At about the same time an issue of mad magazine appeared with a frazetta back cover painting of ringo starr as a model for blecch shampoo and the direction of his career was forever altered. Popular culture historians consider famous funnies the first true american comic book. Frank frazettas cover art for buck rogers 1953 frank. In the early 1950s, frazetta created a number of covers for the famous funnies. Everything about frank frazetta s art is bigger than life. A collection of comic and fantasy art plus artwork from the golden age of illustration and whatever else sparks my interest. Frank frazetta johnny comet daily comic strip original art dated 93052 mcnaught syndicate, 1952 this recognition allowed frazetta to be immersed in many different comic genres. Famous funnies 217 was supposed to be the cover to weird science fantasy 29 until it was rejected as too violent. Frazetta cover smashes record for any page of american. Frank frazettas unfinished, but fantastically amazing nina strip from the in honor of his birthday today black and white comic panel. This book has 25 pages and was uploaded by cimmerian32 josemas on june 19, 2012. Frank frazetta, conan, tarzan, vampirella, famous funnies american art archives scans and text are ed material. Frank frazetta famous funnies portfolio 8 comic book covers buck rogers cochran.
Any bets that the winner of these 3 frazetta famous funnies i. Frank frazetta s dark kingdom part three edit frank frazetta s dark kingdom part two edit frank frazetta s sorcerer edit frank frazetta s. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Stories and art by frank frazetta, fran matera, allen saunders, elmer woggon, matt. I have been working on completing a set of frazetta famous funnies in nice shape for quite a few years and recently acquired the last issue i needed to finish the run, including weird science fantasy 29 which was originally supposed to be part of the set. Eastern color printings similar proto comic book, the eightpage newsprint tabloid funnies on parade, and the eastern color dell collaboration famous funnies. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. Lady luck version 1 quality comic book plus old comic books. Frank frazetta famous funnies comic book covers from the 1950s. We cant talk aliens without talking about frazettas amazing famous funnies run. Frazetta was a versatile and prolific comic book artist who, in the 1940s and 50s, drew for comic strips like al capps lil abner and comic books like famous funnies, for. Hes been rightfully called the grand master of fantasy art. One of the most renowned frank frazetta comic covers ever. A carnival of comics, considered by historians the first true american comic book.
Frank frazetta, original art for famous funnies sept. They collected bringing up father, little orphan annie, reglar fellers, smitty, tillie the toiler and other leading strips of the 1920s and 1930s. More standout early comic work, foreshadowing his later achievements, can be found for his many famous funnies. Frank frazetta, born on the 9th day of february, 1928 in brooklyn, new york, discovered the wonders of drawing at a very young age. Image is larger than the mint comic book it was reproduced from.
Get the best deals on collectible golden age comics reprints. At first he was involved with comic books, then in 1953 according to this source. Ff 2 ff215 just might be the same bidder and you have simply punsihed bid them and made them pay through the nose for these copies here. Frank frazetta had the unique ability to create images of largerthanlife characters that become indelibly etched in our memories. Frank frazetta wasnt a comic book or comic strip artist, frank frazetta was a painter. Unfollow frank frazetta comics to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Famous funnies is an american comic strip anthology series published from 1934 to 1955. Even those aware of this wonderful frazetta art dont know the extentthis book is a whopping 256 page, largeformat pages. Fantasy arts most popular painter was also one of the most popular comic book illustrators during the industrys golden age. Frank frazettas famous funnies covers art contrarian. Collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 for sale ebay. We only hold comic books and images that are in the public domain.
Frank frazetta s cover paintings for the paperback editions of conan the. The funnies helped lay the groundwork for two subsequent publications in 1933. A series of landmark buck rogers covers for famous funnies and several outstanding ec jobs brought frazetta to the attention of comic strip artist al capp, and he was soon hired to assist on the lil abner sunday strips from 195261. Comic book is in gdvg, light creasing and cover separated from book. Frank frazetta, conan, tarzan, vampirella, famous funnies. Comic book artists remember frank frazetta updated. Frank frazetta, burne hogarth, russ manning, russ heath, and mark schultz are the modern masters of illustration, here collected in their own words under one gorgeous. Frazetta famous funnies golden age comic books cgc. Famous funnies plus rock album covers and eclectica 2.
