Adolfo Aizen

Russian-born Brazilian journalist and editor

Adolfo Aizen (Ekaterinoslav, June 10, 1907 – Rio de Janeiro, May 10, 1991) was a Russian-born Brazilian journalist and editor. He grew up in Salvador, moving to Rio de Janeiro at the age of 15.2

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Born Jun 10, 1907, died May 10, 1991.1

About

In Rio, he worked at the publisher O Malho, responsible for the magazine O Tico-Tico, the first magazine to publish comics in Brazil. In 1945, Aizen founded Editora Brasil-América Limitada (EBAL), which would become the most important Brazilian comic book publishing house until the 1980s (the publisher was closed in 1995), being responsible for publishing comics like Superman, Batman and Prince Valiant, among others. In 2000, Aiezen was awarded posthumously with the title of "Master of the National Comics" by Prêmio Angelo Agostini.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: journalist, publisher, business executive.4

  • Date not recordedFounded EBAL3

Personal life

  • BornJun 10, 1907, Dnipro5
  • DiedMay 10, 1991, Rio de Janeiro6
  • CitizenshipBrazil7

Awards

  • 2000Prêmio Angelo Agostini for Master of National Comics8 9