The first page is a photo of Milton Caniff sketching Dororthy Partington, the model for Miss Lace from the military comic strip Male Call. The second page has a photo of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby working on an issue of The Boy Commandos.
(Click on the pages for a closer look.)
For fun, I put together the mosaic below of the comic covers partially pictured in the article. Comic covers are from the Grand Comic Book Database.
PIC February, 1946 Vol #18 #2 with cover art by Frank Decker.
Love the mosaic NC! Great job!!
ReplyDeleteYes, gonzo job. But I have to know where in holy heck did you find that article?
ReplyDeleteMarc - I found the article inside the Feb. 1946 issue of PIC Magazine.
ReplyDeleteThanks but I did get that, so perhaps I should have asked where you found the 2/46 issue of PIC? Are you a collector of such mags or did you just happen to stumble upon this one? I'm curious because it's articles like this that make me wonder how many more hidden gems are out there but lost to time?
ReplyDeleteMarc - Oops, I guess I went for the obvious : ) I picked this issue up years ago at an antique shop. I'm always on the look out for mags with articles that fit my interests, especially like this one. Yes, there's so many great articles and images buried in old mags and it's great to have the opportunity to share them here on the blog. Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteAh, all those pre-Code comics, blamed for all the trouble of youth
ReplyDelete(for the full story, read THE 10-CENT PLAGUE by David Hadju).