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Comics: Lunar Eclipse
Lunar DistributionEclipse Comics; trademark by Tom OrzechowskiPartial Lunar Eclipse November 19, 2021(Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 4)
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Creator: Bob Gill, 1931–2021
Robert Charles GillJanuary 17, 1931, Brooklyn, New York – November 9, 2021, Brooklyn, New York1940 United States Federal CensusName: Robert GillAge: 9Estimated Birth Year: abt 1931Gender: MaleRace:...
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Happy Thanksgiving
American Printer, January 5, 1921 (Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 4)
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 4
Images from the 1942 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3(Next post on Thursday: The...
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Lettering: The “X” Men
Images from the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office(Next post on Monday: Ellen Cole, Letterer)
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Under Cover: Marvel By Design—The Evolution of the Marvel Logo
Marvel By Design: Graphic Design Strategies of the World’s Greatest Comics Company is published by Gestalten. The book has excellent design and superb printing. On pages 28 and 29 is “How Marvel Became...
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Under Cover: Marvel By Design—The Index and Art Credits
Marvel By Design: Graphic Design Strategies of the World’s Greatest Comics Company is published by Gestalten. The book has excellent design and superb printing. This post is about the index and amount...
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 5
Images from the 1943 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3Comic Book Trademarks, Part...
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Comics: Jim Novak, Letterer
James Richard “Jim” Novak was born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. His middle name was found in a family tree at Ancestry.com. The birth information is from Wikipedia. Novak was the first...
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Calligraphy: Alice Koeth, 1927–2020
The Society of Scribes has an illustrated obituary of the calligrapher.Related PostsAlice KoethAlice in U&lcJeanyee Wong, 1920–2017(Next post on Monday: EC Trademark and Belt Buckle)
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Comics: EC Trademark and Belt Buckle
Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeApril 28, 1953 The “EC” belt buckle is actually an anchor. The manufacturer is unknown. The buckle was purchased at a clothing store in...
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Typography: 1929 Phoenician
Phoenix Union High School, Phoenix, Arizona(Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 6)
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 6
Images from the 1944 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3Comic Book Trademarks, Part...
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Under Cover: 1953 Book Jacket Designers Guild Exhibition
The Sixth Annual Exhibition of Book JacketsApril 27 to May 8, 1953AIGA Gallery, 13 East 67 Street, New York1948 Book Jacket Designers Guild Exhibition1949 Book Jacket Designers Guild Exhibition1950...
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Comics: Ellen Cole, Letterer
Photo by E. B BoatnerEllen Cole was born Helen Dolores Kovach on December 20, 1918, in Maxwell, Pennsylvania. (Maxwell is about 45 miles south of Pittsburgh.) The birth information was transcribed from...
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Typography: 1930 Phoenician
Phoenix Union High School, Phoenix, Arizona(Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 7)
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 7
Images from the 1945 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3Comic Book Trademarks, Part...
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Typography: Punctuation Perfumes
Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeJuly 23, 1946Evening Star (Washington, DC), October 13, 1946ex'cla-ma'tion by Coty, 1988(Next post on Monday: Bill Oakley, Letterer)
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Comics: Bill Oakley, Letterer
William Douglas “Bill” Oakley was born on April 1, 1964, in Oneonta, New York, according to his transcribed Social Security application at Ancestry.com. Also, his birth was noted in the Oneonta Star...
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Typography: Monocle
Volume 4, Number 1, Summer Fall 1960Display type by the Morgan PressArt Editors: Lou Klein, Phil GipsVolume 5, Number 2, Summer-Fall 1963Display type by the Morgan PressArt by R.O. Blechman, Bill...
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