They star the misadventures and thoughts of a very naive rookie name Private Dubb. Somehow, despite the carnage of war, he managed to create these two humorous gems. Crosby enlisted in the Army during World War I, where he was wounded in battle and awarded both the Purple Heart and Victory medal. In this section we have a two books by Percy Crosby, which predate his most notable creation the popular and critically acclaimed Skippy comic strip. Rookie From The 13th Squad | Uploaded: Nov 2, 2012 Gene Hazleton died 6 April 2005, aged 85.īetween Shots and That Rookie From The 13th Squad
He also helped on the animation side and is credited with creating both Pebbles and Bamm Bamm, for the Flintstones. Initially Hazleton supervised The Flintstones and Yogi Bear strips, but then took over both the writing and drawing of them. The last big move was to Hanna-Barbera, where for many years he was the head artist of the newspaper comic department. When MGM closed its animated studio, Hazleton freelanced and it was at this period that he created Angel Face. There he worked with Hanna and Barbera on Tom & Jerry, and also on the Tex Avery shorts. He left Disney in 1941 to join Robert Clampett at Warner Bros. Hazleton joined Disney in 1939 where his animation work can be seen with the goat kids in Fantasia along with the 'Pleasure Island' sequence in Pinocchio. Angel Face is rather obscure, however it is of interest as the artist is Gene Hazleton. Although at first sight the cartoons appear to be targeted at children, the humor is actually aimed at adults. If she is not doing that, then Angel is up to some sort of mischief.
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Humor | Children/Teenagers | Leading LadiesĪngel Face is a short lived series of newspaper panels, featuring a little girl who either by accident, or by design tends to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Can there be higher praise?Īngel Face (1957) | Uploaded: Aug 19, 2012 I know that Jack was a fan of and greatly influenced by Fine's work". He was also Jack Kirby's favorite artist. Joe Simon, named him his: "favorite artist. Will Eisner, called Lou Fine one of the greatest draftsmen ever. Coffee Nerves' for Chase and Sanborn Coffee, and 'Sam Spade' for Wildroot Cream Oil.Īdam Ames was created late in Fine's career and was followed by his last strip, a complete change of genre with private eye Peter Scratch. Their creations include 'Charlie McCarthy' and 'Mr. During this period he worked extensively with Don Komisarow. In 1944 he left comic books to draw Sunday advertising strips, presumably for financial reasons. He then finished his comic book career drawing for Quality Comics, where he illustrated the Black Condor, Stormy Foster, and Uncle Sam. Fine joined the Eisner-Iger comic book shop in 1938, where he contributed to Wilton of the West, The Count of Monte Cristo, and most famously the Flame. He is considered one of the greatest artists working during the the Golden Age of comic books. Although the strip is not well know, its artist most certainly is!Īdam Ames was drawn by Lou Fine.
The story is pure soap opera revolving around Adam Ames, a widower, his housekeeper and two teenage children. Blackaller:-Īdam Ames was a short-lived strip lasting from 1959 to 1962. Blackaller died in 1958 when Tony Speer took over the art. Story by Conrad Frost, art by Basil Blackaller. Originally appearing in the Daily Dispatch, a British newspaper, and the Melbourne Australian Age. It does not store any personal data.Ace O'Hara 13 - The Flying Saucer Mystery | Uploaded: Jun 28, 2021 The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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