Illustrator (1921 - 2005) "The Damned Lovely," she of the smoking gun and overturned chair, pretty much sums up ROBERT A. MAGUIRE's ouevre. It's the original ilustration for a 1955 paperback of the same name by Jack Webb (the mystery writer, not the Dragnet guy). Stripped of text and layout, it's about as pure Maguire … Continue reading They Also Served: Robert A. Maguire
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They Also Served: Bayre Phillips
Illustrator (1924–69) One of the 20th century's most prolific book cover illustrators from the forties through to the sixties, BARYE WINCHELL PHILLIPS was born in September 1905 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, and attended the National Academy of Design and The Art Students League of New York. Not even twenty, he began working as a … Continue reading They Also Served: Bayre Phillips
John Jericho
Created by Hugh Pentecost Pseudonym of Judson Phillips Other pseudonyms include Philip Owen (1903 – 1989) Yes, there was another crime fighting character by the same name, also by Hugh Pentecost, but this JOHN JERICHO is a sort of a later, re-imagined version. The original was an action-loving big game hunter and all-round big guy, … Continue reading John Jericho
They Also Served: Robert E. McGinnis
Illustrator (1926-2025) "I wish I looked half as good as his painting of me!” — Raquel Welch One of the all-time greats and one of the most influential and prolific illustrators of the 20th century and a relatively late starter (he was born in 1926), Ohio born-and-bred ROBERT E.MCGINNIS painted well over 1,500 paperback covers since … Continue reading They Also Served: Robert E. McGinnis