Hawkman

Murphy Anderson's classic covers for the first five issues of Hawkman.

Hawkman #1, May 1964.

Hawkman #2, July 1964.

Hawkman #3, September 1964.

Hawkman #4, November 1964.

Hawkman #5, January 1965.

Batman!

Here's some exciting Batman covers from the 1960's.

Batman #171, May 1965. Cover by Murphy Anderson & Carmine Infantino.

Batman #188, December 1966. Cover by Joe Giella and Carmine Infantino.

Batman #195, September 1967. Cover by Murphy Anderson & Carmine Infantino.

L is for Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln!


Picture Stories From American History #4, 1947.


Lincoln's First Inaugural Address by Dean Cornwell, n.d.


Plastic figure of Abraham Lincoln, by Marx Toys.


Abraham Lincoln by Winsor McCay, n.d.



Abraham Lincoln by Jack Davis. From the book Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary, 1965.

See the rest of Davis' exquisite illustrations for this book at Bostworld.


Classics Illustrated #142, 1958.



Original art for the cover of the above comic.



Dell Giant, March 1958.



The Flash #210. Nov. 1971. Cover art by Murphy Anderson.



The Owl #2. 1968.

Introducing: Starro the Conqueror!

The Brave and the Bold #28 features the first appearance of the Justice League of America. Almost as important, it features an awesome cover by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson of the JLA fighting Starro the Conqueror (also his/her first appearance).




The Brave and the Bold #28, March 1960.

Batman and Sgt. Rock

Batman and Sgt. Rock, two great characters that...that never seemed to quite fit together.




The Brave and the Bold #84, July 1969. Cover art by Neal Adams.




The Brave and the Bold #96, July 1971. Cover art by Nick Cardy and Murphy Anderson.




The Brave and the Bold #124, January 1976. Cover art by Jim Aparo.

Thursday Odds and Ends

Betty Page illustration by Gray Morrow, n.d.





Mystery in Space #75, May 1962. Cover art by Murphy Anderson and Carmine Infantino.




Our Army at War #116, March 1962. Cover art by Joe Kubert.




"Saloon Shootout" by Anton Otto Fischer, 1919.






Star Born by Andre Norton, 1970. Art by Dean Ellis.

The Trees...they know!

Here's a couple examples of DC superheroes turning into trees...




Justice League of America #9, February 1962. Cover art by Mike Sekowsky and Murphy Anderson.




Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #112, August 1971. Cover art by Dick Giordano.

Where is Lois?

I ran across this knee-slapper by Murphy Anderson in Plop! #5 (June 1974). I'm a little surprised DC would do this, even in fun, to their flagship character. This is something I would have expected to see in Mad magazine.

Friday Odds and Ends

Superman #130, July 1959.




"The Captive," Last of the Mohicans illustration by Peter Hurd, c.1928.




Detective Comics #359, January 1967. Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson.




Cover art by Rudolph Belarksi for Air War, Summer 1941.

Murphy Anderson: DC Science Fiction

Murphy Anderson (b. 1926) began his career as a comic book artist in 1944 working for Fiction House. Beginning in the 1950's, Anderson began his long association with DC Comics. He contributed heavily to the company's science fiction titles, and Anderson's work inking Curt Swan's pencils on various Superman titles is the stuff of comic book legend. Here is a selection of his science fiction covers for DC from the 1950's:




Strange Adventures #21, June 1952.




Strange Adventures #32, May 1953.




Mystery in Space #9, August 1952.




Mystery in Space #13, April 1953.





Mystery in Space #15, August 1953.





Mystery in Space #16, October 1953.





Mystery in Space #23, December 1954.

Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday. February 12, 2009.

Classics Illustrated #142, 1958.



Original art for the cover of the above comic.



Dell Giant, March 1958.



The Flash #210. Nov. 1971, DC Comics. Cover art by Murphy Anderson.



The Owl #2. 1968, Gold Key Comics.