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Comics: Artie Simek Memoriam by Flo Steinberg
Academy of Comic Book Arts NewsletterVolume 2, Numbers 30 & 31, April/May 1975page 8(Next post on Monday: Michael Doret, Lettering Artist)
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Creator: Michael Doret, Lettering Artist
Michael Doret WebsiteCooper UnionCreative ChairLetterform ArchiveMy FontsThe following designs might be the work of Michael Doret.(Next post on Monday: Searching for Gary Keller, Part 2)
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Comics: Searching for Gary Keller, Part 2
Back on July 25, 2016 I posted information on artist Theodore Keller who might have been Gary Keller, the Timely Comics letterer. It turns out Theodore was not Gary. A February 2021 comment by Daniel...
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Typography: The 1930 Gopher Yearbook
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaRelated PostsThe 1928 Gopher YearbookThe 1929 Gopher Yearbook(Next post on Monday: Joe Sinnott, 1942–1946)
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Comics: Joe Sinnott, 1942–1946
Joseph Leonard Sinnott attended Saugerties High School in Saugerties, New York. Ancestry.com has three copies of the school yearbook, The Sawyer, with photographs of Sinnott and artwork by him. The...
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Lettering and Typography: Pulp Fiction Trademarks
Images from the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office(Next post on Monday: Herman Stackel, Artist, Teacher and Letterer)
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Comics: Herman Stackel, Artist, Teacher and Letterer
1952Herman Stackel was born Hyman William Stackel on March 9, 1904, in Kiev, Russia, according to his naturalization papers viewed at Ancestry.com. His family arrived, aboard the S.S. Gothland, in New...
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Typography: The 1933 Gopher Yearbook
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaRelated PostsThe 1928 Gopher YearbookThe 1929 Gopher YearbookThe 1930 Gopher Yearbook(Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 1)
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 1
Images from various 1930s Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office(Next post on Monday: Water Meter Cover)
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Street Scene: Water Meter Cover
• UTA H •near 36 East Tabernacle Street, St. George (Next post on Monday: The Names of Comic Book Charactersand Things Reimagined in the Trademark Multiverse)
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Lettering: The Names of Comic Book Characters and Things Reimagined in the...
(Next post on Monday: Berk Anthony and Sparky the Sun Devil)
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School Days: Berk Anthony and Sparky the Sun Devil
Berk Anthony is the artist who created the mascot, Sparky the Sun Devil, for Arizona State College, known today as Arizona State University (ASU). Currently, ASU athletic teams are represented by a...
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2
Images from the 1940 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeKa-Zar was a pulp character created by Martin Goodman. Ka-Zar appeared in Timely comic books. A comic strip was planned. Abraham...
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Creator: Eric Pape, Illustrator and Painter
Eric Pape was born Frederick Ludwig Moritz Pape Jr. on October 17, 1870, in San Francisco, California, according to his passport application at Ancestry.com.Pape’s father operated a business selling...
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Comics: Shelly Leferman, Letterer, Artist, Colorist and Writer
Sheldon “Shelly” Leferman was born on August 22, 1922, in Stamford, Connecticut, according to his World War II draft card. His Social Security application named his parents, Isadore Leferman, a...
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Creator: Herb Lubalin’s World War II Draft Card
Herb Lubalin signed his World War II draft card on October 16, 1940. Name: Herbert Fred LubalinAddress: 1 Club Drive, Woodier, New York45-18 42nd Street, Sunnyside, New York (crossed out)213 East 25th...
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3
Images from the 1941 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2(Next post on Monday: The Reflection)
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Inspiration: The Reflection
Will Bradley, The Inland Printer, July 1894Mike Hinge, Algol, Summer 1975(Next post on Monday: Richard Hudnut and Helena Rubenstein Trademarks)
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Lettering: Richard Hudnut and Helena Rubenstein Trademarks
Designer unknownAlan Peckolick, designer, 1974Tom Carnase, letterer(Next post on Monday: Harvey Kurtzman and George Mandel Cartoons in Yank Magazine)
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Comics: Harvey Kurtzman and George Mandel Cartoons in Yank Magazine
November 16, 1945Reprinted in Ex-CBI Roundup, January 1981November 23, 1945December 7, 1945April 27, 1945December 28, 1945November 11 is Veterans Day. (Next post on Monday: Lunar Eclipse)
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