Pencilled comic book art by Mort Meskin, 1953

Pencilled comic book art by Mort Meskin, 1953

Rare all-pencil Mort Meskin art from the unpublished second issue of Simon & Kirby's Captain 3-D, 1953 #mortmeskin #comicbookartist #artofthecomicbook
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A young #JoeKubert started working for #HarryACheslerJr., who founded the first comic book shop, in 1938, who also employed comic book greats #MortMeskin, #JackCole & #OttoBinder. While originally just doing chores around the studio, Kubert had started his comic book career at age 12.

#HappyBirthday #MortMeskin #GoldenAge #comicArtist #StrongAndMoodyCompositionStyle inspired by #theFilm #CitizenKane worked on @dc.com #Vigilante #Wildcat #Starman & uniquely illustrated #speedster #JohnnyQuick’s motion via #multipleImagesAcrossEachPanel co-created #SupernaturalDetective #MarkMerlin

Today we celebrate the birthday of Mort Meskin, born today in 1916. Meskin was an American comic book artist best known for his work in the 1940s Golden Age of comic books, well into the late-1950s and 1960s Silver Age. #MortMeskin