BULLETMAN #2
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PUBLISHER: Fawcett
COMMENTS: Raboy cover; infamous beheaded woman splash (Fall 1941)
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Raboy cover; infamous beheaded woman splash (Fall 1941)
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Artists Information
Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr. and as the Sunday comic-strip artist of Flash Gordon for more than 20 years. Cartoonist Drew Friedman has stated, "Raboy was an expert technician with pen and brush, and his lush covers are some of the most unusually beautiful ever to grace comic books". Raboy began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. In the 1940s he began working with the Harry A. Chesler studio of comics artists. Raboy began drawing comic books and gained fame as the illustrator for Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Green Lama. Raboy was a great admirer of Alex Raymond, and "kept a portfolio of Alex Raymond's "Flash Gordon" comics by his side for inspiration and guidance as he worked". In the spring of 1946, King Features hired Raboy to continue the Sunday page adventures of Flash Gordon, which he continued to work on until his death.
Sultan was a pulp artists who worked for Harry Chesler's Fawcett Comics in the Golden Age, as well as Fiction House and Quality Comics. After serving in the military the illustrator returned to the industry to work for DC, EC and Better Comics.
Click here to view the notorious splash page!
Artists Information
Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr. and as the Sunday comic-strip artist of Flash Gordon for more than 20 years. Cartoonist Drew Friedman has stated, "Raboy was an expert technician with pen and brush, and his lush covers are some of the most unusually beautiful ever to grace comic books". Raboy began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. In the 1940s he began working with the Harry A. Chesler studio of comics artists. Raboy began drawing comic books and gained fame as the illustrator for Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Green Lama. Raboy was a great admirer of Alex Raymond, and "kept a portfolio of Alex Raymond's "Flash Gordon" comics by his side for inspiration and guidance as he worked". In the spring of 1946, King Features hired Raboy to continue the Sunday page adventures of Flash Gordon, which he continued to work on until his death.
Sultan was a pulp artists who worked for Harry Chesler's Fawcett Comics in the Golden Age, as well as Fiction House and Quality Comics. After serving in the military the illustrator returned to the industry to work for DC, EC and Better Comics.
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BULLETMAN #2
Fawcett G+: 2.5
Raboy cover; infamous beheaded woman splash (Fall 1941)
Raboy cover; infamous beheaded woman splash (Fall 1941)
Raboy cover; infamous beheaded woman splash (Fall 1941)
Raboy cover; infamous beheaded woman splash (Fall 1941)