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Billy DeBeck: Meetcha at the Continental Hotel
In the DBTI (Days Before the Internet), original comic and cartoon art collectors would receive paper catalogs via snail-mail, in the DBTI known simply as mail. These catalogs might be set sales from folks like Bruce Bergstrom, Jerry Muller, or Stu Reisbord, in which you could purchase artwork directly at a set price. Of course, the availability of items often depended upon where you lived and how early you received your catalog. Jerry lived in California and if you were an east coast customer, the chances were better than average that you would miss out on the good stuff. Bruce and Stu were on the east coast, so I guess…
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H.G. Peter: From Judge to Wonder
Harry George (H.G.) Peter (1880 – 1958) is most well-known for bringing William Moulton Marston’s superhero Wonder Woman to life in October 1941. For the 61-year-old Peter, this was a great stepping stone so late in his career, and he stayed with the super Amazonian for the next two decades, until his passing in 1958. When you look H.G. Peter up on Wikipedia, you’re presented with some good information about his career, from his early days working for the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Bulletin, to the magazine work done for Judge and other magazine. But the description of Peter’s actual drawing is rather odd. Peter’s early work is…
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