Friday, August 17, 2012

Number 1211: Witches Kill At Daylight

Joe Kubert, who recently died,was born September 18, 1926. He drew this story when he was 17-years-old. I asked this question before of another story Joe drew in his teens: "What were you doing when you were that age?" Unlike Joe, I was more interested in my social life than developing a craft that would serve me all the rest of my working life.

Joe was mentored by top professionals and became a top professional who mentored. Here's a well-illustrated article from the L.A. Times about Kubert's career.

I have shown this story before, and it's another of my re-scans and re-presentations. This time I'm including scans from Heritage Auctions I found of four of the six pages of "Witches Kill At Daylight."

There's not a lot more I can add to the tributes that have poured in from fans worldwide since Joe's death. All I can do is show his work, and that speaks volumes of how great he was.

From Harvey Comics' All New Comics #10 (1944):











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5 comments:

  1. Kirk7:23 AM

    Had no idea Kubert was published at such a young age. Amazing.

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  2. Mr. Karswell5:59 PM

    Sweet tribute, Pap!

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  3. Pappy7:27 PM

    Kirk, Kubert started hanging around the Chesler comic art shop when he was just 13 years old, doing odd jobs, and learning from the pros.

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  4. Pappy7:28 PM

    Thanks, Karswell.

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  5. serloren7:26 AM

    Just goes to show what effect solid mentoring can have in developing a talent. Kubert was a far better illustrator at only 17 than I've yet become at 50. :-)

    Grateful that he left us such a large volume of work to enjoy.

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