Bill everett at skywald sol brodsky was a long time artist, inker and production man at marvel comics. Art collectors by submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from. Beeman appeared during a mid1960s superhero fad that. Greg theakston originally credited jack kirby on pencils and mort meskin on inks. Crafted twiceup scale in ink over graphite on bristol board with an image area of 12 x 18. Beeman is a fictional superhero in comic books published by harvey comics, who briefly appeared during the period historians and fans call the silver age of comic books. Stories and art by john prentice, tom hickey, manny stallman, warren kremer and bill draut. Art by bob mccarty, al eadeh, bill draut and john prentice. Artist most known for his horror and war comics at dc during the 1960s and 70s. He is best known for his lush paintings, his work in comic books, book covers, movie posters and record album covers. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. Many complete stories are included along with covers, doublepage splashes, unfinished pencils and unpublished pages. Young romance jack kirby,joe simon,bill draut, love comic book.
After a little research, though, i began to doubt my gut, and as you can see in an excerpt below from deweys published article, id decided i must have been wrong. We only hold comic books and images that are in the public domain. These mammoth compilations were everything their name implied a and proved so popular that, in 1974, dc began to publish many of their ongoing titles in the format, featuring a lead story of new material backed up by. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. The online vintage comic book and comic art auction. Lots of science fiction here, and second generation of appealing art, as many of the spanish artists and even filipino artists continue their fine work. His reputation largely rests on the series of slapdash, spirited frankenstein stories he wrote and drew in the latter half of the 1940s.
Jack kirby was one of the most influential comic book artists and writers of the united states, and one of the innovators of the superhero genre. Premium members of are able to list their artworks for sale in our comic. Latest art of the simon and kirby studio spotlights the kings golden age era. Original comic art by artist bill draut kenneth g my wife and i felt the need to express our deep appreciation for the service we have received both in mail order and in person at conventions these past six years in doing business with you. Living in the uk i have bought a number of things from america in the past, and i have never had such fast. He was created by writer otto binder and artist bill draut. Original comic art by artist bill draut michael n hi, i just got my parcel this morning, and wanted to say what a great experience it has been buying form you. Shortly afterwards, he ventured into comic books, working at the crestwood. It will have a few minor defects and will generally appear to be in slightly used but not roughly used condition. To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century.
As it really was, doubledare starred beeman on its cover. Briefer was among the pioneers of the american comic book. Bill draut 19211993 was an american comic book artist best known for his work at harvey comics and dc comics from the 1940s to the 1970s. Nicknamed the king of comics, he has been a driving force behind the industry during both the golden age of comic books. Dan spiegle, mike roy, bill draut, frank thorne, frank bolle, tom gill, fred fredericks, jesse santos, luis dominguez, don heck, sal trapani, jeff jones. Draut was assigned to do features like the furnished room, calamity jane, and red demon for the harvey titles stuntman and boy explorers. Adam hughes adam hughes, one of the most coveted comic convention sketch artists today, is best known for his cover work on titles like wonder. Collectible original comic art complete stories for sale. The dukes appearance in the other two titles would have been a means of generating interest. More than any other artists, bill consistently produced a significant amount of art for all simon and kirby productions. Part of the improbable origin of the campy crimefighter beeman. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Todays post is the first in what i hope to be a series on one of the most starkly individual comic book artists. Bill draut was an american comic book illustrator, who started working in the late 40s, but his most notable contributions were created during the 70s and early 80s in the socalled bronze age of comics.
One of the other artist who worked with simon was friends with bill. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time by creative bloq staff computer arts 11 march 2014 from action blockbusters to the lego movie, the influence of comic artists on popular culture has never been greater. Covers, bill draut original cover art for house of mystery the underrated bill draut provides a patients worst n. Get the best deals on collectible original comic art complete stories when you shop the largest online selection at. But, as if to outdo itself, dc that very same year introduced yet another oversized format, the 100page super spectacular. Jim vadeboncoeur jr identifies the cover artist as bill draut. Black cat no 4 comic book movie is presented in full screen, 1920 x 1080 hd 1080p quality video, without music, narration, sound, animation, pans or zooms, enabling every comic. Although he was most know for his romance, horror, war and western comics, he also got in a few superhero comics in there as well. Bill draut, january 1971 comic book girl, romance comics. Draut started working for dc comics around the early 50s on romance and western comics. Hes done work most notably for first comics, marvel comics, 2 and dc comics. Bill draut s demon would have been a backup feature.
Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Anthonys comic book art original comic art bill draut. Writereditor stan lee relied on his right hand man to make sure the trains ran on time but the entrepreneurial brodsky also worked on outside projects including the big boy restaurant promotional comics and editing the initial issues of cracked magazine. Old comics comics girls vintage comic books vintage comics romance comics comic book girl true romance romance art vintage romance explore xray delta ones photos on flickr. Stony craig by bill draut as some of you guessed or saw the sample panels i posted two days ago were drawn by bill draut 19211993. He was one of the regular artists for harveys young romance for many years. Bill draut artist bob mccarty artist bob powell artist dick briefer artist edvard moritz artist frank bolle artist. Bill reinhold is a 1982 graduate of the american academy of art in downtown chicago. Legendary bill draut, top notch in my book top notch comic book artist bill draut. Reed crandall, bob powell, charles biro, fred kida, phil bard, emil gershwin, al avison, bill draut, paul norris, bill quackenbush, robert bugg and others uncredited.
My wife and i felt the need to express our deep appreciation for the service we have received both in mail order and in person at conventions these past six years in doing business with you. Kirbys art and imitators like mort meskin here just doesnt seem to fit a straight romance story with no physical action. Michigan state university libraries special collections division reading room index to the comic art collection drake, sheldon to draut back to the d index screen back to. Daredevil, elektra assassin, and stray toasters comic book illustrator bill enjoyed participating in the temple of art panel on the upcoming documentary about comics creativity, as well as socializing with fans. Best artist who equips his booth with a pronunciation guide. Marvel the fantastic four splash page by jack kirby comic book artists, comic artist. The strip was named stony craig and was credited to frank h rentfrow and don dixon, although all the strips i have from march 1945 to june 1946 are signed by rentfrow and draut.
Part of prizes influential romance comics line, produced by the studio of captain america. Beemans creators were writer otto binder captain marvel, supergirl and artist bill draut who has worked for both dc and marvel over the years. Reinhold has been drawing and inking comic books professionally since 1981. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. Shortly afterwards, he ventured into comic books, working at the crestwood studio of jack kirby and joe simon. Bill draut could be described as the work horse for the simon and kirby studio.
Art by bill draut, al eadeh, john belfi, vic donahue and jack kirby. Black widow, mulan, eternals and more new release dates announced. Harveys romance comic about young brides includes cautionary tales about those who marry too soon. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Adam hughes adam hughes, one of the most coveted comic convention sketch artists today, is best known for his cover work on titles like wonder woman, tomb raider and catwoman. If there was to be a third comic book it was most likely that the duke of broadway would have been the title feature. Sep 26, 2017 by the australian panther im probably as big a kirby fan as you are likely to run into and you are never going to anger me by expressing your honest opinion. Bill draut was an american comic book illustrator, who started working in the late 40s, but his. Bill draut began his career as an artist in the 1940s by drawing the sergeant stony craig comic strip for the bell syndicate. Outside of these longterm stalwarts of comic book illustration, however, there was another group, a number of artists that apparently only toiled on horror comics during the 1950s. Bill draut joined in this effort and his first comic book work appeared in. The underrated bill draut provides a patients worst n.
William draut began his career in the mid1940s, doing the sergeant stony. For me, it introduced one of my favorite comic book artists to me, bill draut. Nostalgic investments, po box 31, north marshfield, ma, 02059, u. The famed title that spawned a decadeslong trend in romance comics, created and produced by captain america creators joe simon and jack kirby. This comic became most famous for providing us the earliest of jim sterankos work the comic book medium. It had been more than three decades since he had vanished, but i had a pretty good idea who that artist had been bill draut.
Bill draut comic art member gallery results page 1. Kit cares for her husband ted after hes crippled in an accident, but her pushy boss bob sees her as fair game. James gunn shares the plot for the never made scoobydoo 3. William draut began his career in the mid1940s, doing the sergeant stony craig daily for bell syndicate. Bill draut real name william draut employers dc comics job titles penciler inker cover. Original comic art by bill draut nostalgic investments.
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