The classic comic art of frank frazetta celebrates the rare and largely forgotten stories created five decades ago by this iconic artist. See more ideas about frank frazetta, comic books and comics. Originally conceived as a buck rogers cover for famous funnies, and drawn in 1954, this cover was never published by eastern color. This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Later when dex is captured and sky captain is looking through the rubble frazetta s work appears again. The longrunning series that introduced comic books to the world, featuring. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue. This book has 53 pages and was uploaded by fan777 on june 6, 2012. Seminal scifi strip buck rogers returns to famous funnies, ushering in the first of a series of iconic buck rogers covers by fantasy and comics legend frazetta that ran during the titles last years. Popular culture historians consider famous funnies the first true american comic book, following seminal precursors. He is best known for his lush paintings, his work in comic books, book covers, movie posters and record album covers. Throughout his lifetime, he had created some of the most iconic pieces of fantasy art, and continues to inspire people even today. A list of key comic books written by frank frazetta provided by key collector comics.
Frank frazetta famous funnies portfolio 1975 comic books. Frank frazetta was born in the borough of brooklyn. The title was a mixture of genres dominated by superheroes. Frank frazetta comic book art for sale value guide. Buck rogers cover art by frank frazetta famous funnies no. May 19, 2014 frank frazetta s famous funnies covers frank frazetta 19282010 is famous amongst those who pay attention to science fiction and fantasy art, this largely having to do with book and magazine cover illustrations that he painted from the early1960s on. The most recent sale of this comic was an ebay purchase of a 4. Born in brooklyn, new york, frazzetta he later dropped one of the zs made his earliest comics during his childhood, which he sold to his friends. Born in brooklyn, ny, in 1928, his talent was so prodigious that he had his first professional comic story, the snowman in tallyho comics, published in 1944 at the tender age of 16. This book has 21 pages and was uploaded by movielover on january, 20.
Frank frazetta 291928 5102010 is arguably the most beloved fantasy and science fiction artist of the 20th century. The longrunning series that introduced comic books to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Humor comics and books page 3 of 9 comic book plus. First comic book made available for public purchase via newsstand distribution. See more ideas about frank frazetta, buck rogers, fantasy artist. Famous funnies buck rogers comic book cover art by frank frazetta brianmichaelbendis. Frazetta drew for comic strips like flash gordon and lil abner, and for comic books such as his buck rogers covers for famous funnies. The order in which i acquired the books is 216, 210, 209, 214, 2, 215, 211, and 212. Tom terriss, perhaps the least famous of the famous funnies, explores the. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Get the best deals on buck rogers golden age comics 1938 1955. Page for a proposed sunday newspaper strip, nina, by frank frazetta.
In this issue, published december 1941, a red haired kid named archie makes his first appearance. He died on a monday in a fort myers, florida hospital. Each high quality print was reproduced from the original drawings. Born in brooklyn, ny, in 1928, his talent was so prodigious that he had his first professional comic story, the snowman in tallyho comics see panel at left, published in 1944 at the tender age of 16. Buck rogers golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Publication history precursors the funnies and funnies on parade. It proved so popular that the following year eastern published famous funnies and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. At first he was involved with comic books, then in 1953 according to. The comics journal library volume 5 classic comics. Although the main part of his comics output was limited to the 1940s and 1950s, frank frazetta s dynamic and realistic style was of influence for several new generations of comics artists. Frazetta pen and ink masterpieces from edgar rice burroughs at the earths core. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by jonthescanner on november 4, 2014. If you have come to this site to find pirated or illegal material, you will be disappointed.
