EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 30 © 2020 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

61 Earl Norem Superheroes have become quite the norm today. Half of the movie production coming from Hollywood deals with them, bringing to life what was once kiddie fodder to the mainstream. Back in the past century when comic books were still aimed at children, a publishing FACING PAGE: Legions of the Dead , acrylic on board, 1979. Savage Sword of Conan No. 39 cover (Marvel, 1979). Already working for Martin Goodman’s pulp magazines, Norem brought his savoir faire to the Marvel comic magazines, and produced some realistic artwork for them. ABOVE: The Other Woman , gouache on board, ca. 1950s. Interior illustration for a men’s adventure magazine. BELOW: Only We Three Survived , gouache on board. Interior illustration done for the story ‘We Survived the Earthquake Death of Tiguan Island’, February 1969. © Conan Properties International