Golden Age artists you’d like to know more about.

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Electricmastro · December 7, 2020

Sam Weissman, whom I only found out was an animator at Fleischer Studios through his online obituary:

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=sam-weissman&pid=87731747
http://www.ltolman.org/fein.htm
http://www.ltolman.org/sturman-50th-IDs.htm
http://www.ltolman.org/samweissman.htm
https://www.comics.org/penciller/name/Sam weissman/sort/chrono/

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Electricmastro · December 14, 2020

“Cardwell” was thought to have been a fake name used in Prize Comics, but it turns out the name belongs to pulp and pin-up illustrator Cardwell Higgins.

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https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-illustration-art/mainstream-illustration/cardwell-s-higgins-1902-1983-original-comic-art-c1940-for-dr-dekkar-master-of-monsters-by-cardwell-six-origi/a/807-3209.s

https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/artists/cardwell-higgins

IngelsFan · December 14, 2020

Ernie Schroeder. I’m a fan of his work for Harvey and Hillman, but haven’t seen that much written about him.

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Electricmastro · January 10, 2021

On 12/14/2020 at 9:44 AM, IngelsFan said:

Ernie Schroeder. I’m a fan of his work for Harvey and Hillman, but haven’t seen that much written about him.

The Alter Ego interview with him is certainly welcome, but yeah, he was quite an ambitious artist, profound at times even, whose art is deserving to be found out about more (Airboy Comics #v8#11, December 1951):

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Electricmastro · January 12, 2021

Doc Savage and Shadow comic artist Al Bare:

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http://hlavery.org/?p=940

Electricmastro · February 10, 2021

A. S. Van Eerde (aka Andel Synco van Eerde), who was born in southern Africa in 1897 and died in New York in 1979. He was a commercial artist that designed advertisements for clients. He also sold his own fine art and was a writer/illustrator that did covers and interiors for magazines like "American Legion Weekly", and comic books. He had a short-lived comic strip called "2038 AD: An Excursion to Mars", that ran only four installments in "Amazing Mystery Funnies" comic book series published by Centaur between 1938-1940. -

https://www.eclectibles.com/product-p/22021101.htm

rjpb · February 10, 2021

Thanks to everyone involved for posting information here, lots of artists I was unfamiliar with, and backstory on ones whose work I'd admired but knew little about.

Electricmastro · February 11, 2021

Tony Yuknis of Comics Magazine Company (1916-1994):

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Electricmastro · February 25, 2021

Lawrence Tyler Dresser (1888-1980), artist who exhibited at the first modern art exhibit in 1913 (Classics Illustrated #82, April 1951):

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50YrsCollctngCmcs · February 26, 2021

Great thread topic. I'd like to learn more about H.G. Peter who was already pretty old when he started working on the Wonder Woman series for DC comics. His style is very reminiscent of work like Jon R. Neill's OZ work; another artist I wish I could find out more about.

For those who like to read biographies there are certainly some good ones out there. Krazy on George Herriman was really a good read and fascinating. Also don't forget to page through Steranko's History of Comics; he talked to lots of the Golden Age folks. While I haven't read it in years he had some interesting material on Jack Cole's youth. And it's kind of amazing no one ever wrote a biography of Carl Barks!!

Electricmastro · March 4, 2021

On 2/25/2021 at 7:25 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said:

Great thread topic. I'd like to learn more about H.G. Peter who was already pretty old when he started working on the Wonder Woman series for DC comics. His style is very reminiscent of work like Jon R. Neill's OZ work; another artist I wish I could find out more about.

For those who like to read biographies there are certainly some good ones out there. Krazy on George Herriman was really a good read and fascinating. Also don't forget to page through Steranko's History of Comics; he talked to lots of the Golden Age folks. While I haven't read it in years he had some interesting material on Jack Cole's youth. And it's kind of amazing no one ever wrote a biography of Carl Barks!!

Rob Stolzer wrote a good article about him, which goes into his style and possible influences, including Nell Brinkley and Franklin Booth.

https://inkslingers.ink/2020/08/25/h-g-peter-from-judge-to-wonder/

Electricmastro · March 4, 2021

Myron Strauss (1917-1999), who was actually approached about his Centaur Comics work by a high school student around 1980:

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http://www.outofbodies.com/sketchbook/strauss.html

50YrsCollctngCmcs · March 4, 2021

1 hour ago, Electricmastro said:

Rob Stolzer wrote a good article about him, which goes into his style and possible influences, including Nell Brinkley and Franklin Booth.

https://inkslingers.ink/2020/08/25/h-g-peter-from-judge-to-wonder/

Thanks, I'll check that out.

Electricmastro · March 5, 2021

Walter Howard Chapman (1912-2015):

“Comic book addicts will be interested to know that one of the creators of funnypaper art is now joined with the 84th infantry division stationed at Camp Claiborne. He is Cpl. Walter Howard Chapman who in his pre-war days worked as a cartoonist with the Jack Binder Studios in New York and spent his time dreaming of drawings for Captain Midnight, Doc Savage, Nick Carter, and The Shadow. He is like the boogie-woogie piano player who composes a symphony during his spare time. He studied at the Art Students League in New York, one of the country's outstanding art schools, and he worked under such well-known American artists as Henry Keller and John Corhina. His pictures have been exhibited in museums all over the country, and he painted a large mural for the University of Toledo. More than anything else, he enjoys painting portraits and hopes someday to devote most of his artistic energy to this work. Drawing cartoons is a pleasant past-time, and the pecuniary compensation is very high. That is its most attractive feature, Chapman assured us, but it lacks the real soul satisfaction of serious art. Chapman has been with the 84th Division since its activation at Camp Howze, Texas. He is now the No. 1 gunner in a mortar squad.” - https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/213312818/

“He fought overseas during World War II, participating in the Battle of the Bulge as a member of Company H, 334th Infantry Regiment 84th Division. He was a cartoonist for Stars and Stripes while in the Army and received a Bronze Star for his combat service. While in the service, Walter illustrated the book "The Battle of Germany" by Theodore Draper. He also has several illustrations included in the book "The Liberators" by William Hirsh. Walter returned to Toledo and established himself in the local art community, eventually opening Chapman Art Gallery where he could paint and sell his works exclusively. His professional memberships included Allied Artists of America, Watercolor USA Honor Society, Ohio Watercolor Society, Ohio Realists, Northwest Ohio Watercolor Society, the Toledo Artists Club, and the Toledo Museum of Art. Walter was a member of the Toledo Tile Club since 1954, meeting every Tuesday night with fellow artists, and also Sylvania First United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Jean, enjoyed traveling and spent their winters in Arizona for over 30 years.” - https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/toledoblade/obituary.aspx?n=walter-chapman&pid=175145684&fhid=15375

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