How Many of the Old Guys are left ?

[adams]

With the passing of Arnold Drake, it got me to thinking about exactly who is left

from the first generation of comicbook artists & writers?

Murphy Anderson--a grand old gent...Creig Flessel...and ?

 

Too bad many of today's noobies don't have a clue about these guys and what they brought to the table...

[G.A.tor]

shelly m is still kicking in S. FL

rick

[selegue]

shelly m is still kicking in S. FL

rick

 

Stan -- oh, whatsisname? terrible memory. starts with an L...

 

Jack

...shows up in lots of movies

[mr.schomburg]

I thought Joe Simon was still around, but I am not sure??

[mr.schomburg]

Just checked, yes Joe Simon is still alive, he is 93!

[nearmint]

Jerry Robinson.

[adams]

and , of course, Carmine Infantino...

How'd I forget Stan ?

[RedFury]

Besides the others already mentioned, I think all of the following started working in the late 40's or early 50's and are still alive.

 

Joe Sinnott

Joe Kubert

Jack Kamen

Jack Davis

Al Williamson

Frank Frazetta

Al Feldstein

Irwin Hasen

Russ Heath

Angelo Torres

Gene Colan

Steve Ditko

[Scrooge]

and

 

Jay Disbrow

Mark Schwayze

George Tuska

Ayers

Mike Esposito

Martin Filchock

Nick Cardy

Lew Sayre Schwartz (sp?)

Alvin Schwartz

Allen Bellman

[*paull*]

Lily Renee

 

and although not as old as some other people mentioned:

 

Jim Steranko

Marie Severin

[adams]

Steranko's hair-do is OLD !

[ciorac]

Steranko's hair-do is OLD !

 

 

You are right! The first time I saw him, it was from across the room and I thought he was an old woman!

[SignatureSelect]

Jim Mooney, Luis Domenguz, Frank Frazetta, Irwin Hasen, Thought not a comic creator Art Cloakey (the creator of Gumby) is still alive and well. Al Williamson, Joe Giella, There are many but there are getting less and less.

 

I actually Spoke to Mr Drake about 2 weeks ago at the Ny Comic-con I got a doom Patrol Signed. For me it is sad and wierd all the same. I just saw the guy and now he is dead.

 

Others who are still alive are Ray Bradbury ( many of his stories were adapted into comics even in the golden age plus he wrote golden age pulps.)

 

Forrest Ackerman (he edited Famous Monsters of Filmland) is still alive at 90.

[SignatureSelect]

Oh others are James Bama who is in his 80's

[Hawkman]

i post on another site that has quite a few comic fans (mostly a music site though), and i tried to school them, but met with mostly deaf ears

[adamstrange]

i post on another site that has quite a few comic fans (mostly a music site though), and i tried to school them, but met with mostly deaf ears

 

I like the pun!

[Jeffro.]

Joe Kubert

Russ Heath

 

 

 

I've met Kubert a couple of times but still haven't met Heath.

[HouseofComics.Com]

Depends on which coast you're on. If you're west coast it's easy to meet Heath.

[selegue]

.... Though not a comic creator Art Cloakey (the creator of Gumby) is still alive and well. ....

 

Clokey -- an alumnus of Miami University, my alma mater.

 

Jack

[Mister_Comics]

One of my favorite artists, Sheldon Moldoff.