About Edd Ashe
Lived 1908 – 1986 (aged 78). Edd Ashe was a painter, illustrator and artist.
Edd Ashe, born Edmund Marion Ashe Jr., (August 11, 1908 – September 4, 1986) was a creator of comic strips and a comic book artist in the United States. He wrote the strip Guy Fortune that ran in the Pittsburgh Courier from August 19, 1950, until October 22, 1955. He also illustrated The American Weekly.
He was a white Golden Age comic book artist. He and Nathaniel Nitkin created Bomber Burns.
His second marriage was to Beatrice Bishop in 1941. She was the daughter of a prominent hotelier on Long Island and died February 8, 1983.
Guy Fortune The Guy Fortune comic strip was about a secret agent who was African American. It was pioneering. A 1955 strip features Fortune in Pakistan teaching a young prince baseball.
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Who was Edd Ashe?
American comic book and strip artist
When was Edd Ashe born?
Edd Ashe was born on 11 August 1908.
When did Edd Ashe die?
Edd Ashe died on 4 September 1986.
What was Edd Ashe's occupation?
Edd Ashe was a painter, illustrator and artist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Edd Ashe. https://biography.guide/edd-ashe/
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