Flash Gordon - Hardcover

Barry, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0878160345 ISBN 13: 9780878160341

Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press, 1988

Synopsis

In 1951, artist Dan Barry was asked to resume the Flash Gordon daily comic strip. In 1952, legendary writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman joined Barry to help with the script. Together they produced a lively, fascinating adventure reprinted here from syndicate proofs for the first time! Enter a world of escaped convicts, butterfly men, time cases, devil beings, utopian societies and Awful Forests! See the artwork of Jack Davis and Frank Frazetta, who briefly assisted Barry on the art! Thrill to the chronicle of the troubled but fruitful partnership of Barry and Kurtzman! It's all inside-now! ~ From Back Cover

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About the Author:

Harry Harrison was a popular Science Fiction writer, best known for his novel Make Room! Make Room! He began his career as an illustrator for EC Comics' Weird Fantasy and Weird Science, and had an influential career writing both comics and novels. He is recognized for his humorous and satirical Science Fiction works, and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004, and named the 26th SFWA Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2008.

Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist, writer and editor. He featured regularly in Mad magazine throughout the 1950s, with his work being largely satirical. In 1988, The Harvey Award was named in Kurtzman's honor. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1989, and his work was listed five times in The Comics Journal's 'Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century'.

Dan Barry was an American cartoonist, recognized for helping to define the 'New York Slick' style, which dominated comic pages until the Kirby style took hold at Marvel. His comics career began in the 1940s, where he worked on comics such as Doc Savage, Blue Bolt, and the Tarzan daily strip. Reviving the Flash Gordon daily strip in 1951, his work is well respected. He drew for Flash Gordon until 1990, and created the official 1980s movie poster.

Frank Frazetta was an American fantasy and science fiction artist, noted for his work in comic books, movie posters, and animated features. He was intducted into Will Eisner's Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2003, the acclaimed documentary Frazetta: Painting with Fire was released, covering Frazetta's fifty years in the world of art.

One of the founding cartoonists of Mad magazine in 1952, Jack Davis is recognized for his film posters, album art, and numerous comic stories. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2005 following a retrospective exhibition of his career. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996 and their prestigious Reuben Award in 2000.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0878160345
• ISBN 13: 9780878160341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 136