The
late Frank Frazetta was a much beloved, artistic hero to a vast
multitude of folks. He is arguably one of the most influential visual
artists of the 20th
Century. So today let’s celebrate his visionary talents by looking
at some of his wonderful comic book work.
We’ll
start with “Know Your America” from Prize Publications TREASURE
COMICS #8 in the summer of 1946. This is among Frank’s earlier
works and was in the period before he fully refined his style.
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In
his career at Standard Comics, Frazetta was most often called upon to
make use of his gift for humorous illustration. This is a Bruno Bear
story from the pages of HAPPY COMICS issue 33, circa 1949.
During
the 1950’s Frank found work at Eastern Publishing, doing short
pieces in NEW HEROIC COMICS. The title was an odd publication that
used true-life stories of valor, performed by everyday Americans.
Here are a few.
Finally
we return to HAPPY COMICS, in one of my very favorite of all Frank’s
comic book endeavors. ”Diamonds And Pebbles” is a unique work
that blends both Frazetta’s funny and serious approaches to
cartooning in a single job.
I’m
sorry but you can’t tell me that’s NOT Prince Valiant on the last
page!
Pat
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