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1944 In Comics
Events and publications Year overall *EC Comics was established by Max Gaines. January * January 1: Debut of Dudley D. Watkins' '' Jimmy and his Magic Patch'' in ''The Beano''. * January 19: Marten Toonder's ''Tom Poes'' story ''De Superfilm-onderneming'' is first published. Halfway the story the antagonists Bul Super and Hiep Hieper make their debut. * '' Captain America Comics'' (1941 series) #34 - Timely Comics * ''Human Torch Comics'' (1940 series) #14 - Timely Comics * ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #51 - Timely Comics * '' U.S.A. Comics'' (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics February * February 6: The first episode of Jacques Gagnier's ''La Vie en Images'' is published. It will run until 1944. * February 10: The Italian comics magazine '' L'Audace'' is discontinued, after nearly ten years. * '' Captain America Comics'' (1941 series) #35 - Timely Comics * ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #52 - Timely Comics * '' Adventure Comics'' (Volume 1 1944) #90 -- DC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EC Comics
Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the ''Tales from the Crypt'' series. Initially, EC was owned by Maxwell Gaines and specialized in educational and child-oriented stories. After Max Gaines' death in a boating accident in 1947, his son William Gaines took over the company and began to print more mature stories, delving into genres of horror, war, fantasy, science-fiction, adventure, and others. Noted for their high quality and shock endings, these stories were also unique in their socially conscious, progressive themes (including racial equality, anti-war advocacy, nuclear disarmament, and environmentalism) that anticipated the Civil Rights Movement and dawn of 1960s counterculture. In 1954–55, censorship pressures prompted it to concentrate on the humor mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon St
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2013-09-06. The name is spelled in and on the . In the , it is derived from |
Superkatt
''Superkatt'' is an American cartoon animal comic book series by Dan Gordon (animator), Dan Gordon (under the comics pen name "Dang"), a jab at the “long-underwear” genre of superhero comics. The series stars Superkatt, an anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic cat who wears a bowtie, bonnet, and diaper as a superhero costume. Ron Goulart, author of ''Ron Goulart's Great History of Comic Books'', said that Superkatt was Dang's most memorable comic book character. Denis Gifford, author of ''The International Book of Comics'', said that the character "was as silly as his supercostume." Superkatt was an ordinary housecat who thought that he had superpowers, although all he did was drink vitamin milk. However, he did often successfully (if accidentally) defeat his enemies; at one point, he captures a U-boat. Publication history Superkatt first appeared in American Comics Group's ''Giggle Comics'' #9 in 1944.Gifford, Denis. ''The International Book of Comics''. Crescent Books, 198413 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Gordon (animator)
Daniel Campbell Gordon (July 13, 1902 – August 13, 1970) was an American storyboard artist and film director, best known for his work at Famous Studios and Hanna-Barbera Productions. Gordon was one of Famous' first directors. He wrote and directed several ''Popeye the Sailor'' and '' Superman'' cartoons. Later, at Hanna-Barbera, Gordon worked on several cartoons featuring Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and others. His younger brother, George Gordon, also worked for Hanna-Barbera. In the late 1940s, talking animals and teen humor were two of the most popular categories in the ever-growing world of comic books. In his comic books, he wrote under the pen name "Dang".Gifford, Denis. ''The International Book of Comics''. ( Crescent Books, 1984)132 Retrieved from Google Books on January 24, 2011. "As drawn by "Dang" (the comic-book pen name of animator Dan Gordon from the Fleischer Studio) .. Career Van Bourne Studios, Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios Dan Gordon began h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasoline Alley
''Gasoline Alley'' is a comic strip created by Frank King and distributed by Tribune Content Agency. It centers on the lives of patriarch Walt Wallet, his family, and residents in the town of Gasoline Alley, with storylines reflecting traditional American values. The strip debuted on November 24, 1918; as of 2022, it is the longest-running current strip in the United States, and the second-longest running strip of all time in the United States, after ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' (which ran for 109 years, 1897–2006). ''Gasoline Alley'' has received critical accolades for its influential innovations. In addition to new color and page design concepts, King introduced real-time continuity to comic strips by depicting his characters aging over generations. Early years The strip originated on the ''Chicago Tribunes black-and-white Sunday page, ''The Rectangle'', where staff artists contributed one-shot panels, continuing plots or themes. One corner of ''The Rectangle'' introduced Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank King (cartoonist)
Frank Oscar King (April 9, 1883 – June 24, 1969) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip ''Gasoline Alley''. In addition to innovations with color and page design, King introduced real-time Continuity (fiction), continuity in comic strips by showing his characters aging over generations. Born in Cashton, Wisconsin, King was the older of the two sons of mechanic John J. King and his wife Caroline. When Frank was four years old, he moved with his parents to 1710 Superior Avenue in Tomah, Wisconsin, where they operated their family general store. He started drawing while growing up in Tomah, where he graduated from Tomah High School in 1901. He entered country fair drawing competitions; a sign he drew for a hotel bootblack earned him only 25 cents, but it was seen by a traveling salesman who learned it had been drawn by the son of one of his customers. The salesman arranged an interview for King with a Minneapolis newspaper editor. King began earning $7 a week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotty Dripple
''Dotty Dripple'' was an American gag-a-day comic strip, originally started by Jeff Keate & Jim McMenamy on June 26, 1944, but was taken over by Buford Tune on October 16, and continued for the next thirty years. The strip was distributed by Publishers Syndicate and also appeared in comic book form. ''Dotty Dripple'' was a domestic comedy strip, heavily modeled on ''Blondie (comic strip), Blondie'', and ended on June 9, 1974.Thompson, MaggieComics Shop(2010)Phelps, Donald Reading the Funnies: Essays on Comic Strips pp. 145, 247 (2001) (referring to ''Dotty Dripple'' as among those strips which were "pillaging" ''Blondie'')These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America’s Favorite Comics (1964) (excerpt at comics.gearlive.com) Ref ...
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Krazy Kat
''Krazy Kat'' (also known as ''Krazy & Ignatz'' in some reprints and compilations) is an US, American newspaper comic strip, by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944. It first appeared in the ''New York Journal-American, New York Evening Journal'', whose owner, William Randolph Hearst, was a major booster for the strip throughout its run. The characters had been introduced previously in a side strip with Herriman's earlier creation, ''The Dingbat Family''. The phrase "Krazy Kat" originated there, said by the mouse by way of describing the cat. Set in a dreamlike portrayal of Herriman's vacation home of Coconino County, Arizona, ''Krazy'' mixture of offbeat surrealism, innocent playfulness and poetic, idiosyncratic language has made it a favorite of comics aficionados and art critics for more than 80 years.Shannon.McDonnell/O'Connell/De Havenon 26. The strip focuses on the curious relationship between a guileless, carefree, simple-minded cat named Krazy and a sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Herriman
George Joseph Herriman III (August 22, 1880 – April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip ''Krazy Kat'' (1913–1944). More influential than popular, ''Krazy Kat'' had an appreciative audience among those in the arts. Gilbert Seldes' article "The Krazy Kat Who Walks by Himself" was the earliest example of a critic from the high arts giving serious attention to a comic strip. ''The Comics Journal'' placed the strip first on its list of the greatest comics of the 20th century. Herriman's work has been a primary influence on cartoonists such as Elzie C. Segar, Will Eisner, Charles M. Schulz, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Bill Watterson, and Chris Ware. Herriman was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to mixed-race Creole parents, and grew up in Los Angeles. After he graduated from high school in 1897, he worked in the newspaper industry as an illustrator and engraver. He moved on to cartooning and comic strips—a medium then in it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Hazard
''Johnny Hazard'' is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Frank Robbins for King Features Syndicate. It was published from June 5, 1944, until August 20, 1977, with separate storylines for the daily strip and the Sunday strip. Ron Goulart. ''The Funnies:100 years of American comic strips''. Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Pub., 1995. (pp. 150, 218-19) Patrick Gaumer and Claude Moliterni, ''Dictionnaire Mondial de la Bande Dessinée'', Paris : Larousse, 1997 (p. 353). Day before D-Day After work in advertising, Robbins took over the daily strip ''Scorchy Smith'' from Noel Sickles in 1939 with a Sunday page added in 1940. King Features then asked Robbins to do ''Secret Agent X-9'', but Robbins instead chose to devise an aviation comic for the syndicate, and ''Johnny Hazard'' was launched on Monday, June 5, 1944, one day before D-Day. While working on the strip during the 1940s, Robbins contributed illustrations to ''Life'', '' Look'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Robbins
Franklin Robbins (September 9, 1917 – November 28, 1994) was an American comic book and comic strip artist and writer, as well as a prominent painter whose work appeared in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, where one of his paintings was featured in the 1955 Whitney Annual Exhibition of American Painting. Early life Born in Boston, Robbins was in his teens when he received a Rockefeller grant and scholarships to the Boston Museum and the National Academy of Design in New York. Career Robbins' early career included work as an assistant to Edward Trumbull on his NBC building murals, and creating promotional materials for RKO Pictures. Comic strips In 1939, the Associated Press hired Robbins to take over the aviation strip '' Scorchy Smith'' which he drew until 1944. Robbins created his '' Johnny Hazard'' strip in 1944 and worked on it for more than three decades until it ended in 1977. Robbins' ''Johnny Hazard'' comic book was published by Standard Comics fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André LeBlanc (artist)
André LeBlanc (January 16, 1921 – December 21, 1998) was a Haitian artist who worked on comic strips and comic books of the 1940s and 1950s. He was an instructor at New York's School of Visual Arts. Early life André LeBlanc was born in Haiti, but moved to the United States in the 1920s after his father was killed in Cuba. Career LeBlanc worked as an assistant with Will Eisner on ''The Spirit'' and with Sy Barry on ''The Phantom''. He also contributed to the ''Flash Gordon'', ''Apartment 3-G'' and '' Rex Morgan, M.D.'' newspaper strips."Andre LeBlanc" Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 15, 2013. LeBlanc is also known as the illustrator of the 1979 epic '''' published by |
