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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 8
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Creator: Oscar Ogg, Illustrator, Calligrapher and Lettering Artist
Oscar John Ogg was born on December 13, 1908, in Richmond, Virginia, according to his birth certificate at Ancestry.com. His parents were Oscar Jesse Ogg and Marcie Edna Chappell. Ogg’s father worked...
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Comics: Jon D'Agostino, Colorist, Artist, Inker and Letterer
John P. “Jon” D’Agostino was born Carlo D’Agostino on June 13, 1929, in Cervinara, Italy. D’Agostino’s birth information is from a transcribed death certificate at Ancestry.com. D’Agostino’s birth name...
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Lettering and Typography: Exclamation Point
JudgeFebruary 15, 1913Illustration by Carl EricksonOfficial Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeFebruary 5, 1946Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeDecember 6, 1949ex'cla-ma'tion...
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 9
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Creator: Walter Huxley, Printer, Typographer and Illustrator
Walter Huxley was born on December 1, 1890, in New York, New York, according to his World War II draft card. His father’s name, Christian, was on Huxley’s 1940 marriage certificate. The 1940 U.S....
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Creator: Neal Adams in the 1940s and 1950s
1959 Kaleidoscope yearbookof the School of Industrial ArtNeal Edward Adams was born on June 15, 1941, in New York City. The New York, New York, Birth Index, at Ancestry.com, listed a “Neal E Adams”...
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Lettering: Ira Schnapp’s Thirty-Plus Years in Motion Picture-Related Businesses
1913Decades before Ira Schnapp worked in comics, he had a long career producing lantern slides, from as early as 1917 to as late as 1939, and lettering movie posters in the 1940s. Lantern slides were...
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Lettering: Question Mark
The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health, January 1893The Cosmopolitan, May 1902Pearson’s, February 1904American Printer, January 1906Men’s Wear, May 9, 1906Los Angeles Examiner, March 22,...
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 10
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Typography: John Henry Nash
John Henry Nash was born on March 12, 1871, in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. The birthdate is from the California Death Index at Ancestry.com. Wikipedia named his birthplace. In 1895, Nash moved to San...
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Comics: Lora Sprang aka Pat Gordon, Letterer, Colorist and Photographer
Lora Sprang was born Lora Ann Neusiis on May 28, 1911, in Mt. Olive, Illinois. The birth information is from the Social Security Death Index and an Evangelical Lutheran Church Record at Ancestry.com....
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Lettering and Typography: The Strathmore Quality Deckle Edge Book Papers (1906)
Selected pages(Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 11)
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 11
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Lettering and Typography: The American Printer, Sesqui-Centennial Number
July 1926Selected pages(Next post Monday: Gerald Altman, Letterer, Penciller and Inker)
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Comics: Gerald Altman, Letterer, Penciler and Inker
Gerald Selwyn Altman was born on on February 22, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. His full name was found at an Ancestry.com family tree. His birth information is from the Social Security Death Index and...
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Lettering: Movie Logo Parodies
An assignment for internal use at NBC, New York; lettering by Paul Shaw and Alex Jay. (Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 12)
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Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 12
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Creator: Paul Rand, Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Paul Rand and his twin brother, Philip, were born on August 15, 1914, in Brooklyn, New York. The New York, New York Birth Index, at Ancestry.com, did not record their first names. Their parents were...
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Comics: Valerie Barclay, Artist
Valerie Barclay was born Violet A. Barclay on November 5, 1922, in the New York City borough of Queens, New York. Her birth was recorded by the New York City Department of Health in “Births Recorded in...
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