{"product_id":"mac-raboy-master-of-the-comics","title":"MAC RABOY Master of the Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeginning with his WPA etchings during the 1930s, \u003cstrong\u003eMac Raboy\u003c\/strong\u003e struggled to survive the Great Depression and eventually found his way into the comics. He perfected his art style on early stories of \u003cem\u003eDr. Voodoo, Zorro The Mystery Man, Bulletman, Spy Smasher\u003c\/em\u003e, (all for Fawcett), \u003cem\u003eThe Green Lama\u003c\/em\u003e and, finally, his crowning achievement, \u003cem\u003eCaptain Marvel Jr.\u003c\/em\u003e, Raboy went on to illustrate the \u003cem\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/em\u003e Sunday newspaper strip, and left behind a legacy of meticulous perfection. Through extensive research and interviews with son \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Raboy\u003c\/strong\u003e, and with several of Mac Raboy's Golden Age assistants, author \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e brings Mac Raboy, the man and the artist, into focus.\n\nThis full-color hardcover includes never-before-seen photos, a wealth of rare and unpublished artwork, and the first definitive biography of a true Master of the Comics!\n\nRaboy's covers for \u003cem\u003eCaptain Marvel Jr.\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMaster Comics\u003c\/em\u003e are some of the finest and most collected of the Golden Age. Many are considered classics of wartime, featuring giant swastikas, German planes, and the infamous Captain Nazi.\n\nSince Mac was meticulous but slow, later on in the 1940s the editors often reused his head and body drawings, combined with backgrounds by other artists. But when he was doing it all himself, no one was better. Lou Fine, Alex Raymond, he was in the same class. Fawcett realized this, and Mac was one of the highest paid artists in the comics business until he left comic books in the late 1940s, to take over the fabled Flash Gordon Sunday Page from Alex Raymond, which he drew until his death in the 1960s.\n\n\u003cem\u003eRoger Hill's outstanding, must-have 2017 biography of Reed Crandall sold out shortly after its release—don't let this one pass you by!\u003c\/em\u003e\n\nRoger Hill writes and publishes \u003cem\u003eThe EC Fan-Addict\u003c\/em\u003e and is a fabled, long time fan and collector of all the EC artists. His motto is never to tackle a subject that he can't make a new, original contribution to. Thus, he leaves no stone unturned in his research, and this book is no exception. It's filled with new information and art about this creator who shunned publicity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TwoMorrows Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59639899881758,"sku":"MACRAH","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/product_m_a_macrah-mac-raboy-master-comics_1.jpg?v=1784478235","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/mac-raboy-master-of-the-comics","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}