Background
Andriola was born in New York City and grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey.
Andriola was born in New York City and grew up in Rutherford, New Jersey.
He studied at Cooper Union and Columbia University, intending to becoming a writer
His work sometimes appeared under the pseudonym Alfred James. Instead, following a fan letter he wrote to Milton Caniff, he became his assistant, working with him on Terry and the Pirates and Scorchy Smith.