John Giunta
Illustration — Art by John Giunta John Giunta (June 5, 1920 – November 6, 1970) was an American illustrator of comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s. He worked on horror titles like Tomb of Terror, Chamber of Chills (Harvey), Journey into Mystery (Marvel) and the pulp magazine Weird Tales. In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of O. Henry's Cisco Kid.
John Giunta
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- John Giunta was born on 1 January 1920.
- Died
- John Giunta died on 1 January 1970.
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Illustration — Art by John Giunta John Giunta (June 5, 1920 – November 6, 1970) was an American illustrator of comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s. He worked on horror titles like Tomb of Terror, Chamber of Chills (Harvey), Journey into Mystery (Marvel) and the pulp magazine Weird Tales. In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of O. Henry's Cisco Kid.
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In the early 1960s, he became a regular artist on The Fly for Archie Comics. He also worked on titles like Thunder Agents, Air Fighters Comics and Phantom Stranger. He is best known for collaborating with Frank Frazetta on Frazetta's first published comic book story, "Snowman", from Tally-Ho Comics #1 in December 1944.
John Giunta (1920–1970) was an American artist.
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1920
John Giunta was born on 1 January 1920.
1970
John Giunta died on 1 January 1970.
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- 1.Saunders, David (2019). "Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists" Retrieved 11-06-2019.
- 2.Hanley, Terence (2014). "Tellers of Weird Tales: John Giunta (ca. 1920-1970)-Part I" @Tellers of Weird Tales (February 5, 2014). Retrieved 12-21-2018.
- 3.John Giunta. lambiek.net.
- 4.John Giunta - Comic Book DB. comicbookdb.com.
- 5.John Giunta. lambiek.net.
- 6.John Guinta Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology. www.comixology.com.
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