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Frazetta Fridays w/Frazetta Girls #4 | Golden Age of Comics
In this episode we explore Frazetta's contributions to comics in the golden age of comics. In 1944 Bailey Comics hired a young high school student to be John Giunta's art assistant. This new apprentice was sixteen-year-old Frank Frazetta. Giunita was immediately impressed with Frazetta’s artwork and persuaded Bernard Bailey to publish a revised version of Frank’s personal comic strips, “Snowman.” The 7 page story titled “Snowman” appeared in TALLY HO #1 in 1944.
Following the publishing of ‘Snowman in Tally Ho #1,’ Giunita and Frazetta continued to collaborate with a few projects such as ‘Man in Black.’ After a short while of working with Bailey Comics, Frazetta began to feel slighted with his payments and left to find new work at Fiction House Comics. While working at Fiction House Comics, Frazetta met artists Graham Ingels, Bob Lubbers and George Evans. He was hired to assist them with tedious tasks around the studio which only lasted about six months. In 1946, Prize Publications gave Frazetta a chance to submit a solo story in TREASURE COMICS. The story; “Know Your America” was Frazetta’s first solo published work.
In 1949 Frazetta visited Standard with his portfolio and, lo and behold, there was Graham Ingels, who just quit Fiction House and was now working as the Art Director at Standard. Ingels gave Frazetta a feature to start with, ‘Judy of the Jungle.’ Standard also hired Frazetta to help illustrate their funny animal books. Between the years 1947 through 1950 Frazetta worked diligently with Standard on 15 different titles. He began illustrating books like Barnyard, Coo Coo, Happy and Supermouse to name a few. But when Frazetta’s talent really began to bloom he was offered a nine page story for Exciting Comics, one of Standard’s action adventure titles. Frazetta was also asked to provide a quarter page illustration for a “Looie Lazybones.” The response to Looie Lazybones persuaded Standard to create an ongoing series. These stories are credited as the ones that caught Al Capp’s attention.
All of this and more: Thanks for listening!
FrazettaVerse Discord: discord.gg/eJAhFRRtgZ
Magic: The Gathering X Frank Frazetta: https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/product/810214/the-art-of-frank-frazetta
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By Frazetta Fridays w/Frazetta GirlsIn this episode we explore Frazetta's contributions to comics in the golden age of comics. In 1944 Bailey Comics hired a young high school student to be John Giunta's art assistant. This new apprentice was sixteen-year-old Frank Frazetta. Giunita was immediately impressed with Frazetta’s artwork and persuaded Bernard Bailey to publish a revised version of Frank’s personal comic strips, “Snowman.” The 7 page story titled “Snowman” appeared in TALLY HO #1 in 1944.
Following the publishing of ‘Snowman in Tally Ho #1,’ Giunita and Frazetta continued to collaborate with a few projects such as ‘Man in Black.’ After a short while of working with Bailey Comics, Frazetta began to feel slighted with his payments and left to find new work at Fiction House Comics. While working at Fiction House Comics, Frazetta met artists Graham Ingels, Bob Lubbers and George Evans. He was hired to assist them with tedious tasks around the studio which only lasted about six months. In 1946, Prize Publications gave Frazetta a chance to submit a solo story in TREASURE COMICS. The story; “Know Your America” was Frazetta’s first solo published work.
In 1949 Frazetta visited Standard with his portfolio and, lo and behold, there was Graham Ingels, who just quit Fiction House and was now working as the Art Director at Standard. Ingels gave Frazetta a feature to start with, ‘Judy of the Jungle.’ Standard also hired Frazetta to help illustrate their funny animal books. Between the years 1947 through 1950 Frazetta worked diligently with Standard on 15 different titles. He began illustrating books like Barnyard, Coo Coo, Happy and Supermouse to name a few. But when Frazetta’s talent really began to bloom he was offered a nine page story for Exciting Comics, one of Standard’s action adventure titles. Frazetta was also asked to provide a quarter page illustration for a “Looie Lazybones.” The response to Looie Lazybones persuaded Standard to create an ongoing series. These stories are credited as the ones that caught Al Capp’s attention.
All of this and more: Thanks for listening!
FrazettaVerse Discord: discord.gg/eJAhFRRtgZ
Magic: The Gathering X Frank Frazetta: https://secretlair.wizards.com/us/product/810214/the-art-of-frank-frazetta
Shop FrazettaGirls.com