alphabettenthletter 2021-12-27 20:00 Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 5 Images from the 1943 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks,... alphabettenthletter 2021-12-20 20:00 Under Cover: Marvel By Design—The Index and Art Credits Marvel By Design: Graphic Design Strategies of the World’s Greatest Comics... alphabettenthletter 2021-12-13 20:00 Under Cover: Marvel By Design—The Evolution of the Marvel Logo Marvel By Design: Graphic Design Strategies of the World’s Greatest Comics... alphabettenthletter 2021-12-06 20:00 Lettering: The “X” Men Images from the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office(Next post on Monday: Marvel By Design—The Evolution of the Marvel... alphabettenthletter 2021-11-29 20:00 Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 4 Images from the 1942 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks,... alphabettenthletter 2021-11-22 20:00 Creator: Bob Gill, 1931–2021 Robert Charles GillJanuary 17, 1931, Brooklyn, New York – November 9, 2021, Brooklyn, New York1940 United States Federal CensusName:...
alphabettenthletter 2021-11-15 20:00 Comics: Lunar Eclipse Lunar DistributionEclipse Comics; trademark by Tom OrzechowskiPartial Lunar Eclipse November 19, 2021(Next post on Monday: Bob Gill, 1931–2021)
alphabettenthletter 2021-11-08 20:00 Comics: Harvey Kurtzman and George Mandel Cartoons in Yank Magazine November 16, 1945Reprinted in Ex-CBI Roundup, January 1981November 23, 1945December 7, 1945April 27, 1945December 28, 1945November 11 is Veterans Day. (Next post on Monday: Lunar Eclipse)
alphabettenthletter 2021-11-01 19:00 Lettering: Richard Hudnut and Helena Rubenstein Trademarks Designer unknownAlan Peckolick, designer, 1974Tom Carnase, letterer(Next post on Monday: Harvey Kurtzman and George Mandel Cartoons in Yank Magazine)
alphabettenthletter 2021-10-25 19:00 Inspiration: The Reflection Will Bradley, The Inland Printer, July 1894Mike Hinge, Algol, Summer 1975(Next post on Monday: Richard Hudnut and Helena Rubenstein Trademarks)
alphabettenthletter 2021-10-18 19:00 Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3 Images from the 1941 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 1Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2Comic Book Trademarks, Part 4Comic Book Trademarks, Part 5(Next post on...
alphabettenthletter 2021-10-11 19:00 Creator: Herb Lubalin’s World War II Draft Card Herb Lubalin signed his World War II draft card on October 16, 1940. Name: Herbert Fred LubalinAddress: 1 Club Drive, Woodier, New York45-18 42nd Street, Sunnyside, New York (crossed out)213 East 25th Street, New York,...
alphabettenthletter 2021-10-04 19:00 Comics: Shelly Leferman, Letterer, Artist, Colorist and Writer Sheldon “Shelly” Leferman was born on August 22, 1922, in Stamford, Connecticut, according to his World War II draft card. His Social Security application named his parents, Isadore Leferman, a Romanian emigrant,...
alphabettenthletter 2021-09-27 19:00 Creator: Eric Pape, Illustrator and Painter Eric Pape was born Frederick Ludwig Moritz Pape Jr. on October 17, 1870, in San Francisco, California, according to his passport application at Ancestry.com.Pape’s father operated a business selling groceries and...
alphabettenthletter 2021-09-20 19:00 Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 2 Images from the 1940 Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeKa-Zar was a pulp character created by Martin Goodman. Ka-Zar appeared in Timely comic books. A comic strip was planned. Abraham Goodman is...
alphabettenthletter 2021-09-13 19:00 School Days: Berk Anthony and Sparky the Sun Devil Berk Anthony is the artist who created the mascot, Sparky the Sun Devil, for Arizona State College, known today as Arizona State University (ASU). Currently, ASU athletic teams are represented by a three-tine pitchfork....
alphabettenthletter 2021-09-06 19:00 Lettering: The Names of Comic Book Characters and Things Reimagined in the Trademark Multiverse (Next post on Monday: Berk Anthony and Sparky the Sun Devil)
alphabettenthletter 2021-08-23 19:00 Comics: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 1 Images from various 1930s Official Gazette of the United States Patent OfficeRelated PostsComic Book Trademarks, Part 2Comic Book Trademarks, Part 3Comic Book Trademarks, Part 4Comic Book Trademarks, Part 5(Next post on...
alphabettenthletter 2021-08-16 19:00 Typography: The 1933 Gopher Yearbook University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaRelated PostsThe 1928 Gopher YearbookThe 1929 Gopher YearbookThe 1930 Gopher Yearbook(Next post on Monday: Comic Book Trademarks, Part 1)
alphabettenthletter 2021-08-09 19:00 Comics: Herman Stackel, Artist, Teacher and Letterer 1952Herman Stackel was born Hyman William Stackel on March 9, 1904, in Kiev, Russia, according to his naturalization papers viewed at Ancestry.com. His family arrived, aboard the S.S. Gothland, in New York City on May...
alphabettenthletter 2021-08-02 19:00 Lettering and Typography: Pulp Fiction Trademarks Images from the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office(Next post on Monday: Herman Stackel, Artist, Teacher and Letterer)
alphabettenthletter 2021-07-26 19:00 Comics: Joe Sinnott, 1942–1946 Joseph Leonard Sinnott attended Saugerties High School in Saugerties, New York. Ancestry.com has three copies of the school yearbook, The Sawyer, with photographs of Sinnott and artwork by him. The Sawyer,...
alphabettenthletter 2021-07-19 19:00 Typography: The 1930 Gopher Yearbook University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MinnesotaRelated PostsThe 1928 Gopher YearbookThe 1929 Gopher Yearbook(Next post on Monday: Joe Sinnott, 1942–1946)
alphabettenthletter 2021-07-12 19:00 Comics: Searching for Gary Keller, Part 2 Back on July 25, 2016 I posted information on artist Theodore Keller who might have been Gary Keller, the Timely Comics letterer. It turns out Theodore was not Gary. A February 2021 comment by Daniel pointed to Gerrett...
alphabettenthletter 2021-07-05 19:00 Creator: Michael Doret, Lettering Artist Michael Doret WebsiteCooper UnionCreative ChairLetterform ArchiveMy FontsThe following designs might be the work of Michael Doret.(Updated July 14, 2021; Next post on Monday: Searching for Gary Keller, Part 2)
