Frank Belknap Long – Ragged Claws Network

The cover of The Three Faces of Time, which I bought yesterday at a used book store in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is uncredited, and no signature is visible, but it sure looks like the work of Jeffrey Jones, circa 1968-69, to me.

Click Image to Enlarge — **ABOVE:** Jack Williamson, *Seetee Shock* (New York: Lancer, 1968), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.

jeffrey-jones_the-three-faces-of-time_ny-tower-1969 — **ABOVE:** Frank Belknap Long, *The Three Faces of Time* (New York: Tower, 1969), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.

UPDATE (24 July 2010):

This just in: reader Patrick Hill points out in the comments section of this post that Jones informed him ten years ago that he (Jones) swiped the pose of the main figure in Seetee Shock and The Three Faces of Time from “H₂O World,” with story by Larry Ivie and art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel. Here’s the ocular proof:

williamson-krenkel_h20-world_creepy_n1p10_1964 — **ABOVE:** Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel (artists), first page complete, "H₂O World," Creepy #1 (1964), page 10.

williamson-krenkel_h20-world_creepy_n1p10_1964_detail — **ABOVE:** Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel (artists), first page detail, "H₂O World," Creepy #1 (1964), page 10.

If nothing else, the above news should make Maroto fans smile.

Tag: Frank Belknap Long

Connections: (Jones vs. Jones?) vs. Williamson