Born: 1901 August 26 in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1952 September 30 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography: Earle Bergey started his career as a staff artist at the Philadelphia Ledger in 1918. In 1927 he replaced Charles J. Coll as the artist on the syndicated daily comic strip Deb Days. During the Great Depression, he start painting covers for pulp magazines. His first cover paintings were for pin-up magazines, such as Pep, Bedtime and Snapp.


Name:

    Earle K. Bergey Type: Common Alternative Name

Other Names:

  1. Earl Kulp Bergey Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Earl Kulp Family name: Bergey
  2. Earle Bergey Type: Common Alternative Name

Schools:

  1. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1921 to 1926

    Notes: Night school


Signatures:

  1. EARLE BERGEY [generic]

Non Comics Works:

  1. Publication Title: Captain Future (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1940
    Employer Name : Better Publications, Inc.
    Work Title: Captain Future Wizard of Science
    Notes: Captain Future Volume 1, #3 Summer 1940

  2. Publication Title: Illustration Magazine (magazine) - Role:
    Employer Name : Dan Zimmer
    Work Title: The Art of Earle K. Bergey
    Notes: Illustration Magazine (The Illustrated Press, Inc., 2001 series ) #76 (May 2022). The Art of Earle K. Bergey essay by David Saunders 51 pgs

  3. Publication Title: Startling Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1944
    Employer Name : Better Publications, Inc.
    Notes: Startling Stories Volume 11, #2 Fall 1944 cover art

  4. Publication Title: Startling Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1945
    Employer Name : Better Publications, Inc.
    Notes: Startling Stories Volume 12, #1 Spring 1945 cover