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1946-1948: Lily Renee (Planet Comics #42): Chester Martin (Planet Comics #48): Maurice Whitman (Planet Comics #50): Enrico Bagnoli (Planet Comics #54): George Evans (Planet Comics #56):

An art appreciation thread for Henry Kiefer, who was one of DC Comics' earliest artists, having drawn Wing Brady for New Fun #1 (February, 1935), and whose art in general was considerably detailed, at least for the time. His contributions include: Sub Saunders from Fantastic Comics #1 (December 1939, Fox Comics): Spurt Hammond, Planet Flyer from Planet Comics #1 (January 1940, Fiction House): The Red Torpedo from Crack Comics #1 (May 1940, Quality Comics): Cyclone from National Comics #1 (July 1940, Quality Comics): Rock Raymond from Captain Flight Comics #4 (September 1944, Ajax-Farrell): List of works: https://www.comics.org/penciller/name/Henry Kiefer/sort/chrono/

Also a good artist. From Adventure Comics #167 (August 1951, DC Comics).

Serene Summerfield, one of DC's earliest female artists (New Comics #4, March 1936).

Señorita Rio from Fight Comics #21 (October 1942, Fiction House). Art by Nick Viscardi. Spider Widow from Feature Comics #62 (November 1942, Quality Comics). Art by Frank Borth. Black Angel from Air Fighters Comics #3 (December 1942, Hillman Periodicals). Art by John Cassone. Lightning Girl from Four Favorites #8 (December 1942, Ace Comics). Art by Harvey Kurtzman. Mary Marvel from Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 1942, Fawcett Comics). Art by Marc Swayze.

Miss Victory from Captain Fearless Comics #1 (August 1941, Tem Publishing). Art by Charles Quinlan. USA the Spirit of Old Glory from Feature Comics #47 (August 1941, Quality Comics). Art by Maurice Gutwirth. Wildfire from Smash Comics #27 (October 1941, Quality Comics). Art by Jim Mooney. Spider Queen from The Eagle #3 (November 1941, Fox Comics). Art by Pierce Rice. Madame Strange from Great Comics #2 (December 1941, Great Comics Publications). Art by Charles A. Winter.

Good posts. These are from posts I made in the Rise of the Female Superhero thread, but I figured I might as well share them here: Mighty Woman from Planet Comics #3 (March 1940, Fiction House). Art by Alex Blum. Magician from Mars from Amazing-Man Comics #11 (April 1940, Centaur Comics). Art by John Giunta and Michael Mirando. Woman in Red from Thrilling Comics #5 (June 1940, Nedor Comics). Art by George Mandel. Blue Lady from Amazing-Man Comics #25 (December 1941, Centaur Comics). Art by Frank Frollo. Lady Fairplay from Bang-Up Comics #1 (December 1941, Progressive Publications). Art by Jack Ryan.

Oh man, let me tell ya, the sorts of parallels to Spider-Man I had found from the 40s was quite something indeed. Amazing Mystery Funnies #12 V2 (Dec. 1939): Star-Spangled Comics #1 (October 1941): Major Victory Comics #1 (1944):

Ah, I should. Sorry about that. Here they are: Alex Blum (Planet Comics #1) Robert Webb (Planet Comics #11) Don Lynch (Planet Comics #12) George Carl Wilhelms (Planet Comics #14) Joe Doolin (Planet Comics #16) Al Walker (Planet Comics #20) Rudy Palais (Planet Comics #21)

Flessel's great use of lighting and shading.

Not to say that detailed is inherently better, but I still definitely appreciate how much effort Flanagan put into his art when he probably could have easily gone the approach earlier artists did.

You're probably right. It may deserve its own thread, so I just made a new one!: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/462467-women-in-comics-appreciation-thread/

A thread about women that you feel deserve appreciation, whether they be comic creators or characters.

Señorita Rio from Fight Comics #21 (October 1942, Fiction House). Art by Nick Viscardi. Spider Widow from Feature Comics #62 (November 1942, Quality Comics). Art by Frank Borth. Black Angel from Air Fighters Comics #3 (December 1942, Hillman Periodicals). Art by John Cassone. Lightning Girl from Four Favorites #8 (December 1942, Ace Comics). Art by Harvey Kurtzman. Mary Marvel from Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (December 1942, Fawcett Comics). Art by Marc Swayze.

