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Wings Comics #95 (July, 1948):

Wings Comics #35 (July, 1943):

Wings Comics #79 (March, 1947):

Rangers Comics #34 (April, 1947):

Wings Comics #105 (May, 1949):

15 minutes ago, Courageous Cat said:

a genre that gets little respect but imo some of the most amazing covers. keeps the prices low 

While I can understand a lot of the covers for Jungle Comics looking the same, which might turn some people away, they’re definitely well done for what they are. Has some of the best comic book art produced for the time I feel.

On 8/8/2020 at 7:06 PM, damonwad said:

My odd western observance of the day: Matt Baker used a different style signature on all three covers of Western Bandit Trails.

 

I noticed that for Fight Comics #43 as well. Manages to share some consistency, but also distinction.

Matt Baker (Fight Comics #43, April 1946):

Fight Comics #21 (October, 1942). Art by Dan Zolnerowich, Rafael Astarita, Pagsilang Isip, and Rudy Palais.

Fran Hopper apparently didn’t draw any covers, though her interior work such as for Camilla was still pretty stunning I thought:

Jumbo Comics #36 (February, 1942). Art by Dan Zolnerowich, Seymour Reit, Robert Webb, and Will Eisner.

Jumbo Comics #36 (February, 1942). Art by Dan Zolnerowich, Seymour Reit, Robert Webb, and Will Eisner.

Fight Comics #9 (October, 1940):

Phila Webb (Jingle Jangle Comics #6, December 1943):

On 10/7/2020 at 2:13 PM, cheetah said:

If he were still around, I would have pestered Maurice Whitman for original art.  I know nothing about where he came from or where he went.

The info on Zolnerowich was great.  I recognize his FH work but did not know about his later efforts.  I assume his style must have changed and I don’t recognize his later work.

More info regarding Daniel Zolnerowich:

Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper from November 1, 1936 reporting Zolnerowich as president of the B division of First-year illustration at the Pratt Institute, at age 21:

A Pratt Institute graduate photo of Zolnerowich‘s face from 1937, presumably at age 22, along with some more info:

Source: https://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2013/06/school-days-pratt-institute-and-golden.html

Some of this was posted here years ago, but I thought I might as well have it posted again:

Brooklyn Eagle newspaper from June 8, 1939 reporting Chuck Mazoujian as a graduate from the Pratt Institute at age 21:

A picture of Mazoujian‘s face, presumably at age 21:

Some more info regarding Mazoujian:

Sources:

http://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2013/06/school-days-pratt-institute-and-golden.html

http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2015/05/ink-slinger-profiles-by-alex-jay-chuck.html

Not necessarily horror, but still probably one of the earliest suicide covers (Daredevil Comics #10, May 1942):

Capt. Battle Comics #2 (Fall, 1941). Art by Jack Binder and Don Rico.

From Uncle Charlie's Fables (1952). Art by DickRockwell.

Lev Gleason Publications:

Jack Cole (Silver Streak Comics #7, January 1941):

Jerry Robinson (Daredevil Comics #2, August 1941):

Don Rico (Capt. Battle Comics #2, Fall 1941):

Jack Binder (Capt. Battle Comics #2, Fall 1941):

Bill Everett (Silver Streak Comics #20, April 1942):

Charles Biro (Daredevil Comics #10, May 1942):

Bob Montana (Daredevil Comics #11, June 1942):

Alan Mandel (Crime Does Not Pay #27, May 1943):

Rudy Palais (Crime Does Not Pay #43, January 1946):

Jack Alderman (Crime Does Not Pay #49, January 1947):

Norman Maurer (Boy Comics #80, August 1952):

Alex Toth (Crime and Punishment #66, March 1954):

Capt. Battle Comics #2 (Fall, 1941). Art by Jack Binder and Don Rico.

That the “Baron” signed in various Lev Gleason comics was thought to have been Hanna-Barbera animator Tom Baron, but turned out to be movie director Allen Baron:

https://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2008/12/number-442-boxing-day-noir-americans.html

DickRockwell (Black Diamond Western #29, December 1951):

Recently checked out Magazine Enterprises’ western comics more closely, which they seemed to focus on the most and put a lot of care into, having artists such as Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Bob Powell, and DickAyers working on Tim Holt, Straight Arrow, Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid, and the like. These samples in particular are from Best of the West #1 (September, 1951):

There’s also Frank Bolle (Tim Holt #22, February 1951):

Temerson/Holyoke Publishing:

Allen Ulmer (Captain Aero Comics #2, February 1942):

Dan Barry (Cat-Man Comics #17, January 1943):

Charles Quinlan (Blue Beetle #23, July 1943):

Jack Alderman (Cat-Man Comics #22, December 1943):

Leonard Cole (Suspense Comics #5, August 1944):

Don Rico (Suspense Comics #6, October 1944):

George Appel (Captain Aero Comics #17, October 1944):

John Giunta (Captain Aero Comics #21, December 1944):

Bob Fujitani (Cat-Man Comics #27, April 1945):

Maurice Del Bourgo (Suspense Comics #8, June 1945):

Nina Albright (Suspense Comics #9, August 1945):

Rudy Palais (Captain Aero Comics #24, November 1945):

Columbia Comics:

Ogden Whitney (Big Shot #32, February 1943):

Mart Bailey (The Face #2, 1943):

Boody Rogers (Big Shot #98, February 1949):

Comic Media:

Don Perlin (War Fury #1, September 1952):

Pete Morisi (Weird Terror #2, November 1952):

Ken Landau (All True Romance #12, July 1953):

Rudy Palais (Horrific #7, September 1953):

Don Heck (Death Valley #2, December 1953):

Ross Andru (Danger #8, March 1954):

Bill Discount (Weird Terror #11, May 1954):

5 hours ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said:

I noticed one of the books in the previous pages had a reference to Horatio Alger. I was curious about the connection to Street and Smith and a little internet research indicated they were his original publisher. I had no idea that Street and Smith had such a long publishing history going back to 1855 with many of the cheap publications that preceded the comic book. It all makes sense but there is always something new to learn.

Yeah, they go way back. They were probably the earliest founded publisher that later published comics, which is more apprehend when considering that publishers like Fawcett were founded in 1919.

Source: https://www.pulpartists.com/StreetSmith.html