I like Caniff imitators and I like juvenile science fiction, so Lee Elias' Tommy Tomorrow is a natural for me. Even though I think it doesn't hld a candle to Elias' similar effort from the fifties, Beyond Mars. The Jack Williamson written Sunday only newspaper strip has been reprinted several times, but never in color. I hope one day to share my collection.
Lee Elias was my favorite of the caniffd immitators. His work for Beyond Mars deserves a reprint in color, and I've been begging various publishers for it, but to no avail. Am I the only person interested in seeing that?
ReplyDeleteAnd Tommy Tomorrow also deserves a reprint, but we know what DC thinks of that...
Thank you, I really enjoyed the Lee Elias Beyond Mars and Tommy Tomorrow. Do you have any more of the Showcase Tommy Tomorrow issues you could post? As always, I'll be following your blog.
ReplyDeleteI'll have a look, Bill. Do the stories Elias did for DC's fantasy books count as well? I love Elias' style. Did you check out my posts on his work for Steve Canyon's Hotshot shorts?
ReplyDeleteActually I'm looking for Elias art on features I remember. I was a science fiction fan, and remember his art on Tommy Tomorrow and Cave Carson in Showcase and on Adam Strange in Mystery in Space. I still have the Adam Strange stories, but no the others.
ReplyDeleteAt the time, and being about 10 years old then, I didn't like his art on Tommy Tomorrow or Adam Strange as his style differed so much from previous artists. Jim Mooney, Murphy Anderson(?) and others on Tommy, and Carmine Infantino on Adam. Today I really appreciate Lee's work.
I wonder if its fair to call him a Caniff imitator. I know he worked for Caniff for some time, perhaps his style was very similar, not entirely an imitation.
I looked at the Hotshot series briefly, I'll take more time with it next visit.
Thanks.
Actually I'm looking for Elias art on features I remember. I was a science fiction fan, and remember his art on Tommy Tomorrow and Cave Carson in Showcase and on Adam Strange in Mystery in Space. I still have the Adam Strange stories, but no the others.
ReplyDeleteAt the time, and being about 10 years old then, I didn't like his art on Tommy Tomorrow or Adam Strange as his style differed so much from previous artists. Jim Mooney, Murphy Anderson(?) and others on Tommy, and Carmine Infantino on Adam. Today I really appreciate Lee's work.
I wonder if its fair to call him a Caniff imitator. I know he worked for Caniff for some time, perhaps his style was very similar, not entirely an imitation.
I looked at the Hotshot series briefly, I'll take more time with it next visit.
Thanks.