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Description
Emanuel (Mac) Raboy began his early professional life working in the Federal Art Project's Graphic Art Division, spanning the second half of the 1930s. His high-contrast wood engravings, dramatically composed subjects, expressive bodies, and social concerns eventually led to a very successful career as a comics artist. His first break came in 1942 with Captain Marvel Jr. Raboy's well-regarded work eventually led to his taking on the syndicated Sunday edition of Flash Gordon in 1946, a job he held until his death in 1967.
This short work seems to have elements both of Raboy's amplified social realism and his work in comics. It describes a real-life episode of war--about the crew of a B-17 bomber forced to ditch their plane in the North Atlantic--using the structures of comics. Actions occur across sixteen panels; there are dramatic tracers, explosions, and speed lines; facial expressions match the lift-and-death actions.
This short work seems to have elements both of Raboy's amplified social realism and his work in comics. It describes a real-life episode of war--about the crew of a B-17 bomber forced to ditch their plane in the North Atlantic--using the structures of comics. Actions occur across sixteen panels; there are dramatic tracers, explosions, and speed lines; facial expressions match the lift-and-death actions.
Creator
Raboy, Emanuel (Mac) 1914-1967
Date
Contributor
Source
Look Magazine 7.21 (Oct. 19, 1943): 52-53
Format
Type
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Comic strip
Physical Dimensions
14 x 11 in.