Earlier today I posted my one-panel gag “Waiting for Sex” and included a full page of the original 1957 art. Since then I’ve had several readers ask me how the story turns out.
So, I decided to go for broke and post the entire story — which was probably written by Good Ole Joe Gill and definitely drawn by Good Ole Charles Nicholas and Good Ole Sal Trapani.
Click the images to enlarge and enjoy even more!
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Here’s some interesting tidbits about the artists in question (couldn’t resist looking em up!):
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/nicholas_charles2.htm
http://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/trapani_sal.htm
Thank you for the links, Diego. I vaguely knew that there had been more than one Charles Nicholas drawing comics and that one of them drew Blue Beetle. But, it seems there’s quite a controversy about who created the Blue Beetle—and who was the first Charles Nicholas!
Indeed, though it seems it was Wojtkoski the one who worked as a staff artist at Charlton –i certainly love his solid art style!
I agree. From the info on lambiek.net, Wojtkoski was definitely the Charlton artist—and probably the creator of the Blue Beetle.