How the heck did I not ever know this. Seriously. All of the useless info I've accumulated over a lifetime, and this escapes me.
I actually thought that was pretty common knowledge. James Bama is perhaps still best known for his Aurora box art:
Here's a list of the Aurora monster model kits with James Bama's artwork:
Frankenstein
Dracula
Wolf Man
Creature
Mummy
Phantom of the Opera
Customizing Monster Kit
Customizing Monster Kit Featuring the Vulture & Mad Dog
Godzilla
King Kong
Bride of Frankenstein
Witch
Dr. Jekyll as Mr. Hyde
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Dracula's Dragster
Frankenstein's Flivver
Mummy's Chariot
Wolf Man's Wagon
Addams Family Haunted House
Munsters
Gigantic Frankenstein
Monster Colors (paint set)
He's also known for hundreds of Bantam paperback covers including 62 Doc Savage ones:
His Western and WWII action renderings for Bantam, such as those for "Cross of Iron" and "Hitler Moves East", and for the men's sweat magazines also rank up there with the best of genre:
What Bama most likes to paint these days are Indians of the Old West which are sold as signed and numbered prints.