An appreciation thread for Charlton Comics, who started off with Yellowjacket Comics in 1944 and continued to publish comics after 1956. They eventually went defunct in 1986, with their longest-running series during their Golden Age years having been Fightin’ Marines, I Love You, and Hot Rods and Racing Cars. Their comics include: Fightin' Marines (1955) In Love/I Love You (1955) Hot Rods and Racing Cars (1951) Sweethearts (1954) Romantic Story/Cowboy Love (1954) Six-Gun Heroes (1954) Black Fury (1955) My Little Margie (1954) Atomic Mouse (1953) Lawbreakers/Lawbreakers Suspense Stories/Strange Suspense Stories/This Is Suspense/Terry and the Pirates (1951) Unusual Tales (1955) Li'l Genius (1954) Negro Romance/Romantic Secrets (1955) Lash Larue Western (1954) Sweetheart Diary (1955) Rocky Lane Western (1954) Catholic Comics (1946) Racket Squad in Action (1952) True Life Secrets (1951) Tex Ritter Western (1954) Crime and Justice/Badge of Justice/Rookie Cop (1951) Yellowjacket Comics/Jack-in-the-Box Comics/Cowboy Western Comics/Space Western/Cowboy Western Heroes/Cowboy Western (1944) Space Adventures (1952) The Thing/Blue Beetle (1952) Zoo Funnies/Tim McCoy/Pictorial Love Stories/Nyoka the Jungle Girl (1945) TV Teens (1954) Atomic Rabbit (1955) My Little Margie's Boyfriends (1955) Gabby Hayes (1954) Davy Crockett (1955) Funny Animals (1954) Masked Raider (1955) Eh!/From Here to Insanity/Crazy, Man, Crazy (1953) This Magazine Is Haunted/Danger and Adventure (1954) Wild Frontier (1955) Monte Hale Western (1955) Soldier and Marine Comics (1954) Charlie Chan (1955) Don Winslow of the Navy (1955) Frank Merriwell at Yale (1955) Hillbilly Comics (1955) Marvels of Science (1946) Ramar of the Jungle (1955) Scotland Yard (1955) Sunset Carson (1951) Bo (1955) Brenda Starr (1955) Bullseye/Cody of the Pony Express (1955) Danger (1955) Death Valley (1955) Never Again/Fox Hole (1955) Johnny Dynamite (1955) Range Busters (1955) Record! (1948) Danny Blaze (1955) Police Trap (1955) Sherlock Holmes (1955) Win a Prize Comics (1955) Peter Paul's 4 in 1 Jumbo Comic Book (1953) Silly Pilly Comics (1950) Other appreciation threads: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/470215-publisher-appreciation-threads/

(1943-1945): Rafael Astarita: Lee Elias: Graham Ingels: George Appel: Fran Hopper:

Miss Victory from Captain Fearless Comics #1 (August 1941, Tem Publishing). Art by Charles Quinlan. USA the Spirit of Old Glory from Feature Comics #47 (August 1941, Quality Comics). Art by Maurice Gutwirth. Wildfire from Smash Comics #27 (October 1941, Quality Comics). Art by Jim Mooney. Spider Queen from The Eagle #3 (November 1941, Fox Comics). Art by Pierce Rice. Madame Strange from Great Comics #2 (December 1941, Great Comics Publications). Art by Charles A. Winter.

Not that power is everything, but I felt that there were some formidable, strong female superheroes early on as well. Might as well list examples. Mighty Woman from Planet Comics #3 (March 1940, Fiction House). Art by Alex Blum. Magician from Mars from Amazing-Man Comics #11 (April 1940, Centaur Comics). Art by John Giunta and Michael Mirando. Woman in Red from Thrilling Comics #5 (June 1940, Nedor Comics). Art by George Mandel. Blue Lady from Amazing-Man Comics #25 (December 1941, Centaur Comics). Art by Frank Frollo. Lady Fairplay from Bang-Up Comics #1 (December 1941, Progressive Publications). Art by Jack Ryan.

Fantastic Comics (Fox Comics) Fight Comics (Fiction House) Jungle Comics (Fiction House) Planet Comics (Fiction House) Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel Comics) Big 3 (Fox Comics) Great Comics (Great Comics Publications)

The more traditional choice would probably be the Magician from Mars, but I'm also wanting to say the Crimson Rider, first seen in Jumbo Comics #9 (August 1939, Fiction House). Art by Lou Fine and Charles Sultan.

Missing Links from Funny Pages v2 #1 (September, 1937). Art by DickRyan.

Other artists I want to highlight (1940-1942): Alex Blum: Robert Webb: Don Lynch: George Carl Wilhelms: Joe Doolin: Al Walker: Rudy Palais:

1898-1899: Rudolph Dirks: Richard Outcault: Henry Mayer: Thomas Sullivant: Walt McDougall:

Peter Maresca's 1800-1915 comics gallery on https://www.gocomics.com/origins-of-the-sunday-comics/2013/07/15 helped out a lot. In general, his contributions in preserving Platinum Age comics has linked his name to a lot of them, especially the ones with grandiose beautiful art, so Google searching his name can lead to a treasure trove of this stuff as a result.

Wilson did indeed use shapes and colors well. It definitely fits within the spirit Winsor McKay did with Little Nemo years earlier. Not to disrespect the smaller-scale, monochrome comics, but the bigger-scale, colorful, and dreamlike comics could really bring out one's creativity: William L. Wells (1909): John R. Neill (1909): Norman E. Jennett (1909):