tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post4081602693073401318..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Astron, Crocodile Queen-1943Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-37113992057623898242016-06-22T12:51:21.346-04:002016-06-22T12:51:21.346-04:00Wow. A lot of interesting backstory I hear from ja...Wow. A lot of interesting backstory I hear from jake Oster. Thanks, Jake!<br /><br />The art on "Astron, Crocodile Queen" was by Charles M. Payne (1873-1964). Payne was active/lived in Pennsylvania, California, New York. Charles M. Payne is known for cartoon drawing.<br /> <br />Born in Pennsylvania in 1873, Payne was a professional cartoonist before the turn of the century. By 1910 he had settled in Los Angeles and had his cartoons in syndicated papers. His "S'Matter, Pop?" ran from 1910-1940.<br /> <br />After 1941 he did comic books for Street & Smith while living in NYC in near poverty. He died there in 1964 as the result of a mugging. Source: Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes. –<br />http://www.askart.com/artist/Charles_M_Payne/11174708/Charles_M_Payne.aspx#<br /> <br />Also see:<br /> <br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._M._Payne<br /> <br />https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/payne_cm.htm<br /> <br />http://www.askart.com/artist_bulletins/Charles_M_Payne/11174708/Charles_M_Payne.aspx<br /> <br /> <br />Jake OsterBookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.com