I love the art of Dan Gormley; who did the pencils, inks, and lettering for all of the following (including the lustrous cover). Little is known about Gormley. He worked for Dell on-and-off throughout the 40s and 50s. What happened to him after about 1958 is anyone’s guess. Nothing seems known about his private life. Place or date of birth? Death? Favorite color? All a mystery.
What is known, for sure, is that he had an incredibly bold, cleanly-rounded style that is pure pleasure. This is from Four Color No 336, June/August 1951.
What is known, for sure, is that he had an incredibly bold, cleanly-rounded style that is pure pleasure. This is from Four Color No 336, June/August 1951.
These two, black & white, one-page stories are from the inside covers. Gormley was certainly an artist that was well served by black & white: nothing to get in the way of those luscious brushes.
This last one is from the back cover. On the other hand, color certainly didn’t do Gormley any harm.
