Alan Gordon (born June 22, 1953) is an American comic book creator primarily known as an inker and writer. He is best known for his 1990s work on DC Comics' Legion of Super Heroes and the Justice League of America, Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, and Image Comics' creator-owned WildStar.
Gordon was born in San Francisco, California.
Gordon's career began in the mid-1970s as penciler and inker of the story "A Christmas Carol", starring Michael T. Gilbert's funny-animal detective the Wraith, in Quack #6 (Dec. 1977), from the early independent comics publisher Star Reach. The following year, Gordon began freelance inking for Marvel Comics, working with pencilers Bob Budiansky and Steve Leialoha, respectively, on a backup story each in Captain America #220-221 (April–May 1978). He was the regular inker on Spider-Woman, with penciler Carmine Infantino from #7-16 (Oct. 1978 - July 1979), and worked as well on at least one issue each of The Avengers, Ghost Rider, Iron Man, Marvel Premiere, Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-in-One, Master of Kung Fu, Power Man and Iron Fist, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Thor Annual and "What If..." through 1982.
Al Gordon was an American penciler-inker active in the 1950s when writer-artist credits were not routinely given, making a full bibliography difficult to compile. His earliest known credits are a story each in Trojan Comics' Attack! #6 and Beware #14 (both March 1953).
Other work includes Lev Gleason Publications' Crime Does Not Pay and Daredevil; Toby Comics' Monty Hall of the U.S. Marines, Ramar of the Jungle and Tales of Horror; and, for Marvel Comics' 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics, stories in at least one issue each of Battle Action, Two-Gun Kid, Western Outlaws, Wild Western, and, with his final known credit, Western Kid #17 (Aug. 1957).
Al Gordon (1903 Redlands, California – 26 January 1936 Alhambra, California) was an American racecar driver.
Gordon made nine AAA Championship Car starts from 1932 to 1935 and made two non-points paying starts after that, winning an exhibition race in Oakland, California in 1936. Gordon drove in the Indianapolis 500 in 1932, 1934, and 1935, but never successfully finished the race. He qualified second in 1935. Gordon was fatally injured in a crash during a non-championship race at Legion Ascot Speedway in Alhambra, California in 1936. His riding mechanic Spider Matlock was also killed in the crash. The crash is said to have ended racing at Legion Ascot and the grandstands burned down eight months later, putting an end to the facility.