A few weeks ago we finally took a first look at the Golden Age God Of ODD - Fletcher Hanks - and his best known creation, Stardust, the Super Wizard.
Not only was Stardust not his only character, it wasn't even his only character in that comic book. Stardust premiered in Fantastic Comics #1, and so did this guy -
Space Smith sported a byline from Hank Christy, but Hank Christy was Fletcher Hanks. And, as you can see, it was just as gloriously strange as Stardust. Check out Space and Dianna's first adventure for a taste...
The Wolvertonesque creature creations suit the book quite well, don't you think? There are few artists whom i envision meshing well with Basil Wolverton, but Hanks is one of them. (Stylistically, that is. On a personal level, Hanks wouldn't likely mix well with anybody)
I need to get back to working on that painting i've got in progress, so we'll talk more about Fletcher later. For now, enjoy the next three episodes of Space Smith -
Run Away! Still a working tactic.
Not only was Stardust not his only character, it wasn't even his only character in that comic book. Stardust premiered in Fantastic Comics #1, and so did this guy -
Space Smith sported a byline from Hank Christy, but Hank Christy was Fletcher Hanks. And, as you can see, it was just as gloriously strange as Stardust. Check out Space and Dianna's first adventure for a taste...
The Wolvertonesque creature creations suit the book quite well, don't you think? There are few artists whom i envision meshing well with Basil Wolverton, but Hanks is one of them. (Stylistically, that is. On a personal level, Hanks wouldn't likely mix well with anybody)
I need to get back to working on that painting i've got in progress, so we'll talk more about Fletcher later. For now, enjoy the next three episodes of Space Smith -
Run Away! Still a working tactic.
page art by Fletcher Hanks for Fantastic Comics #s 1-4 (1939, 1940)
