Bill Draut
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| Born | Bill Draut August 14, 1921 |
| Died | March 3, 1993 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Inker |
Notable works | Abel Phantom Stranger |
Bill Draut (August 14, 1921–March 3, 1993)comic book artist best known for his work at Harvey Comics and DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Biography
Bill Draut began his career as an artist in the 1940s by drawing the "Sergeant Stony Craig" comic strip for the Bell Syndicate.[1] After service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, he then moved into the comic book industry with his earliest confirmed credit appearing in Harvey Comics' Stuntman Comics #1 (April–May 1946).[2] He worked with Joe Simon and Jack Kirby at Crestwood Publications.[3]
In 1956, Draut began drawing
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated series for Sunbow Entertainment.[9] Draut's final published work in comics was inking Steve Ditko's pencilled artwork in the story "Who Is The Monster?" in The Fly #3 (Oct. 1983).[2]
Bibliography
Archie Comics
- Adventures of the Fly #1 (1959)
- The Fly #3 (1983)
Charlton Comics
- Cody of the Pony Express #8 (1955)
- Crazy, Man, Crazy #v2#2 (1956)
- Fox Hole #5–6 (1955)
- From Here to Insanity #11 (1955)
- In Love #6 (1955)
- Police Trap #5 (1955)
Crestwood Publications/Prize Comics
- All for Love #1 (1957)
- Black Magic #1–4, 6–7, 9, 12–15, 17, 20–24, 32 (1950–1954)
- Headline Comics #27–31, 74–77 (1947–1956)
- Strange World of Your Dreams #1, 3 (1952)
- Young Brides #1 (1952)
- Young Love #1 (1949)
- Young Romance #1 (1947)
DC Comics
- DC Special #4 (13 Shock-Ending Stories) (1969)
- DC Special Series #12 (Secrets of Haunted House Special) (1978)
- Falling in Love #8, 10–11, 17, 25–26, 29, 31, 33, 37–38, 48–50, 52–54, 65, 67, 82–83 (1956–1966)
- The Flash #237 (Green Lantern backup story) (1975)
- Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #7, 12 (1972–1973)
- Ghosts #62, 71, 75–76, 78, 83 (1978–1979)
- G.I. Combat #213 (1979)
- Girls' Love Stories #49, 51, 59, 64, 66, 69, 73, 79, 83, 86, 89, 91, 98, 100, 122, 142, 147, 149–150, 154, 156–157, 162 (1957–1971)
- Girls' Romances #44, 48, 53, 60, 64–67, 69, 71, 74, 81, 85–87, 90, 95 (1957–1963)
- Heart Throbs #47 (1957)
- House of Mystery #177, 191, 193, 251–255, 257, 265, 273 (1968–1979)
- House of Secrets #81, 83, 86, 88, 92, 96, 127–128, 133, 139, 141–143, 146–147, 149 (1969–1978)
- Kong the Untamed #5 (1976)
- Leave It to Binky #71 (1970)
- Phantom Stranger vol. 2 #1–4, 32 (1969–1974)
- Plop! #3, 6, 15, 19 (1974–1976)
- Secret Hearts #38, 40, 45–46, 56, 58, 104, 145 (1957–1970)
- Secrets of Haunted House #2, 5 (1975–1976)
- Secrets of Sinister House #6, 14 (1972–1973)
- Sgt. Rock #305 (1977)
- Showcase #80 (Phantom Stranger); #104 (O.S.S. Spies at War) (1969–1978)
- Star Spangled War Stories #195 (1976)
- Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes #213–215 (1975–1976)
- The Superman Family #184 (1977)
- Super-Team Family #2, 12 (1975–1977)
- Tales of Ghost Castle #3 (1975)
- Tales of the Unexpected #2 (1956)
- Teen Titans #18 (1968)
- The Unexpected #109–111, 140, 146, 162, 189, 190 (1968–1979)
- Unknown Soldier #217 (1978)
- Weird Mystery Tales #4, 22 (1973–1975)
- Weird War Tales #30–32, 36, 39–40, 43, 48–49, 51, 55–58, 69 (1974–1978)
- Weird Western Tales #15, 36 (1972–1976)
- Welcome Back, Kotter #6–7 (1977)
- The Witching Hour #7, 83 (1970–1978)
- Young Love #125–126 (1977)
- Young Romance #125, 156 (1963–1968)
Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery #40 (1956)
- Spellbound #29 (1956)
- Strange Stories of Suspense #11 (1956)
- Western Outlaws #16 (1956)
References
- ^ a b c "Bill Draut". Lambiek Comiclopedia. October 31, 2008. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Bill Draut at the Grand Comics Database
- ISBN 978-1845769307.
Bill Draut had been in the Marines...Draut did a little of everything for us – war, horror, detective, westerns, and especially romance.
- ^ Markstein, Don (2009). "Bee-Man". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024.
Bee-Man's creators were writer Otto Binder...and artist Bill Draut.
- ISBN 9781893905504.
- ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
- ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 134: "Writer Mark Hanerfeld and artist Bill Draut introduced readers to Abel."
- ^ Edelman, Scott (April 18, 2015). "In which a trip to Hell's Kitchen reveals who was supposed to draw The Scarecrow first". ScottEdelman.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016.
- ^ Bails, Jerry (n.d.). "Draut, Bill". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016.
External links
- Bill Draut at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Bill Draut at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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