They land on mars and find the corpse of a former explorer, who leaves a letter warning anyone finding his note to stay away from the dark side of mars. His portraits had a subtlety in their depiction of. See more ideas about comic books art, comic art and comic book artists. By creating an account you will be able to shop faster, be up to date on an orders status, and keep track of the orders you have previously made. This book has 32 pages and was uploaded by macsnafu on august 19, 2012. The rays are most commonly associated with dcs team of quality characters, the freedom fighters in the early 1940s, quality comics needed a new feature for their title smash comics, so will eisner and lou fine produced the. The term comic book derives from american comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone. He produced black condor, stormy foster and several issues of uncle sam. Adam ames by lou fine scarce large halfpage sunday. Lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art dated 92460 hall syndicate, 1960. Paris school of visual arts, estienne, and comic strip illustration. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Ga comic book collecting in the financial crisis of 2020. The character has appeared in various incarnations, with doctor fate being the name of several different individuals in the dc universe who are a succession of sorcerers.
Composition 1 where rhetoric and composition meet comic books. Between 1939 and 1943, he worked for the arnolds quality comics group. Ultimately, science lasted only 8 issues, by which time had become more of a. His work for quality the ray, the black condor, and doll man in fact, all of the characters dc plundered for uncle sam and the freedom fighters, plus dozens of covers ranks with the greatest art in the history of the medium. Although the financial equity markets always seems to be the main item in most peoples investment basket, it never hurts to also have a bit of real estate and for vintage comic book collectors like us, your basket also looks a lot more attractive with some vintage. I love using chalk, watercolour, brush lettering, reactive foil, nib and ink and any other medium to brings words to life. If youre a fan of the golden age comic books, lou fine is no doubt one of the artists who are in your mental hall of fame. Fine, lou comic book and strip art stephen donnellys original comic art gallery room at. Richard grey jr was orphaned on an archaeological expedition through outer mongolia when his parents were killed by local bandits. True life story of jack dempsey, pencils by alex blum. His lines and eye for composition have been largely hidden from the modern reader and collector, because many of the original comics in which his work appeared are extremely expensive today, and out of reach of most.
Lou fine was a slightly older artist about three years older than kirby who broke into comics right when will eisner and jerry iger were beginning their packaging studio, which would sell completed comic book stories to publishers. Description the pride of the yankees lou gehrig comic book. To accompany a post on my new making comics course site. Coffee nerves for chase and sanborn coffee, and sam spade for wildroot cream oil. Archie and jughead smell a rat and tail the consultant. Lou fine 19141971 is acknowledged as one of the masters of illustration during the golden age of comics in the 1940s and early 1950s. He brought a real sense of fine art illustration to comic books and is known for his incredible detail. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Early comic reader fanzines back to the past collectibles. He worked for most of his comics career at will eisners studio. Lou fine was a giant in the nascent world of comic publishing. Lou fine was one of the most impressive and influential artist to ever work in comics. On his advertising work, he cooperated extensively with don komisarow. This is why his the black condor ended up in dcs collection of the greatest golden age stories ever told, even though it wasnt a dc or allamerican comics title.
The original version of the character was created by writer gardner fox and artist. The ray is a dc comics legacy character themed around lightbased powers, originally created by quality comics in the golden age of comic books. By the mid1940s, comic books were outselling traditional books. Big changeofpace, here, for fine best known as one of the top heroic comic book artists of the 1940s and a key associate of the great will eisner.
This also serves as a good reminder that its always wise to ensure you have diversification in your investments. Fantastic comics 1940 via print magazine the advertising power of comic book artists print magazine from feb one of the greatest golden age covers. Im the owner and artist behind art by ames, a creative business based in melbourne, victoria aus dedicated to making milestone moment memorable and magical through modern calligraphy. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. In 1967, though, the wave of batmania caused them to venture into the comic book publishing game, and the minds that gave us silly string decided that the secret to success lay in the comic book equivalent of dials that go to eleven. Every comic book genre will be explored, from superhero to detective to. The history of the comic book industry in america by mr. I do not know enough about simons style, but the drawing a design seem very awkward for fine, but the inks and the woman in particular sure seem like fines. Lou fine spent less than six years as a professional comics artist, but has had more influence than some who spent a lifetime in the field. From early on, fine s specialty was covers, and he turned out dozens of them.
