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Basil Wolverton WOLVERTON, BASIL - Human Torch #6 (Timely Dec 1942). large size, one page Dr. Dimwit story
Human Torch Comics (1940) #6 Basil Wolverton was a U.S. comic artist, notorious for his unforgettable depictions of wacky, grotesque and ugly people. His artwork has often been described as "spaghetti and meatballs", while he referred to himself as a "producer of preposterous pictures of peculiar people who prowl this perplexing planet". Naturally his style suited comedy and horror the best. Wolverton created humorous comics like 'Powerhouse Pepper' (1942-1952). He visualized the previously invisible character Lena Hyena for Al Capp's 'Li'l Abner' and designed the hideous woman on the front page of Mad Magazine's 11th issue, arguably the most iconic cover in its history. Wolverton drew various chilling one-shot horror stories for comic books like Mystic, Journey Into Unknown Worlds, Adventures Into Terror, Weird Tales of the Future and Weird Mysteries. It gained him a strong cult following, but Wolverton also broke with his signature reputation by illustrating various chapters of The Old Testament ('The Bible Story'). Although a polarizing artist, Basil Wolverton has a highly original, unique and instantly recognizable style, which still influences artists today. He remains the godfather of all "gross-out" cartoonists. At the same time, his zany and sometimes repulsive illustrations illuminate a sense of fun, elegance and charm.
Early life and career:
Spacehawk(s): Another early client was Centaur Publishing, for which Wolverton most notably created the 'Space Patrol' feature (1939-1940), published in Amazing Mystery Funnies, followed by two 'Meteor Martin' (1941-1942) stories for Amazing Man Comics. In Lev Gleason's Daredevil Comics and Silver Streak Comics he had a comic strip named 'Scoop Scuttle' (1942-1945), about a newspaper salesman. For Fawcett's Whiz Comics, he made a filler feature called 'The Culture Corner' (1945-1952), a screwball guide to life, hosted by a certain Croucher K. Conk, Q.O.C (Queer Old Coot). 'Mystic Moot and his Magic Snoot' (1945-1948) ran in Fawcett's Comic Comics and parodied Bob Kingett's 'Ibis the Invincible'. 'Bingbang Buster and his Horse Hedy' (1950-1952) was a western comic published in Black Diamond Western, another Lev Gleason title.
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