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John Giunta (June 5, 1920 - November 6, 1970) was an illustrator of
John Giunta (June 5, 1920 - November 6, 1970) was an illustrator of comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
s from the 1940s through the 1960s. He worked on horror titles like ''Tomb of Terror'', ''Chamber of Chills
''Chamber of Chills'' is the name of two anthology horror comic books, one published by Harvey Publications in the early 1950s, the other by Marvel Comics in the 1970s.
Harvey Publications
The first ''Chamber of Chills'' was a 10-cent horror anth ...
'' (Harvey
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* ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit
* Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...
), ''Journey into Mystery
''Journey into Mystery'' is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it changed to giant-monster and science fiction stories in the late 1950s. ...
'' and ''Weird Tales
''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, pri ...
'' (Marvel
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). In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of O. Henry's '' Cisco Kid''. In the early 1960s, he became a regular artist on '' The Fly'' for Archie Comics. He also worked on titles like '' Thunder Agents'', '' Air Fighters Comics'' and ''Phantom Stranger
The Phantom Stranger is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, of unspecified paranormal origins, who battles mysterious and occult forces, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint. The character first appeared in an ...
''.
He is most well known for collaborating with Frank Frazetta
Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for comic books, paperback book covers, paintings, posters, LP record album covers, and other media. He i ...
on Frazetta's first comic book that was published, ''Snowman'' from Tally Ho #1 in December 1944.
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giunta, John 1970 deaths American comics artists Year of birth uncertain American speculative fiction artists Fantasy artists Golden Age comics creators 1920 births