Punisher Co-Creator Ross Andru Drawing Romantic Hearts, at Auction

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Comic ebook artist Ross Andru had a prolonged profession starting from Fifties romance comics to Wonder Woman, Flash, Spider-Man, and rather more.

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Rare Romantic Hearts #4 was printed in 1954 by Master Publications
Golden Age to Modern artist Ross Andru illustrated the story “Heartbreak” that concern..
Ross Andru’s early work lengthy predates his co-creation of The Punisher.
Andru’s profession spanned from romance comics to iconic superhero titles.

Romantic Hearts was a romance anthology comedian, first printed by Story Comics from 1951 to 1953 after which taken over and relaunched by Master Comics from 1953 to 1955 earlier than it closed. Up for public sale from Heritage Auctions is the fourth concern from the second run of Romantic Hearts; it is the one copy Heritage has ever seen. And they’ve seen a lot. The lead strip in Romantic Hearts #4 is No Law in Love! by Golden Age-t0-Modern Age artist Ross Andru, through which a Law professor, Marcia, agrees to marry the fairly stuffy Dean Monroe, though he’s 20 years older than she is. You would not get away with that form of factor in an academic institution lately. Then, a former Korean War POW known as Pete enrolls as a pupil, and Marcia falls in love with him. When Marcia overhears Monroe threatening to spoil Pete’s future if he does not dump Marcia, she breaks up with Pete for his personal good. It’s a very completely different Peter on the duvet by Don Beck, in fact.

Romantic Hearts #4 (Master Publications, 1954) Condition: FN. Dick Beck cowl and artwork. Ross Andru artwork. The first copy we have ever seen. Overstreet 2023 FN 6.0 worth = $39.

Ross Andru is finest recognized for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and The Metal Men and for having co-created The Punisher. He additionally shaped three separate comics publishers with inker Mike Esposito, Mr. Publications in 1951, MikeRoss in 1953 and Klevart Enterprises in 1970. With Esposito, he was a DC Comics battle mainstay, outlined the look of the Silver Age Wonder Woman, earlier than co-creating the Metal Men in 1962. At Marvel, in addition to co-creating the Punisher, he pencilled the primary main comedian ebook, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (quickly to be reprinted) and in 1992, he drew the graphic novel Spider-Man: Fear Itself. But listed below are a few of his earlier days.