Primetime Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 44 minutes ago, RareHighGrade said: The detail in that drawing is exquisite. And I love the signature, which is absent from his few comic covers. I don't think I've ever seen a Flanagan signature on his work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Sarg said: I got a fever ... and the only prescription ... is MORE FLANAGAN! Collier's, June 4, 1932. So nice to see good pulp illustrations printed on high quality paper instead of the usual junk. It would have been interesting to see Flanagan do the cover to Tec 18 (Flessel), and I do love the Flessel work on the 18 as is. Badger and Sarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Primetime said: It would have been interesting to see Flanagan do the cover to Tec 18 (Flessel), and I do love the Flessel work on the 18 as is. I was thinking the same thing. Flessel is great, but Flangan is the man when it comes to Fu Manchu. Primetime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Ashcan, from the collection of Fu Manchu's daughter. Mmehdy, Frisco Larson and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 20 hours ago, Sarg said: I got a fever ... and the only prescription ... is MORE FLANAGAN! Collier's, June 4, 1932. So nice to see good pulp illustrations printed on high quality paper instead of the usual junk. There was a very nice lot of these on feebay that ended a few days ago. Looked like it included several Sax Rohmer issues. Yes, that LARGE glossy paper is so satisfying for viewing the art. Now, where and how do I store these things?!! Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) I was reading Windy City Pulp Stories #11 last night when I came across this nugget of information: "Popular Publications even went so far in its imitation of Fu Manchu as to hiring John Richard Flanagan, artist for the original Fu Manchu stories appearing during the 1920s in Collier's, to illustrate its pulp stories of Wu Fang." Altus Press (now called Steeger Books) has recently reprinted the Wu Fang pulps in paperback size with the original cover art and interior illustrations. Neither the cover artist (Jerome Rozen) or interior artist is credited. I have two of these reprints. #1 (Case of the Six Coffins) is definitely Flanagan, which I was delighted to discover. The other one I have, #4, is a different, inferior artist. Does anyone have #2 or #3? Do they have Flanagan interiors? Edited May 22, 2020 by Sarg corrected cover arist Yorick, october, Mmehdy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 The paperbacks are being sold on Amazon. They let you preview the insides. I confirmed that the interiors for #2 and #3 are also by Flanagan. Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I am still and will forever BE grateful to Flessel for shedding light on and sharing the name of the artist who drew those spectacular unidentified DC covers, John Richard Flanagan! Badger, IngelsFan, Sarg and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, Frisco Larson said: I am still and will forever BE grateful to Flessel for shedding light on and sharing the name of the artist who drew those spectacular unidentified DC covers, John Richard Flanagan! Without Flessel's memory, the unsigned DC covers by Flanagan would probably be forever unknown. Nobody associated his name with comics. Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Sarg said: Without Flessel's memory, the unsigned DC covers by Flanagan would probably be forever unknown. Nobody associated his name with comics. Agreed! And as much as I'd like to be more skilled in the area, I'm not proficient enough to readily identify a lot of artwork merely be seeing or comparing it. Some, like Ditko, Kirby & Everett I'm pretty decent at, but anyone more obscure, totally lost. Some of the posts in this thread have gotten me interested in the magazines that feature Flanagan's artwork, so thanks to all who've taken the time to share them here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Sarg said: I have two of these reprints. How detailed are the reproductions? From the posted images, it appears that a lot of the delicate linework is lost. I think I saw a few of the original pulps in the Pulp Thread. I'll go back and check... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 54 minutes ago, Yorick said: How detailed are the reproductions? From the posted images, it appears that a lot of the delicate linework is lost. I think I saw a few of the original pulps in the Pulp Thread. I'll go back and check... As good as can be expected, considering they are scanned from the pulp. At least they're printed on better paper now. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sarg Posted May 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2020 I was trying to locate the original source for Flanagan's "White Princess of Africa" (my title). After doing some Internet research, I discovered that it was printed in Arthur L. Guptill's book Drawing with Pen and Ink (1930). Then I realized that I had this book. D'oh! This was originally printed in Collier's. His signature says "20," so I assume this means it was drawn in 1920 and presumably printed that year. I'd love to find the original source. It also reprints a JRF drawing from Cosmopolitan. Drawing with Pen and Ink is a very good instruction book. It has drawing exercises by Guptill, supplemented by many finished examples by the leading illustrators of the day. The fact that Flanagan submitted the then 10-year-old "White Queen" piece shows that he was very proud of it, I assume. This book has been reprinted several times, but the 1930 original is printed on high quality glossy paper -- the later reprints are probably on uncoated stock. Sqeggs, Yorick, RareHighGrade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Sarg said: Arthur L. Guptill's book Drawing with Pen and Ink I probably should have noted that! Copies on feebay are reasonably priced, especially when you don't care if there is a dust jacket! I absolutely love how he does those "filled" backgrounds. On the bottom of your "White Princess", Guptill notes that the work is on scratch board. I wonder if all those little white spots on the black are chiseled out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Sarg said: The magazine drawings being posted in this thread are amazing; they actually make his comic book covers seem pedestrian by comparison. Sarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, RareHighGrade said: The magazine drawings being posted in this thread are amazing; they actually make his comic book covers seem pedestrian by comparison. He drew some superb interiors that were hidden behind rather pedestrian covers draw by lesser artists, Flessel excluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, adamstrange said: He drew some superb interiors that were hidden behind rather pedestrian covers draw by lesser artists, Flessel excluded. Did he do comic book interiors? If so, I'd love to see some examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 13 minutes ago, RareHighGrade said: Did he do comic book interiors? If so, I'd love to see some examples. Ouch. Got him mixed up with Leo O'Mealia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 22 hours ago, RareHighGrade said: Did he do comic book interiors? If so, I'd love to see some examples. I have not found any.... yet. His pulp work gets very close. He was doing quite a bit of spot illustrations for some stories, almost on the verge of an illustration per page of text. I think he decided to lessen the amount of effort he put into his work when moved away from Colliers. The pulps reproduced his art at a much smaller scale and with less resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IngelsFan Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2020 Here’s one of my Adventure 37’s, currently tied with another for highest graded in the census. Mmehdy, Yorick, telerites and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
