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General Category => Artist Spotting => Topic started by: JVJ (RIP) on July 25, 2012, 11:05:01 AM

Title: Rafael Astarita
Post by: JVJ (RIP) on July 25, 2012, 11:05:01 AM

One of my ALL TIME favorite artists and he would be turning 100 on August 2.

http://www.comics.org/penciller/name/astarita/sort/chrono/ (http://www.comics.org/penciller/name/astarita/sort/chrono/) HERE'S a GCD link to his comics work.
http://www.pulpartists.com/Astarita.html (http://www.pulpartists.com/Astarita.html) HERE'S a link to David Saunders' pulp artist site.
https://www.google.com/search?q=rafael+astarita&hl=en&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=4SYQULi0Ksj1igKX-4G4Bw&ved=0CEMQ_AUoAQ&biw=1471&bih=964 (https://www.google.com/search?q=rafael+astarita&hl=en&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=4SYQULi0Ksj1igKX-4G4Bw&ved=0CEMQ_AUoAQ&biw=1471&bih=964) some Google images.
(http://www.bpib.com/temp/Astarita.jpg)and a photo courtesy of Mr. Saunders:

I consider Astarita among the very best artists of the real Golden Age (1936-1949).

Check out his work and Happy Belated Birthday Rafael.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

Title: Re: Rafael Astarita
Post by: narfstar on July 25, 2012, 11:20:02 AM

His name has not come up much but I agree his work is superb.

Title: Re: Rafael Astarita
Post by: Yoc on July 25, 2012, 04:26:19 PM

If that's him as a child he could have been a stand-in for a young Spanky from the famous Little Rascals aka Our Gang!

Title: Re: Rafael Astarita
Post by: narfstar on July 25, 2012, 08:16:56 PM

Saw the pic and thoughts that's Spanky

Title: Re: Rafael Astarita
Post by: darkmark (RIP) on July 26, 2012, 11:52:55 PM

And I recall an article written by him, "The Fiction House Shadow", which appeared in an ish of Fanfare.

Title: Re: Rafael Astarita
Post by: josemas on July 28, 2012, 10:53:32 AM

That picture is of George "Spanky" McFarland of Our Gang/Little Rascals fame.  Check out this group of pictures of "Spanky" and you'll see several shots of him in the same clothes.

https://www.google.com/search?q=spanky+mcfarland&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=ihcUUJKZGoXErQHz_oCgDw&sqi=2&ved=0CFIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=603

Best

Joe