The real highlights here, though, are two marvelous pieces by wally wood. Lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art dated 721 hall syndicate, c. Ed marks and his friends discover the gritty truth when they become a part of the security force assigned to patrol the south vietnamese capitol during that countrys national day celebrations. His figures were instilled with unusual grace and style, to the point of nearly appearing part of a grand, pugilistic, ballet. Lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art dated 9. Fine, lou comic book and strip art stephen donnellys. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive reprints of comics created by lou fine. Adam ames, in greg wilsons lou fine comic art gallery room. These creative and inventive books have been entertaining children and adults alike for more than 200 years. All of which put me in mind of those fantastic dc 100 pagers full of golden age reprints, which is all the excuse i need to post some of lou s stuff. Valiant needed money to build their universe, so they took licensed work for nintendo and wwf wrestling. Lou fine left the comic book industry in 1944 and moved into drawing sunday advertising strips for the funnies. It was written by doug murray and later by don lomax and illustrated by michael golden. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans.
Born in november of 1914, fine was stricken with polio as a child, leaving him with a bad leg, and restricting him from physical and athletic games with his peers. This condition caused him to spend much time indoors, which allowed him to pursue his talent of drawing. Lou fine comics treasury comic books all regular issues are out of stock. He had an older brother, sam, who died in october 2000, at age 86, and a sister. Free file downloads, online comic viewer, plus a helpful, knowledgeable community. This listing is for a vintage two color sunday comic page featuring adam ames by lou fine. From locally published independent zines to mainstream, big name comics, youll find everything youre looking. The best site for downloading free public domain golden age comic books.
Description lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art dated 721 hall syndicate, c. His fluid figures were admired and copied by such greats. Dec 06, 2019 where rhetoric and composition meet comic books. Very, very few of them came out of left field, which is to be expectedthe internet certainly blesses us with access to new talent, but it cant create new talent, and the years up until 2012 were so overstuffed that we had to hit the repeat part of the cycle eventually. Description lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art dated 92460 hall syndicate, 1960.
Lou fine is known as one of the best artists to work in the golden age of comics. Together, they created characters like charlie mccarthy and mr. Lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art dated 7. Just what do the citizens of saigon think of the american soldiers in their country. The pretentiousness of the simpsons comic book guy is nowhere to be found at these spots. Vinyl records and comics buy my comics and records. See more ideas about comic art, comic books art and comics. Apr200528 the story of twoface reaches its end, and harvey dent will at last find peace after decades of schism. They have a long list of books they want to put out, and they get numbered as theyre added to the list. As i said earlier, lou was one of the premiere young men who jumped into the fledgling medium of the comic book in the 1930s40s, comics.
Big changeofpace, here, for fine best known as one of the top heroic comicbook artists of the 1940s and a key associate of the great will eisner. Lou fine hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by wikia. Louis fine november 26, 1914 july 24, 1971 was an american comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s golden age of comic books, where his quality draftsmanship became an influential model to a generation of fellow comics artists. Lou fine was born in either the manhattan or brooklyn boroughs of new york city, the son of a house painter, meyer, who was possibly a russian immigrant.
Notable, longrunning titles published by quality include blackhawk, feature comics, g. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Excerpt from march, book i for your reading and response this week i am having you look at an excerpt from march. Doctor fate also known as fate is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. I dont have a complete run but i do own each issue from number ninety 90 to the end of its run with issue two hundred and nineteen 219. A comic book illustrator of super heroes, lou fine was born in new york and as a youth, was severely crippled by polio.
Brilliantly realized, cheesy as all getout lou fine cover showing samson battering an iron giant into the ground with a. Scarce comic page in this famous adventure comic strip. Louis kenneth fine november 26, 1914 july 24, 1971 was an american comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s golden age of comic books, where his draftsmanship became an influential model to a generation of fellow comics artists. Every day in november we will reveal the greatest stories ever told starring a particular character or writtendrawn by a particular creator and throughout the month, youll get daily chances to vote for next weeks lists. Cole, jack cole, reed crandall, will eisner, bill everett, lou fine, walt kelly, jack kirby, mac raboy, and alex schomburg.
