Written by Mac Raboy and Don Moore. Art by Mac Raboy. Continuing Dark Horse Comics' tradition of finer reprint books, this is the second volume in our archival collection of Mac Raboy's lengthy Flash Gordon run. This series marks the first time that Raboy's Flash Gordon strips have ever been collected. Download Flash Gordon #1 In the company of Dale Arden, Flash Gordon embarked for the planet Mongo in 1934. That was in the Sunday funnies in a page drawn by Alex Raymond and written anonymously by former pulp-fiction editor Don Moore. This space opera became one of King Features Syndicate's most popular features, and Raymond's illustrative art was to have a strong influence on many of the.
Emmanuel 'Mac' Raboy was born in New York City. He began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. He started out in comics in 1940, working for the Harry 'A' Chesler studio, which produced comic material on contract for other publishers. He also worked on a variety of assignments for Fawcett Publications.
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Raboy is best known for his efforts on 'Captain Marvel, Jr' which debuted in September, 1941. In 1944, he left Fawcett to join Spark Publications, where he drew the 'Green Lama' until 1946. In the spring of 1948, he signed on with King features to illustrate the 'Flash Gordon' Sunday page, and continued drawing the strip until his death in December, 1967.
| Mac Raboy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emmanuel Raboy April 17, 1914 New York City |
| Died | December 12, 1967 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller |
| Captain Marvel Jr. Flash Gordon Sunday strip | |
Emmanuel 'Mac' Raboy (April 17, 1914 – December 12, 1967)[1] was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr.[2] and as the Sunday comic-strip artist of Flash Gordon for more than 20 years. [3][4]
Born in New York City, Raboy began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. In the 1940s he began working with the Harry A. Chesler studio of comics artists.[4] Raboy began drawing comic books and gained fame as the illustrator for Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Green Lama.[4] Raboy was a great admirer of Alex Raymond, and 'kept a portfolio of Alex Raymond's 'Flash Gordon' comics by his side for inspiration and guidance as he worked'.[4] In the spring of 1946, King Features hired Raboy to continue the Sunday page adventures of Flash Gordon, which he continued to work on until his death. [3]
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Renowned Drew Friedman has stated, 'Raboy was an expert technician with pen and brush, and his lush covers are some of the most unusually beautiful ever to grace comic books'.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Social Security Death Index, SS# 075-14-1435.
- ^Brent Frankenhoff & Maggie Thompson The Greatest Comic Book Covers Of All Time. Iola, WI : Krause Pub. ; F+W Media, Inc., 2012. ISBN144023499X (p. 26-7).
- ^ ab Marguerite Cotto, 'Flash Gordon', in Ray B Browne; Pat Browne,The Guide to United States Popular Culture Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2001. ISBN0879728213 (p. 283)
- ^ abcdeDrew Friedman, Heroes Of The Comics:Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of the Comic Books. Seattle, Washington : Fantagraphics Books, 2014. ISBN9781606997314 (p.82)
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