More Jack Davis work today. For me, along with John Severin, he sits at the top of the heap of monster cartoonists. Both of them -- and especially Jack -- had a knack for drawing cartoon monsters in a way that made them humorous, but also retained some of their scare factor.
This is his original art for the story "Cold Cuts" in SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #5 originally published in October-November 1952. Following is the entire issue in color from the Russ Cochran reprint series with a cover by Wally Wood and stories drawn by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and Wally Wood.
The story "Hate" published back in 1952 is, sadly, just as relevant now as it was sixty eight years ago.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that horror comics could be such platforms for strong social commentary, but EC Comics did so, and often. As you mention, some of their best stories had a powerful social context.
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