113.