Jim Silke is the writer/artist of the graphic novels
Rascals in Paradise and
Bettie Page: Queen of the Nile. He wrote and illustrated the art books
Bettie Page: Queen of Hearts, Bettie Page Rules, Pin-Up: The Illegitimate Art, and
Jim Silke's Jungle Girls. Steve Morger's
Big Wow Art published the
Jim Silke Sketchbook in 2003. The artist has a long career including record albums, movie magazines, screenwriting, and art instruction. I first met Jim at WonderCon in 1996 and see and talk to him frequently at WonderCon, San Diego Comic-Con, and
Big Wow ComicFest. He was on a pin-up panel at WonderCon with Dave Stevens, Frank Cho, Terry Dodson, Russ Heath, and Michael Bair. My notes on this event are in my CAF
Dave Stevens Rocketeer page. I purchased this drawing from Jim at WonderCon in 1998.
