Shelly Moldoff Action Comics 1 0

[Captain Canuck]

I have read that Sheldon Moldoff contributed to Action Comics #1, but find conflicting resources, some have him listed as working on the book and others do not. Did he contribute to Action Comics #1 and if so, what did he do exactly in that book?

[N e r V]

Didn’t Jack Kirby claim to create Superman at one time too?

[bluechip]

He is credited on the inside back cover for the "Odds n' Ends" bits about baseball players.   

Edited July 22, 2019 by bluechip

[Chicago Boy]

Interesting x 2 

[bluechip]

8 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

Interesting x 2 

Yes.   People say the back cover to Action 1 is unique  and that if yours is missing the back cover you stand little chance of finding it in the wild.  But I would bet very good money that the "odds 'n ends" feature, being entirely about baseball players, ended up in some scrapbooks back in the day.,

[Captain Canuck]

So does his contribution entitle him to full status as a contributor to Action Comics 1?

[bluechip]

4 minutes ago, Captain Canuck said:

So does his contribution entitle him to full status as a contributor to Action Comics 1?

I would certainly say so.

[Primetime]

12 hours ago, Captain Canuck said:

So does his contribution entitle him to full status as a contributor to Action Comics 1?

Without a doubt. It was amazing Moldoff met Bernard Bailey when he was a youngster. Bailey was his neighbor in NYC and saw him drawing images of Popeye on the sidewalks with chalk. Bailey mentored him and connected him with DC and the rest was history - the best Hawkman and Batman ghost artist there was. 

Edited July 23, 2019 by Primetime

[sfcityduck]

GCD claims the last page opposite the inside back cover also was by Moldoff.  I buy it, looks like same art (see Gehrig and Grissom) and lettering style:

[pemart1966]

42 minutes ago, Primetime said:

Without a doubt. It was amazing Moldoff met Bernard Bailey when he was a youngster. Bailey was his neighbor in NYC and saw him drawing images of Popeye on the sidewalks with chalk. Bailey mentored him and connected him with DC and the rest was history - the best Hawkman and Batman ghost artist there was. 

 

 

I'll have to go with Murphy Anderson and Sprang respectively...

[comicdonna]

54 minutes ago, sfcityduck said:

GCD claims the last page opposite the inside back cover also was by Moldoff.  I buy it, looks like same art (see Gehrig and Grissom) and lettering style:

 

Here's a pic from an original copy.

[sfcityduck]

1 hour ago, comicdonna said:

Here's a pic from an original copy.

The pics I posted are from the Cgc 9.0 white, but I fully understand why you thought they were of a reprint.  That copy’s preservation is unreal!

[Lazyboy]

14 hours ago, Captain Canuck said:

So does his contribution entitle him to full status as a contributor to Action Comics 1?

How is that a real question? He produced content that appeared in the issue.

[comicdonna]

13 minutes ago, sfcityduck said:

The pics I posted are from the Cgc 9.0 white, but I fully understand why you thought they were of a reprint.  That copy’s preservation is unreal!

I guess it is.  

[RedFury]

I remember hearing a story that someone approached Shelly at a convention back in the 90's and showed him his work in Action #1.  Shelly had no idea and was thrilled to learn he was in there.

[aardvark88]

20 hours ago, comicdonna said:

Here's a pic from an original copy.

Nice. Seems to be same Moldoff style as his actor/actress artwork in 1939  GA DC 'Movie Comics.'

Edited July 24, 2019 by aardvark88
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[Captain Canuck]

On 7/23/2019 at 4:25 PM, Lazyboy said:

How is that a real question? He produced content that appeared in the issue.

The reason for the question, is that when I look on comicbookdb and other websites his name does not appear to be attached to Action 1. 

[sfcityduck]

13 hours ago, Captain Canuck said:

The reason for the question, is that when I look on comicbookdb and other websites his name does not appear to be attached to Action 1. 

GCD indexes the above cited features as being by Moldoff.

[telerites]

I would trust GCD like @sfcityduck referenced but there are a plethora of sites that confirm this if you google him and AC #1.  Mark Evanier cited the fact in his newsfromme - https://www.newsfromme.com/2012/03/03/sheldon-moldoff-r-i-p/

Shelly's wiki page says the same thing which I know can be edited by virtually anyone.  The book, "More Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Legends of Comic Books," - 

https://books.google.com/books?id=YdZIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT128&lpg=PT128&dq=Shelly+Moldoff+"Action+Comics+%231"&source=bl&ots=1vMnr9bl5r&sig=ACfU3U2doUhSiJVTpukAjGMKH0GJg1G4pA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN0eiEyNDjAhVvdt8KHblCCxA4ChDoATAEegQICBAB#v=onepage&q=Shelly Moldoff "Action Comics %231"&f=false

And so many others.  He was the last surviving creator who had worked on AC 1 according to the Evanier article.

[Lazyboy]

15 hours ago, Captain Canuck said:

The reason for the question, is that when I look on comicbookdb and other websites his name does not appear to be attached to Action 1. 

Maybe look at better websites?