tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post5734118785754568653..comments2024-01-28T22:17:29.551-08:00Comments on Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Pappyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-42721804958105663822020-07-03T03:51:27.350-07:002020-07-03T03:51:27.350-07:00Matthew, Now that several years have passed I'...Matthew, Now that several years have passed I've just come across your response to my post about your grandfather. I would love to get in touch --- email, maybe? (ashboy1951@gmail.com)Doug Drownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283328163882524109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-79999529382467621492019-06-20T22:29:39.397-07:002019-06-20T22:29:39.397-07:00@DougieD, I happened to be doing some research and...@DougieD, I happened to be doing some research and came across your posts. I know it's pretty old at this poinr, but in case you're still wondering...Arthur Greenbaum,the man responsible for the Fleisher Studios lettering, was my grandfather! Maybe we can get in touch to chat about your findings.<br /><br />-Matthew GreenbaumMattyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959863635591011188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-54666707950032691832012-02-04T19:15:38.170-08:002012-02-04T19:15:38.170-08:00OMG It was drawn by a woman!OMG It was drawn by a woman!Alicia Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884901856229759881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-62083289273388150542012-01-25T19:41:00.849-08:002012-01-25T19:41:00.849-08:00Pappy, I agree with your observation. It's to...Pappy, I agree with your observation. It's too bad that over the years such talent has gone into obscurity. I know this is somewhat off-topic, but also somewhat related: there is a longstanding (and frustrating) mystery as to the identity of the artist who did all that amazing lettering for the title cards of the Max Fleischer / Famous Studios (Paramount) cartoons. It was just recently discovered that his name was Arthur Greenbaum. Absolutely nothing else is known about him. I'm on an ongoing search.DougieDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354592969707118951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-65411493198028840322012-01-25T15:29:01.312-08:002012-01-25T15:29:01.312-08:00Bob, one of the things about artists of this era i...Bob, one of the things about artists of this era is that they had so many fantastic artists like Kay Nielson, Arthur Rackham, etc., to look to for inspiration for fantasy/fairy tale art. This artist looks to have been inspired by those illustrators. <br /><br />It's a fascinating topic but let me caution everyone about guessing: Jim Vadeboncoeur and Hames Ware, two of the finest experts on comic artists, including some of the most obscure, weren't able to determine his identity. So I think unless someone comes forward to say they knew him, are related to him, or <i>are</i> him (or, maybe even her), then I think it's sort of futile to keep stabbing around in the dark, speculating.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-29710373634890128102012-01-25T10:21:00.344-08:002012-01-25T10:21:00.344-08:00this is amazing stuff, whoever it is!
I don'...this is amazing stuff, whoever it is! <br /><br />I don't know why but this artist reminds me of the stuff in the Uncle Wiggily books Western was publishing at the time...possibly it's George Carlson???...but the inking is too neat to be him. <br /><br />It would have to be one of Western's premier illustrators to be in Fairy Tale Parade...Peter Hugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206879190823261716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-42444570934894628292012-01-24T21:20:43.209-08:002012-01-24T21:20:43.209-08:00DougieD, you're right, I think you're wron...DougieD, you're right, I think you're wrong. The art isn't by Walt Kelly, although the artist seems to have taken some inspiration from Kelly.Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977289662431694607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31723906.post-61398629922332333082012-01-24T17:17:45.552-08:002012-01-24T17:17:45.552-08:00I may be all wrong, but I think perhaps the answer...I may be all wrong, but I think perhaps the answer may be right under your nose, down the page: it's Walt Kelly. Both the drawing style and the font in the word balloons lead to the sort of work Kelly did in the mid-'40s.DougieDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354592969707118951noreply@blogger.com