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'''John Giunta''' (c. 1920 - November 6, 1970)<ref>[https://tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2014/02/john-giunta-ca-1920-1970-part-1.html Hanley, Terence (2014). "Tellers of Weird Tales: John Giunta (ca. 1920-1970)-Part I" @''Tellers of Weird Tales'' (February 5, 2014).] Retrieved 12-21-2018.</ref> was an illustrator of [[comic book]]s from the 1940s through the 1960s. He cooperated on horror titles like ''Tomb of Terror'', ''[[Chamber of Chills]]'' ([[Harvey Comics|Harvey]]), ''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' and ''[[Weird Tales]]'' ([[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]). In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of [[O. Henry]]'s ''[[The Cisco Kid|Cisco Kid]]''. In the early 1960s, he became a regular artist on ''[[Fly (Archie Comics)|The Fly]]'' for [[Archie Comics]]. He also cooperated on titles like ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents|Thunder Agents]]'', ''[[Air Fighters Comics]]'' and ''[[Phantom Stranger]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giunta_john.htm|title=John Giunta|website=lambiek.net|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>
'''John Giunta''' (c. 1920 - November 6, 1970)<ref>[https://tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2014/02/john-giunta-ca-1920-1970-part-1.html Hanley, Terence (2014). "Tellers of Weird Tales: John Giunta (ca. 1920-1970)-Part I" @''Tellers of Weird Tales'' (February 5, 2014).] Retrieved 12-21-2018.</ref> was an illustrator of [[comic book]]s from the 1940s through the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giunta_john.htm|title=John Giunta|website=lambiek.net|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> He worked on horror titles like ''Tomb of Terror'', ''[[Chamber of Chills]]'' ([[Harvey Comics|Harvey]]), ''[[Journey into Mystery]]'' and ''[[Weird Tales]]'' ([[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=3470|title=John Giunta - Comic Book DB|website=comicbookdb.com|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of [[O. Henry]]'s ''[[The Cisco Kid|Cisco Kid]]''. In the early 1960s, he became a regular artist on ''[[Fly (Archie Comics)|The Fly]]'' for [[Archie Comics]]. He also worked on titles like ''[[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents|Thunder Agents]]'', ''[[Air Fighters Comics]]'' and ''[[Phantom Stranger]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giunta_john.htm|title=John Giunta|website=lambiek.net|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>

He is most well known for collaborating with [[Frank Frazetta]] on Frazetta's first comic book that was published, ''Snowman'' from Tally Ho #1 in December of 1944.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comixology.com/John-Guinta/comics-creator/135111|title=John Guinta Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology|website=www.comixology.com|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>


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==References==

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Art by John Giunta

John Giunta (c. 1920 - November 6, 1970)[1] was an illustrator of comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s.[2] He worked on horror titles like Tomb of Terror, Chamber of Chills (Harvey), Journey into Mystery and Weird Tales (Marvel).[3] In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of O. Henry's Cisco Kid. In the early 1960s, he became a regular artist on The Fly for Archie Comics. He also worked on titles like Thunder Agents, Air Fighters Comics and Phantom Stranger.[4]

He is most well known for collaborating with Frank Frazetta on Frazetta's first comic book that was published, Snowman from Tally Ho #1 in December of 1944.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hanley, Terence (2014). "Tellers of Weird Tales: John Giunta (ca. 1920-1970)-Part I" @Tellers of Weird Tales (February 5, 2014). Retrieved 12-21-2018.
  2. ^ "John Giunta". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  3. ^ "John Giunta - Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ "John Giunta". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  5. ^ "John Guinta Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology". www.comixology.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

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