Fred Guardineer Comics Wanted for Museum Exhibition!

[Comics4SMoCA]

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona is currently working on a group exhibition featuring comic artists who have inspired contemporary artist Jon Haddock. Jon has chosen Fred Guardineer, specifically for his “The Blue Tracer” and “The Marksman” stories, as one of those comic artists. Here is a link to a summary of the exhibition, http://smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=209.

 

Below is a list of specific works that we are looking for either in the form of original drawings, but mostly as comic books.

 

Military Comics

#10, #8, #7, #6, #5 – “Blue Tracer”

 

Smash Comics

#47, #43, #48 – “Marksman”

 

Mystic Comics

#5 - “Moon Man”

 

Crime Does Not Pay

#52 – “Trigger Happy Durkin”

#53 – “Master of Murder Castle”

#57 – “The Wild Spree of the Laughing Sadist”

 

National Comics

#17, #19 – “Merlin”

 

If you have any suggestions on how I can find these comic books, or you have them, please contact me!

 

 

[sacentaur]

I don't own any of those books, but Guardineer is tops in my book.

 

This splash page is from Adventures into the Unknown (#1, Vancouver copy):

 

[Pat Calhoun]

only help can offer is to say: FG +1 (& Great Ghost) !!!

 

[sacentaur]

Guardineer's early work, while not as refined, is extremely compelling to me.

 

This is a centerfold from an early Star Comics:

 

 

Another early Chesler/Centaur page:

 

 

I don't have any shots loaded, but FG's work on Dan Hastings is amongst his best, IMHO.

[sacentaur]

Of course, he could draw some great covers as well:

 

[sacentaur]

I do have this from the rare promotional for Dan Hastings (1937) :

 

 

[sacentaur]

[comicdonna]

Of course, he could draw some great covers as well:

 

[BB-Gun]

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona is currently working on a group exhibition featuring comic artists who have inspired contemporary artist Jon Haddock. Jon has chosen Fred Guardineer, specifically for his “The Blue Tracer” and “The Marksman” stories, as one of those comic artists. Here is a link to a summary of the exhibition, http://smoca.org/exhibit.php?id=209.

 

Below is a list of specific works that we are looking for either in the form of original drawings, but mostly as comic books.

 

Military Comics

#10, #8, #7, #6, #5 – “Blue Tracer”

 

Smash Comics

#47, #43, #48 – “Marksman”

 

Mystic Comics

#5 - “Moon Man”

 

Crime Does Not Pay

#52 – “Trigger Happy Durkin”

#53 – “Master of Murder Castle”

#57 – “The Wild Spree of the Laughing Sadist”

 

National Comics

#17, #19 – “Merlin”

 

If you have any suggestions on how I can find these comic books, or you have them, please contact me!

 

 

Those are impressive choices. I think I still have National 18 and CDNP 57 but haven't checked recently.

[BB-Gun]

 

I think Smash had some terrific covers (Reed Crandall?) and interior art but people have ignored all the great work by

Guardineer, Cole, Gabrielle, Palais and Guardineer (in order as below) and focused on the Lou Fine's Ray issues.

Scans from GAC.

 

[Comics4SMoCA]

Thanks everyone!!! Keep it coming...

[PreHero]

 

I think Smash had some terrific covers (Reed Crandall?) and interior art but people have ignored all the great work by

Guardineer, Cole, Gabrielle, Palais and Guardineer (in order as below) and focused on the Lou Fine's Ray issues.

Scans from GAC.

 

 

Some great splashes! There's some great art within the Quality books. Thanks for sharing.

[sacentaur]

... people have ignored all the great work by Guardineer, Cole, Gabrielle, Palais and Guardineer (in order as below) and focused on the Lou Fine's Ray issues.

 

Guilty, as charged.

[Comics4SMoCA]

Those are impressive choices. I think I still have National 18 and CDNP 57 but haven't checked recently.

 

Do you have these images as high res files that we could use in the exhibition? Also, Did you find National 18 and CDNP 57?

[BB-Gun]

I still have National 18 but still looking for CDNP 57. The other images are about 300 dpi 7 in by 10 in.

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[Moondog]

I still have National 18 but still looking for CDNP 57. The other images are about 300 dpi 7 in by 10 in.

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I have Crime Does Not Pay 52, 53 and 57 if they're still needed.

[Comics4SMoCA]

Sorry I didn't get back to you guys (BBGun and Moondog). We got busy putting things together. We ended up buying CDNP 52, 53, 57 as well as some other Guardineer comics. They are so cool!

 

Thanks for everyones help! The exhibition opens the Saturday, May 21! I am going to post infomation about the exhibtion as a new topic. Hope you guys will get to read it and if you are near Arizona, possibly get to see the show.