JOHNNY CRAIG Drusilla pencils 2 pieces of original art VAULT OF HORROR EC Comics

Original art featuring Drusilla, friend of the VAULT KEEPER (Vault Of Horror) from EC Comics.
by JOHNNY CRAIG
preliminary pencil art from the 1990s

The first piece, featuring Drusilla sitting on a coffin, is on mounting board and measures about 10 1/2" x 13", pencil art measures about 8 1/2" x 11", very good condition (some pencil smudges), signed by the artist

The second piece, featuring Drusilla on a staircase, is on mounting board and measures about 10" x 12", pencil art measures about 8" x 10", very good condition (some pencil smudges), signed by the artist

The art comes with CERTIFICATES OF AUTHENTICITY, signed by long time EC historian, collector and friend of Johnny Craig, Roger Hill.


ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Johnny Craig (1926-2001) was born in Pleasantville, New York and grew up in New York City. During his youth he was influenced by many artists, including Milton Caniff and Will Eisner. He broke into the comic's business as an assistant working with Golden Age artist Harry Lambert and went on to become an Assistant Editor to Sheldon Mayer at All American Comics. After serving in the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Army during World War II, he joined up with the EC Educational Comics Company and was soon turning out covers and stories for CRIME PATROL, GUNFIGHTER, MOON GIRL and other titles. In 1950, when Bill Gaines introduced his "New Trend" series of crime and horror titles under the Entertaining Comics seal, Johnny wrote most of his own stories and contributed to CRIME SUSPENSTORIES, SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, THE HAUNT OF FEAR, THE VAULT OF HORROR and others.