Scrooge Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Years ago when I wasn't a full-time chauffer for my daughters, running them to their sports activities, we had a lot of game threads: recognizing titles by their fonts or artists by how they drew horses or BZ making us guess a book with a sliver of the cover, etc. Today, the Gold Connections is just about the only such thread going so I'd like to try another one. The concept is easy: Post a panel or two from anything Golden Age and let's see how long it takes others to guess 1) WHO the artist is and 2) Bonus for the strip the panels came from. Not sure how viable this'll be but I always have books lying around I can use to create guesses. I shouldn't be the only one posting panels either! This is a community thread. damonwad, KCOComics, MusterMark and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 Guess # 1 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Wild guess, Walter Johnson PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted November 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2022 Wild guess, Fred Meagher damonwad, ThothAmon, buttock and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Wild guess, Creig Flessel PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 (edited) On 11/6/2022 at 11:27 PM, Dr. Love said: Wild guess, Fred Meagher Correct! That's Meagher on Tom Mix, specifically issue # 9. It's Tom swinging in those top tier panels. See the full page below - If no one posts another, I'll load one up tonight. Edited November 7, 2022 by Scrooge adamstrange, jimbo_7071, damonwad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share Posted November 18, 2022 Guess # 2 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 I didn't have a clue. 3rd panel looks like Toth a little, but not much else looked like him. I ended up looking this one up and never would have guessed. It's almost distinct for a lack of distinctness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Looks a bit like Johnny Craig. No idea the book though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 11:15 AM, buttock said: I ended up looking this one up and never would have guessed. Yeah, I left the clue in there for those wanting to dig and find out the sneak way. I am used to his work during this time period so I could ID him fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 one of the Barry brothers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 11:28 AM, Robot Man said: Looks a bit like Johnny Craig. On 11/19/2022 at 1:14 PM, Dr. Love said: one of the Barry brothers? Good guesses! I'll reveal it, it's run its time. This is GT = George Tuska at Atlas. Here's the splash of the story - Tri-Color Brian, Dr. Love and PopKulture 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 From Young Men # 21 - PopKulture and Dr. Love 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 11/19/2022 at 11:15 AM, buttock said: It's almost distinct for a lack of distinctness. One of the traits I get from GT at that time are his hands: strong sinewy powerful and square and his characters have square jaws with smaller piercing eyes as well. Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/6/2022 at 5:35 PM, Scrooge said: Post a panel or two from anything Golden Age and let's see how long it takes others to guess 1) WHO the artist is and 2) Bonus for the strip the panels came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 10:22 PM, BOOT said: Wild Guess: Dave Berg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 8:22 PM, BOOT said: I'm gonna get crucified for this, but the most common element I see in all of them -- and it's not at all his typical style, but would fit very early on -- is Joe Kubert. The problem is, every panel and moreso every face in every panel, looks like a different artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 5:11 AM, jimbo_7071 said: Wild Guess: Dave Berg. I don't dislike it as a guess but what I remember of Berg on war stories is that his style is a little more tedious / close / fussy and he would never have drawn that bottom panel with the large main figure of the G.I. The art gives me a vibe from Ace or Farrell whose artists I am less familiar with. Like Buttock, probably way off track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 8:27 PM, Scrooge said: I don't dislike it as a guess but what I remember of Berg on war stories is that his style is a little more tedious / close / fussy and he would never have drawn that bottom panel with the large main figure of the G.I. The art gives me a vibe from Ace or Farrell whose artists I am less familiar with. Like Buttock, probably way off track. It could be . . . I was thinking Frontline Combat because it looked a little cheeky, but I really have no idea. Don't keep us in suspense too long, @BOOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 My best guess would be Paul Reinman and I haven't the foggiest as too the publisher, doesn't look EC caliber, maybe Atlas, Ace, Farrell or Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...