Vanguard publishing bringing the best books to the world. Frank frazetta, comic book artists, comic artist, comic books art, robert e howard, spiderman, classic comics, science fiction art. Beautiful buck rogers cover for famous funnies 215 by frank frazetta. Vanguard press publishes books on such legends as frazetta, steranko, basil gogos, neal adams, wally wood, hal foster, margaret brundage and many more. This book has 24 pages and was uploaded by kainez on november 5, 20. Frank frazetta was by all rights a legend both as a comic book artist and artist in general. Untamed frazetta the bestdrawn 1950s romance comics ever. You are likely not gonna find this book unless you have some connections to the foreign market. How many more amazing covers might frazetta have produced if frazetta had been allowed to continue with either company. Get the best deals on collectible golden age comics reprints 193855. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. I have several art books full of franks paintings, which i page through. Dell publishing in 1929 published a 16page, newsprint periodical of original, comic stripstyled material titled the funnies and described by the library of congress as a shortlived newspaper tabloid insert.
More details about this comic may be available in their page here disclaimer. And i was tracking the lots as i thought it was a cool looking cover. Fantasy surrealism other art the illustration art gallery is the worlds largest gallery of original illustration art and comic strips and the book palace publishes illustrators quarterly and other highly collectable illustrated publications. Some sources above attest that these cover illustrations helped frazetta to get hired by capp. His influence can be seen most clearly in artists like richard. This book has 22 pages and was uploaded by freddyfly on february 1, 20. Frazetta was one of the crucial comic book artists of the postwar generation, despite doing few actual comics, and none after 1964.
But, its little known that frazetta also conquered other worlds in the golden age of comics, as shown in his donald duckish funny animal and hilarious hillbilly comic book stories. Official frank frazetta museum site official frank frazetta art gallery erb comics reference large images from golden comic book stories edgar rice burroughs gallery of frazetta art frazetta wikipedia entry bill hillman visit our thousands of other sites at. Edited by former comics journal editor tom spurgeon, the fifth volume in the acclaimed comics journal library series celebrates five of the great alltime comic book artists. Frank frazetta art and illustration art illustrations comic book artists comic artist comic books art cover art comic kunst fantasy kunst. During the 1940s, his primary outlet was standard or nedor publishing co. And if there wasnt such a dearth of books covering frazetta s comic book work, i probably wouldnt even own a copy shouldve and couldve been a whole lot better. In the early 1950s, frazetta created a number of covers for the famous funnies publication that went defunct with issue no.
Collectible golden age comics reprints 193855 for sale. The enterprise was a smashing success and eastern began churning out. The prints are all 12 12 inches wide, but the height varies from inches up to 17 12 inches tall. These jungle adventures, truelife tales of heroism, and dreamy love stories not only exhibit the skill of a. The creation of the modern american comic book came in stages. A typical issue of famous funnies alternated gag strips like oaky doakes and bobby sox with serial adventure strips such as steve roper or headliner buck rogers. May 10, 2010 frazetta also has had a big impact by way of his inspiration to several generations of comic book artists, including me. Beautiful buck rogers cover for famous funnies 215 by. Frank frazetta comic artist the most popular comic art. During that time period, he also produced his own comic strip, johnny comet. Beautiful buck rogers cover for famous funnies 215 by frank. He would prove to be the companys biggest asset, so much so that in 1945 it was renamed archie comics. An artistic prodigy, frank frazetta broke into comic books at the age of 16 out of economic necessity. These comics are the buck rogers famous funnies covers by frazetta.
The comic art of frank frazetta edited by edward mason black bartunderwood books, sept. I took couple pics of every book but am happy to take more on request. Frank frazetta s famous funnies covers frank frazetta 19282010 is famous amongst those who pay attention to science fiction and fantasy art, this largely having to do with book and magazine cover illustrations that he painted from the early1960s on. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and text stories. He began working on famous funnies, personal love, and john wayne comics.
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