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Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom # 4 1963 The New Atlantis pg 16 by Mel Crawford

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Location: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (1962) Gold Key/Western Publishing
Title: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom # 4 1963 The New Atlantis pg 16 by Mel Crawford
Artist:  Mel Crawford (Penciller) ,  Mel Crawford (Inker) ,  Paul S. Newman (Writer)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Title Page
For Sale Status: NFS
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Added to Site: 4/14/2026

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Doctor Solar Man of the Atom # 4  1963 
Twice-up scale in ink over graphite on 14” x 21” Bristol board with an image area of 12" x 17.5".

"The New Atlantis" pg 16
Pencils: Mel Crawford 

Inks: Mel Crawford
Writer: Paul S. Newman

Letters: Unknown

Reprinted in Adventure Classics # 1815 1966, Doctor Solar # 4 1966, and Starship Enterprise # 3 1978 

Professor Harbinger speculates on man's future life under the seas.

Mel Crawford was a Canadian-American children's book illustrator and comics artist. He drew horror and fantasy comics for Western Publishing, but is best known for adapting various child-oriented media into beautiful children's books. Crawford was so good in adapting the graphic style of other artists that he became a much sought-after illustrator. He worked for various different film and TV companies and made books starring some of the most popular fictional characters of the 20th century, from Disney and Hanna-Barbera to Jim Henson Productions.

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Steven Dilworth Member Since 2012
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Posted On 4/14/2026

I always wondered what guys like Paul Newman did for extra money while they waited for their movie careers to take off!

I love the red gutters-in-the-gutters graphic device.  Gold Key did some really cool stuff.  This is a great page from a classic series!  Congratulations.