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General Category => Artist Spotting => Topic started by: Roygbiv666 on June 19, 2012, 05:03:26 PM

Title: Exciting War #?
Post by: Roygbiv666 on June 19, 2012, 05:03:26 PM

A mystery:

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42028

any ideas?

Title: Re: Exciting War #?
Post by: tilliban on June 20, 2012, 01:12:29 PM

Judging by that miniature job number, this really is a page from a Standard comic book.
IF it is "Exciting War", it must be numbers 5 or 6.
These are not indexed on GCD and not scanned here.
As to who the artist is, I am fazed.
I'm currently going through Standard horror books and this does not strike me as familiar.
Jim V. might know.
But I am planning to get these books from him to scan in autumn.
With a little patience the mystery will be cleared at the end of the year...
 ;)

Title: Re: Exciting War #?
Post by: narfstar on June 20, 2012, 01:38:58 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXCITING-WAR-5-Good-War-Standard-Comics-1952-/380361084720?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item588f498f30#ht_1651wt_1397

Lee's Comics has issue 5 for sale if anyone is interested. I contacted Lee and the story does not appear in 5 so that leaves 6 or unpublished.

Title: Re: Exciting War #?
Post by: Yoc on June 20, 2012, 02:29:48 PM

Nice of Lee to confirm it wasn't in #5.  Points to him for his help.

Title: Re: Exciting War #?
Post by: JVJ (RIP) on June 20, 2012, 02:41:48 PM

It's in #6 and the artist's name is Witmer Williams, though I'd never have guessed this was him. Didn't know that he'd worked for Standard.

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Title: Re: Exciting War #?
Post by: narfstar on June 20, 2012, 05:19:08 PM

Good info to add to your database Jim. May help with some others from that period.

Title: Re: Exciting War #?
Post by: Roygbiv666 on June 20, 2012, 05:45:43 PM

Thanks, JVJ.