The life of hof big leaguer lou gehrig was made into a comic book form circa 1949. Today on uncle arts funland comics by art nugent gocomics. Original comic art titled adam ames, located in gregs lou fine comic art gallery 7007 advertisement. Jul, 2010 harvey pekar, who has died aged 70, was the writer of american splendor, an autobiographical comic in which he wrote about the everyday, often mundane, aspects of his life. Combat, heart throbs, military comics, modern comics, plastic man, police comics, smash comics, and the spirit. Flint has completed the rocket ship begun by his father and is ready to take off for mars, but first has three prison convicts freed to serve as his crew.
Fine joined the eisneriger comic book shop in 1938, where he contributed to wilton of the west, the count of monte cristo, and most famously the flame. His portraits had a subtlety in their depiction of facial expressions that was firstrate. This large halfpage 14 inch by 10 inch size comic is in fine condition. Original comic art titled adam ames, located in gregs lou fine comic art gallery 7007. He was raised by a condor and taught him to fly by studying balance, levitation, movement, and. But of the golden age artists, lou fine lou fine is my favorite. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Follow my facebook page to see the stuff im taking pictures of and offering before adding them to this site. I frequently take pictures of records and comic books im about to list here.
He is considered one of the greatest artists working during the the golden age of comic books. Formal art training came at the grand central art school and at the pratt institute. Fines shortlived adam ames is pure soap opera in a father knows best vein. Uncle sam is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. This nice 3tier thirdpage size comic is dated december 25, 1960. Graduated in fine arts and radiotelevision, and post graduated in. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. The mysterious adam ames sunday strip strippers guide. Black condor by lou fine the great comic book heroes. The island of stolen pearls, script by will eisner.
Powell, and the young jack kirby, producing packaged strips for all kinds of. Mark millar says that some of his biggest hits as a comicbook writer have come from the simplest of his ideas. Lou fine was an incredible artist, combining draftsmanship and dynamism at a level rarely okay, never seen in modern comics. Lou fine adam ames daily comic strip original art, dated 102659 hall syndicate, 1959. Lou fine s incredible draftsmanship allowed him to bring a new level of realism to the actionadventure newspaper strip. Unfollow archie comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. According to fine s son elliot, lou fine s family lived in the brooklyn. I also have four 4 additional ones, numbering in the eighties. Many consider this the year that comic books finally achieved some decent literary respect and mainstream acceptance primarily generated from the buzz of watchmen, the dark knight returns, and maus. The oneeyed monster men from mars, script and art by dick briefer. His career began at the eisneriger studio, where he specialized in covers for fox features titles. Quality comics was an american comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call the golden age of comic books. No survey with such a title would be credible without his work.
Marvel comics crisis protocol miniatures game starlord cp 18 sealed 2019 mib. Nov 08, 20 this week ive dug out some early comic reader fanzines from my collection. Lou fines incredible draftsmanship allowed him to bring a new level of realism to the actionadventure newspaper strip. The figure in the fog, script by frank doyle, pencils by stan goldberg, inks by rudy lapick. This cover has been attributed to joe simon pencils and lou fine inks. This thirdpage 14 inch by 7 inch size comic is in very good condition printed on the comic. Adam ames is the story of the title character, a widower, his two teens, and his housekeeper. Nasa images solar system collection ames research center. Cover pencils by will eisner and lou fine, inks by lou fine. Though his time working in comics was relatively short, 19381944 lou was a massively inspirational artist. A south seas adventure in which shark brodie battles nemo. Was jack kirby the first superhero artist to break panel. This thirdpage 14 inch by 7 inch size comic is in very good condition printed on the comic page fold. For quality, he drew such features as the black condor and uncle sam, and he drew the spirit for will eisner during eisners stint in the service.
To lend a helping hand, weve rounded up a list of the best comic book shops in america for you to get your fix. Book 1 by john lewis, andrew aydin, and nate powell, a story originally published in 20 but is set in 195960 during the early stages of the civil rights movement and lunch counter sitins. Lou fine and mac raboy, golden age masters of comics. The whole book has some of the worst comic book coloring ive ever seen and the eclectic mix of styles reminds me of a british annual and the american boy scout magazine, boys life. Home books calendars comic prints your cart checkout. Welcome to the worlds largest marketplace for fine art, antiques. Fine s mother died while fine was attending cooper union college, studying engineering. The offered example of the pride of the yankees rates vgex, and exhibits moderate wear throughout. While comic books have quite a storied history, they reached massive popularity in the late 1930s. His work contained a beauty and elegance previously unseen in comic books and strips.