Davy Jones daily - 01/22/1964

Artists: Alden McWilliams (All) , Al McWilliams (All)

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Title:	Davy Jones daily - 01/22/1964
Artist:	Alden McWilliams (All)
Artist:	Al McWilliams (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	193
Likes on CAF:	6 7
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	5/22/2024
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Description

Its been called the "Sweet Death", �Drunkness of the Depths�, "Raptures of the Deep", the "Martini Effect".....Nitrogen Narcosis, in simple words, is an alteration in the state of consciousness caused by breathing certain gases at depth and can be fatal. By acting on the central nervous system, it produces effects similar to those of alcohol intoxication or inhalation of nitrous oxide.

This pair of dailies by Alden McWilliams, although not chronological by date, the action is sequential, as Davy an crew are pursued by a team of Russian agents and frogmen. I have long had a fascination with deep diving and love McWilliams artistic approach to capturing the adventure of it all in this strip. His inking bears a strong resemblance to that of Alex Raymond. I am particularly intrigued by this story arc from January of 1964 featuring international intrigue and classified documents.

In this Davy Jones daily...frantically pursuing the "decoy" tanks and believing they are about to capture Davy and Marco, the enemy divers lose track of their depth and succumb to the deadly effects of nitrogen narcosis. Natasha and Dimitri, realizing something is amiss, ready themselves to board the boy's fishing boat. The third panel of the stunning Natasha definitely grabbed my attention...the patterned clothing she wears, highly reminiscent of Alex Raymond.

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Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 5/23/2024

Two beautiful strips! I always thought Al McWilliams was always seriously underrated. And yes, his inking style does remind of Alex Raymond, congrats on this striking pair od strips!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/23/2024

Very stylish with the hand gesture at the end to make a corner to frame her head along with the corner of the panel.

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 7/17/2024

Really nice pen work. I need to start paying more attention to this artist. congrats!

David K
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/22/2025

Wonderful examples!!

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