Rare
Reed Crandall
by John Hitchcock
Reed
Crandall started in comics in 1940 on Hit Comics no. 10. He quickly
became one of the all time great artists of the comic book industry,
creating beautifully detailed illustrated stories until the 1970s.
Crandall is the anatomy guy that others will swipe from forever. Reed
Crandall inks with fearless line work and thatching that can be traced
back to Franklin Boothe and Charles Dana Gibson. Here are some tough
books to find that contain superb artwork from this genuine genius.
Adventures
of Robin Hood 1-4
Store Giveaway / Date unknown
These
books were given away by the Robin Hood shoe store chain to its
customers. Crandall is inked by someone named Ray Milner and he
does an good job, but an artist of this calibre should always pencil
and ink his own work. They layouts are dynamic throughout and the
book is filled with grand images of jousts and knights on steeds,
a Crandall specialty.
The
cover shown here is to issue number 3,
check out the cool shoe store ad
on the back cover below!
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