Frazetta, Frank - New Heroic Comics, issue 71, title splash (Mar 1952)
Artist: Frank Frazetta (All)
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DescriptionA short story pencilled and inked by Frank Frazetta telling the story of true-life Medal of Honor recipient, Master Sergeant Travis Watkins.Travis Earl Watkins was born on September 5, 1920 and died just short of his 30th birthday on September 3, 1950 while engaged in combat during the Korean War. As depicted on this page, he was paralyzed and seriously wounded while defending soldiers under his leadership during the Battle of Yongsan. On the day of his death, he ordered his men to retreat from their unsafe position and leave him behind. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on February 16, 1951. New Heroic Comics was an Eastern Color Printing Company book; Eastern was most notable for its Funnies on Parade and Famous Funnies publications that marked the beginning of the American comic book industry. Frank Frazetta was doing some great work for Eastern/Famous in the early 1950's (his Buck Rogers covers, some amazingly delicate work in Personal Love and signature look in Heroic Comics) and I'm thrilled to have such a striking piece from him from that period. Social/Sharing |
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Ron S 
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Awesome. I think Frazetta did some of his best work in comics.
Amir E
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Congrats Chris! Lovely page and writeup. Thanks for adding more knowledge to our community with every new post you make.
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Presents so dramatically. Timeless art from the master!
Stephen F
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Just a tremendous Frazetta page. He was firing on all cylinders during this period.
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Woah. Wow. Early, but all the signs are there. Big, big congratulations, Chris!
Felix Lu
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
A big deal courtesy of The Big Deal. Or so I've heard. Well done, all around!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Frazetta shows us a man's valor in a soaring portrait of his spirit even as his body is broken. You can not help but to think that Frazetta was moved by this story and made it his mission to do his very best.
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
So cool! It looks like a mash up of Jack Davis and Frank Frazetta's styles combined. Thanks for giving us the background information, Chris, as it really helps to put context on the piece and makes it all the more special.
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
Well, that's a HOLY SH!# page! Congrats Kris!
Tom Coker
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 9/12/2022
So much pathos and passion in this wonderful page by the immortal Frank Frazetta
Kasra Ghanbari
Member Since 2004
CAF Administrator
1 - Posted on 9/13/2022
Wow, that's truly special. Huge huge congrats!
Benno Rothschild
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 9/13/2022
What a great example of the first blush of Frazetta's talent. He went on to do so much more, but his work in comics before he jumped to being Al Capp's uncredited assistant was certainly a high water mark and this shows why that work remains so respected.
John B
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/16/2022
It's a "Frazetta/Davis/Kurtzman"-looking kick-ass page for sure. A+
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 9/30/2022
Wow! Stunning Frazetta splash! What a handsome page from a master illustrator--Frazetta really shows his craftsmanship here. I love the composition of the page, the figurework and the superb inks. This is why the Golden Age was, indeed, Golden.
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 10/8/2022
Love Frazetta's pencil and ink work - great addition to a stellar collection!
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