Some examples of the various artists who contributed to the Captain Condor comic strip in Lion.
Beginning with Ron Forbes, who had what I best describe as a unique style, and certainly not in the same league as the Dan Dare artists, but he got the job done, and remember the Lion was the cheaper option, so no shiny quality paper here.
N.B. Lion did eventually outlive and swallow up the original Eagle in the late sixties. The new Eagle would have the opportunity to return the favour some time later!
Geoff Campion did a stint on the Condor strip. One of his Condor stories would be reprinted a few years later in Ranger magazine, although it's retitled, Rip Solar.
Arguably, the best artist to work on Captain Condor, Keith Watson. You could be forgiven for thinking it was a Dan Dare strip.
Finally, excellent art provided by Brian Lewis.
Welllll, maybe the artwork wasn't 'the best' but certainly far better than I could do! Cool stuff Scoop.
ReplyDeleteFifties comic artwork is very hit and miss, Ed. There's some artwork in the even cheaper Captain Valiant and Commander Kerry British that makes some of the early Condor art look like Rembrandt!
DeleteAmazing illustrations Scoop. All that talent for 3d! My fave here is the War of Space. I love those deep shadows.
ReplyDeleteKeith Watson was the artist on that, Woodsy . An excellent artist, inspite of being colour-blind. Apart from his work on Eagle, he did a fair stint on the Captain Scarlet strip in TV21.
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