Scratchy And Iffy

Saturday Leftover Day.

After doing funny animal comics for DC for a couple of yeras, Howard (Howie) Post tried his hand at a more realistic Syle for a shortlived run of Rodei=o Rick in Western Comics. After that, he got some funny teen work at Atlas and it wasn't before long he was doing crime and horror stories for them as as well. This time, his realistic style was more scratchy and less.. well, realistic. When I wrote my article on the Mad magazine imitations 0f 1954, I concluded that Post may have written all of his own material for Crazy, Wild and Riot. I think the same may be true of his horror stories.

The Mighty Oak

Friday Comic Book Day.

As you know, I am a sucker for a request. Last week Patrick Dilley asked for The Wyoming Kid by Howard Sherman. This was in fact the titular hero of DC's Wesern Comics, although I prefer those eary issues for the work of Mort Meskin and Howard Post (both of which I have shown here). He was a loyal DC artist, starting with them in 1940 and finally leaving in 1963. He mostly did western stories and as he has siad himself wasn't very good at imitating other peoples styles.

A More Serious Post

Friday Comic Book Day.

For the first five issues of DC's Western Comics Howard (Howie) Post tried his hand at a realistic style for Rodeo Rick. Although this informations is available on the Grnd Comic Book Database, I guess that many of those who love Post for his children'stories will be very much surprised by these.












































as a bonus, I have a one page filler Post did for All-Star Western #58: