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General Category => Comic Related Discussion => Topic started by: RustlingsTim on November 28, 2012, 05:53:20 PM

Title: Artist in Dell Funnies
Post by: RustlingsTim on November 28, 2012, 05:53:20 PM

Can anyone tell me anything about the artist who did "The adventures of 'spargus and Chubby" ?
i assumed it was a newspaper comic but it's not listed in Holtz's American Newspaper Comics.
The art is quite distinctive and. assured and I would have thought recognisable - but GCD has nothing and a quick google search didn't pick up anything.
Any ideas?

thanks, tim

Title: Re: Artist in Dell Funnies
Post by: narfstar on November 28, 2012, 07:23:07 PM

There are a lot of distinctive artists that we have no idea who they were :'( Maybe someone will know this artist.

Title: Re: Artist in Dell Funnies
Post by: JVJ (RIP) on November 28, 2012, 07:37:16 PM

Not me, narf.
No idea. Pretty early and pretty crude. Sorry.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

Title: Re: Artist in Dell Funnies
Post by: SuperScrounge on November 29, 2012, 03:14:08 AM

I would guess that it was not a newspaper comic as there doesn't seem to be any copyright notice by any syndicate on it.

Either a failed submission to a newspaper or an original made to look like a newspaper strip.

Title: Re: Artist in Dell Funnies
Post by: RustlingsTim on November 30, 2012, 04:35:41 AM

Thanks guys. Still fascinates me. The title can't decide whether it's 'Spargus or (.seems more likely) 'Sparagus from one issue to the next. I like the little signs everywhere (whar Elder called chicken fat) and the mad professor in his lab coat / cloak that sweeps the floor reminds of some other image from somewhere.
I'll just keep looking for something similar in other early titles

Title: Re: Artist in Dell Funnies
Post by: SuperScrounge on December 01, 2012, 02:10:55 AM

IIRC Max Gaines and Sheldon Mayer were working on the book at this time. Does anyone know if they ever named any cartoonists they worked with then?