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Art Spotting in general
JVJ (RIP):
I'm half your way and half "my" way, Eric,
My example of remembering Sam Glankoff working at Parents is exactly how you do it. When I looked at the All for Love, however, I knew all the artists from memory. Weird, but to each his own. Good on you for Glanzman and Thomas. I hope you'll continue to share what you know and teach me some new guys. That's the Christmas present I keep looking for.
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narfstar:
Hey Jim how about art spotting in All For Love v3#3? I am especially interested in the cover artist on this. There is "something" about the cover that I find has impact.
JVJ (RIP):
Not an easy one, narf.
All of these are so cavalierly done - very quick, minimal pencils. For What It's Worth...
Cover: It looks most like Joe Simon pencils to me, but it might be Carl Pfeufer with Simon inks. I really don't know.
Cinderella is Jilted - I'm thinking Giordano is pencilling this, but I'm going by some faint hints of poses as the inker is so bad. I first I thought it might be Colletta, but it's not. Perhaps a hasty Pfeufer ink job? Again, in the end, I just don't know.
Take Me Back - If you made me take a stab I'd say John Prentice pencils and Joe Simon inks. The pay for these stories was historically LOW. After the Atlas implosion, ANY work was better than none and a lot of good artists hacked stuff out as fast as they could, just to make the rent. Simon was the editor here so his hand is everywhere. Prentice was an old friend and would get a preferential place in line. If it's not JP, it's someone swiping him.
Never Leave Me - Ted Galindo (best guess) and Simon inks again.
Lonely Goddess - Mr. Bob Powell pencils and inks.
Mad About Mitch - Carl Pfeufer and Simon (best guess) inks
A perfect example of why the date of the comic is EVERYTHING in art spotting.
narfstar:
Thanks Jim. I guess you do not find the cover as good as I do. There is just something about it. I am not good at any of those artists. I can sometimes spot Giordano war by planes and subs. One BIG problem I have is I will start seeing some of a particular artists in too many things. Maybe because of my limited clues. For instance, noses tend to allow me to recognize Bill Molno. I start seeing hints of his style too much. Fightin' Airforce 39
http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/admin.php?sid=6568ffe924838141ec2cb05031c21001
has two signed Nicolas and Alascia stories. I see some Molno in the other three stories. The pencil/ink thing really complicates matters.
JVJ (RIP):
I don't have access to that link, narf,
and that issue of Fightin' Air Force isn't posted for downloading. When you get past 1960, my interest in the artists wanes considerably. The Atlas Implosion did away with the "middle class" in comic book art and I'm generally focused on the pre-Implosion guys. When Dick Giordano starts looking like the work in the All For Love that I thought might be his, it's time for me to forget about it.
The only way I can even see him is in the staging. The guy looking into the panel on page 2 panel 1 and a similar pose on page 4 panel 3 and the man in the suit's posture in page 4 panel 2. There's not much that the inker (might be Eugene Hughes?) has left for us to find. Spotting an artist by planes and subs leaves a lot of uncovered territory. It will only work in a very limited number of instances and genres.
You are SO right that "the pencil/ink thing really complicates matters."
Sorry I was so little help on the cover. Not being able to identify it makes no judgement on the quality - just on my knowledge.
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