Al Hubbard's Andy Hardy

Today we have the masterful work of Mr. Al Hubbard in two Andy Hardy stories from Four Color No. 389, April 1952. What I love most about the following pages is Hubbard's astonishing feel for character. With Hubbard, every character is given a unique life - they move and act differently from one another, have different weight and balance. And what facial expressions! Hubbard did all the artwork for the following, pencils and inks. After the stories, I'll wrap the post up with two black & white inside covers (Lordy Lou, what inking!), and a stunner of a back cover - all at no extra charge!

Ha Ha Comics No. 34, October 1946,

One good posting (last post) of Al Hubbard certainly deserves another. The first Stalwart Swinburne story is typical of Hubbard's beautiful 40s work. The story was written by Hubert (Hubie) Karp - brother of artist Lynn Karp, of whom we will be seeing some of next post. I'll take a guess that this wonderful cover was done by Ken Hultgren.

For good measure, let's throw in a Daniel Spaniel story written by Jack Cosgriff and illustrated by Bob Wick, another star of the 1940s.

But wait! There's more! This promotion for Cookie on the inside back cover was done (I believe) by the great Dan Gordon of SuperKatt fame.

Scamp & Bongo!

Today let's enjoy the crystal-clear draftsmanship and brushwork of Al Hubbard, displayed in these two stories from Scamp No. 6, June-August 1958. There is an elegance to Hubbard's work that is always lovely to look at.

Again . . . elegance! Hubbard's refined skills shine from this inside front cover.