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Art Identification Game!
- by Brian Cronin
- in General
Who drew this picture of Black Crow from Marvel's The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. III (Master Edition) #28 (click on the image to enlarge)?
On another note, does anyone know who was ghosting for Joe Shuster on the Superman comic strip at the end of 1942?
- Posted on August 20, 2008 @ 12:38 AM







16 Comments
jazzbo
August 20, 2008 at 1:05 am
I'm positive I'm wrong, but something about the face makes me think John Byrne.
Brian Cronin
August 20, 2008 at 1:38 am
There definitely is a Byrne feel to it, but I dunno if that is because is IS Byrne or if it just because it is in the same style of Byrne.
Joel
August 20, 2008 at 1:39 am
Keith Pollard. He drew all the turnarounds for that particular series.
Joel
August 20, 2008 at 1:41 am
PS- If I recall correctly, Joe Rubenstein inked all of them as well.
SwanShadow
August 20, 2008 at 1:43 am
Joel's correct. Keith Pollard penciled the turnarounds, and Joe Rubinstein inked them.
Brian Cronin
August 20, 2008 at 2:15 am
Cool.
Thanks, guys!
joecab
August 20, 2008 at 3:27 am
Where is good ol' Keith nowadays? I miss seeing his stuff.
DMS
August 20, 2008 at 4:23 am
Is that Judge Dredd gone native?
(Sorry DC/brit comic guy)
Pól Rua
August 20, 2008 at 5:42 am
Nice call, DMS.
Didn't think that.
Man, Judge Black Crow is SUCH a better character.
Blackjak
August 20, 2008 at 5:46 am
And I thought it was Black Knight 1602!
Anonymous
August 20, 2008 at 7:58 am
Brian:
http://www.supermanartists.comics.org/superart/Shustershop1.htm
This site is always a great resource to check if you have any questions about the early Superman or Batman artists.
A number of artists were ghosting back in '42, so if you're trying to identify a specific story try comparing the art to the samples on the website.
Brian Cronin
August 20, 2008 at 8:05 am
Thanks, Anonymous, yeah, I had narrowed it down to a couple of guys, but I just couldn't tell for sure, so I was hoping perhaps just one fellow was drawing the strip the last couple of months of '42.
whatevs
August 20, 2008 at 12:12 pm
thats john byrne? hes been at the gym!
Rockin' Rich
August 20, 2008 at 6:04 pm
That Superman artists site is a trip. Great Batman section too... for mature fans.
Rockin' Rich
August 20, 2008 at 6:05 pm
mature = old
SwanShadow
August 20, 2008 at 9:11 pm
joecab:
Keith recently started accepting commissions, and he's made a couple of appearances at cons in the Mid-Atlantic area. You can see samples of his recent work (including a commission he did for me) here:
http://www.comicbook-art.com/keithpollard.htm