Today in Comics History: Jack Davis

Today in 1924, John Burton Davis was born in Atlanta, Georgia. As Jack Davis, he grew up to draw for EC Comics’ MAD Magazine, as well as their early 1950s line of comic books that included Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror and Two-Fisted Tales. Stints at Warren Publications’ Creepy and Eerie magazines followed in the 1970s. He also became a high-profile illustrator in advertising after his work was featured on the cover of Time magazine. He has been recognized by the National Cartoonist Society, the Society of Illustrators, the Will Eisner Hall of Fame, and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame for his immensely influential career. (Sources: Toonopedia, Lambiek, Reuben Awards, American Art Archives, RankinBass.com, Monster Kid Online Magazine, Crazy Campsongs, and Wikipedia)

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About Corey Blake

Corey Blake does things on the Internet, and sometimes even in real life. As a comic book pundit, advocate and educator, he regularly contributes to the Comic Book Resources blog Robot 6 and runs the web-magazine The Comics Observer, which provides a variety of perspectives on the comic book art form and industry. He also advises for the award-winning documentary and comics advocacy movement Dig Comics, and is a recurring member of the podcast Part-Time Fanboy. As a comedic performer/actor, Corey has been seen in online web-series such as The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour (Best Web Comedy-Episodic, Clicker.com), The Starmind Record (Best Direction and Editing, LA Web Series), and Poopdog Entertainment’s Mayer for Mayor (Funny or Die featured video). He is a founding member of the improv comedy group The You Convention, a house team at The Improv Space. See http://www.coreyblake.com for more.

Posted on December 2, 2006, in History and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.

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