CC BECK and PETE COSTANZA

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Hi,


In the past, I've previewed many of the earlier issues of Captain Marvel Adventures. The Captain Marvel stories were primarily drawn by the two aforementioned artists. IMO, their styles are virtually identical!! -- can someone provide some insights (or clues) in regards to identifying their handiwork??

Thanks,
Warren

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One way I was told to tell Beck from Costanza are the ears. Beck, as you can see in this first sample, puts sort of a little "w" inside his ears, and the top line is usually short, looking like a little "c" on its side:

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1935/captainmarvelbeck.jpg

Costanza on the other hand makes the top line inside the ears long, following the contour of the outer line.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4947/captainmarvelcostanza.jpg

I'm sure that there are probably other/better ways, but that's how I was taught (I think by either Jerry Bails or P.C. Hamerlinck).

-Eric

[narfstar]

very interesting and nice to know