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Al McWilliams, Twin Earths, April 4, 1958

Artist: Al McWilliams (All)

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Al McWilliams, Twin Earths, April 4, 1958 Comic Art

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Title:	Al McWilliams, Twin Earths, April 4, 1958
Artist:	Al McWilliams (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	422
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	6/23/2021
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Description

Al (Alden) McWilliams gives us an uncanny glimpse of a cool flip phone — about 40 years ahead of its time.

(Of course, there’s the terrific use of shadows and light to admire as well.)

Twin Earths was one of the few strip collections that we could never make happen at IDW and The Library of American Comics. (For reasons involving both rights and availability of materials.) It’s too bad, because it was a fun and well-rendered adventure strip — one of the few that dealt with “flying saucers.” Capatilizing on UFOs in the news headlines, it was part of an overall more realistic trend in SF post World War 2.

Also, McWilliams is a terrific artist who never quite achieved the fame of some of his contemporaries — seemingly never quite being in the right place at the right time.

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Steve Kro
Member Since 2007

Posted on 6/23/2021

McWiliams' flip phone even pre-dates the Star Trek communicator. Awesome! McWilliams was an amazing talent and Twin Earths was his masterpiece. Great strip. I have a flip phone, so I have a special fondness for this one. While the strip is 40 years early, I'm still hanging onto the past. But as original art collectors, aren't we all? :)

Mark Howland
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/23/2021

Snow, flip phones, and a saucer equals great McWilliams strip!

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

Posted on 6/23/2021

Wonderful daily!

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