Monday, 3 August 2020

Star Weekly Novel Part II

I introduced the Star Weekly Novel in the last post. There are many intriguing aspects to the series, including the art - classic mid-century art that was also seen in dozens of magazines every month. We're fortunate that the Star Weekly editors noted the artists. Here are three.

Long Lightning - William (Bill) Book (?-?) was a Canadian artist about whom I can find next to nothing. His work is also seen on two Harlequins.

 The Case of the Grinning Gorilla - Marshall Dawson (Mark) Miller (1919-2008) was an American illustrator with careers in costume design and wine making.

 Blood Will Tell - Jay Herbert (?-?) is a mystery.

 There is an obvious theme to the drawings for the two crime, one Western and one romance title. 

Star Weekly Novel  July 25, 1953
Star Weekly Novel June 13, 1953
Star Weekly Novel December 25, 1954
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  1. jim_bWednesday, 5 August 2020 at 01:20:00 GMT-3

    I don't think that I can help you with the mystery artists here. In fact I have one to add for you.

    Fred Scott Wood illustrated a few Star Weekly stories, such as "Murder in Fiji" May 26, 1956 and "The Beauty Queen Killer."
    I don't know much about him other than he was the artist for a slew of the Canadian Tire catalogues. He had signed the back of one of the original pages for the Winter and Spring 1957-'58 catalogue.

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  2. bowdlerThursday, 26 May 2022 at 09:08:00 GMT-3

    Thanks for this.

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