Yorick Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 It has probably been covered here before, but since I am new to the Boards and did not want to review the thousands of prior postings.... WHY IS JOHN RICHARD FLANAGAN NOT GETTING CREDIT FOR HIS DC COMICS WORK? And subsequently, how do I go about changing that? Here is a list of issues that I attribute to Flanagan: Adventure Comics #36, #37, #38, #39 Double Action Comics #2 More Fun Comics #45, #48 Original art collector Doug Ellis has some incredible Flanagan originals posted on ComicArtFans. When comparing those to the DC cover work listed above, how can anyone attribute these comics to another artist? Oh, and if you have a copy of any of the above comics, please post a picture! I can look at Flanagan art all day long! Sarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 14 hours ago, Yorick said: It has probably been covered here before, but since I am new to the Boards and did not want to review the thousands of prior postings.... WHY IS JOHN RICHARD FLANAGAN NOT GETTING CREDIT FOR HIS DC COMICS WORK? And subsequently, how do I go about changing that? Here is a list of issues that I attribute to Flanagan: Adventure Comics #36, #37, #38, #39 Double Action Comics #2 More Fun Comics #45, #48 Original art collector Doug Ellis has some incredible Flanagan originals posted on ComicArtFans. When comparing those to the DC cover work listed above, how can anyone attribute these comics to another artist? Oh, and if you have a copy of any of the above comics, please post a picture! I can look at Flanagan art all day long! I suppose the two places that people tend to check for artist credits are the Overstreet guide and GCD. You can always write to Overstreet -- although responses are often spotty, to say the least. I'm not sure how you would go about adding an artist credit to GCD (or disputing an existing credit). Maybe they have some info on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 On 2/11/2017 at 8:27 AM, Sqeggs said: I suppose the two places that people tend to check for artist credits are the Overstreet guide and GCD. You can always write to Overstreet -- although responses are often spotty, to say the least. I'm not sure how you would go about adding an artist credit to GCD (or disputing an existing credit). Maybe they have some info on the site. I think I should probably start with GCD. That site is my "go-to" when I want to look up any comics. Here's the first issue I listed: Frisco Larson, Badger and IngelsFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Perhaps Omelia's early work in Action Comics on the adventure tale with airplane was patterned after John R. Flanagan. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I had wondered about a few issues of More Fun being Flanagan as well. I have a rough copy of the next issue, which I will post. gino2paulus2 and ender 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 22 hours ago, aardvark88 said: Perhaps Omelia's early work in Action Comics on the adventure tale with airplane was patterned after John R. Flanagan. Love it. I am a huge O'Mealia fans as well, but I'm not sure what you are referencing. Which Action issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 19 hours ago, Frisco Larson said: I had wondered about a few issues of More Fun being Flanagan as well. I have a rough copy of the next issue, which I will post. Rough, but oh so beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Just now, Yorick said: 19 hours ago, Frisco Larson said: I had wondered about a few issues of More Fun being Flanagan as well. I have a rough copy of the next issue, which I will post. Rough, but oh so beautiful!!! Also used as the cover for Double Action 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: Also used as the cover for Double Action 2. I was just about to say: two birds with one stone! Here's a detail of my copy. Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 I may as well post the Double Action. These are NOT from my collection. I downloaded this image from the Dec. 2016 Comicconnect auction. It'll be the closest I ever get to them. The #1 shark cover is pure O'Mealia (published in color for Adventure Comics #41`) gino2paulus2, Badger and Frisco Larson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 22 hours ago, aardvark88 said: Perhaps Omelia's early work in Action Comics on the adventure tale with airplane was patterned after John R. Flanagan. Love it. 27 minutes ago, Yorick said: I am a huge O'Mealia fans as well, but I'm not sure what you are referencing. Which Action issue? My mistake, I get it now. Action Comics #2! My favorite comic!! Yes, there does appear to be some cross-over influence. At least O'Mealia signed his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Actually, I was referring to Omelia's interior work on Tex Thompson (?), forgot the exact character, circa Action #2 to #8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 And here is Adventure Comics #38: Badger, Frisco Larson, gino2paulus2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) Here are some Flanagan covers. Edited February 19, 2017 by RareHighGrade sacentaur, Badger, Yorick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 22 hours ago, RareHighGrade said: Here are some Flanagan covers. Those are INSANE! Where do I buy a ticket to that museum? skypinkblu and MusterMark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypinkblu Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 @Yorick Nice thread, thanks for sharing! Always great to learn something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 I keep getting beaten in posting the next issue! I can't complain when it's a 9.6!! Unreal. Here's a more down-to-earth copy: Badger, Frisco Larson and ender 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The subject matter of this thread is an example of what's great about these Boards. The disclosure that Flanagan was the artist behind these jungle-themed covers was first made several years ago in a GA forum thread about Creig Flessel. As a follow-up to issues discussed in that thread, board member FFB located Flessel, showed him the Adventure 37 cover, and asked him whether he drew it. Flessel took one look at the cover and said "That's John Richard Flanagan's work." The GCD and other authoritative sources have since acknowledged the attribution. MusterMark and Sarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 16 hours ago, RareHighGrade said: The subject matter of this thread is an example of what's great about these Boards. The disclosure that Flanagan was the artist behind these jungle-themed covers was first made several years ago in a GA forum thread about Creig Flessel. As a follow-up to issues discussed in that thread, board member FFB located Flessel, showed him the Adventure 37 cover, and asked him whether he drew it. Flessel took one look at the cover and said "That's John Richard Flanagan's work." The GCD and other authoritative sources have since acknowledged the attribution. I had heard something along those lines, but my information was all second-hand. I also heard that Mr. Flessel claimed credit for those More Fun issues. Is "FFB" his/her profile name? I'd like to find that old posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 6 hours ago, Yorick said: I had heard something along those lines, but my information was all second-hand. I also heard that Mr. Flessel claimed credit for those More Fun issues. Is "FFB" his/her profile name? I'd like to find that old posting. Here's the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
