"This day's experience, set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside." –Alice Munro, "What is Remembered"
From Western Love Trails #9 (March 1950), here’s “Renegade Kisses,” with art by Louis “Who He?” Zansky:
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To view all of the stories and covers with art by Louis Zansky that I’ve posted so far, including those other two Western romances, start here.
From Western Love Trails #8 (January 1950), here’s “The Schoolmarm from Silver Forks,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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I posted Zansky’s kissin’ cover for Western Love Trails #8 two days ago.
For more stories illustrated by Zansky, check out the Louis Zansky category here at RCN.
From Western Love Trails #7 (November 1949), here’s “Princess of the Rising Moon,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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I posted Zansky’s lovely romantic cover for Western Love Trails #7 yesterday.
For more stories illustrated by the same artist, check out the Louis Zansky category here at RCN.
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To view all of the work by Louis Zansky that I’ve posted so far, start here.
From Web of Mystery #9 (May 1952), here’s “Vampire Bride,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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To view all of the stories with art by Louis Zansky that I’ve posted at RCN over the years, start here.
From Baffling Mysteries #11 (November 1952), here’s “Red Talons of Lupercalia,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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To view all of the stories with art by Louis Zansky that I’ve posted so far, start here.
From The Hand of Fate #9 (February 1952), here’s “Vengeance from a Restless Grave,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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To view all of the stories (in the public domain!) with art by Louis Zansky that I’ve posted so far, start here.
From The Hand of Fate #14 (November 1952), here’s “Devilish Dolls of Death,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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From Crime and Punishment #70 (December 1954), here’s “Frankie Garson the Bookie King”; the artist is uncredited, and the Grand Comics Database is no help in this instance, but judging by the odd landscapes, the distinctive character types, the loose but economical inking, and the thoughtful panel compositions, I’m fairly confident that the artist is our old friend Louis Zansky, whose work in comics has, for the most part, fallen into the public domain and is thus ripe for collection by some enterprising publisher with shallow pockets and questionable taste:
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To view all of the stories (in the public domain) with art by Louis Zansky that have appeared on RCN since January of this year, click here.
And, all joking aside, I wouldn’t have posted all of those stories if I didn’t think highly of Zansky’s work in comics. It’s just a pity that he dropped out of the business before he had a chance to work with some better scripts.
From The Beyond #17 (November 1952), here’s “The Terror of Dread Isle,” with art by Louis Zansky:
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To read all of the comics with art by Louis Zansky that I’ve posted so far, click here.
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