EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 31 © 2020 Book Palace Books * 96 PAGES in FULL edition

60 Although he has remained virtually unknown be‐ cause he rarely, if ever, signed his published work, Mel Crawford was a successful painter and illustrator who drew dozens of comics and books (especially the Little Golden Books) featuring characters such as the Flintstones , Scrooge McDuck , Rocky & Bullwinkle , and Gerald McBoing Boing . Born on September 10, 1925 in Toronto, Canada, Craw‐ ford spent his childhood in various provinces of Canada, including Alberta, as well as in Oklahoma. It was in the Image courtesy of Luc Cornillon ABOVE: Adventures of Mr Frog and Miss Mousie , pen and ink on paper, 1956. From the Dell Junior Treasury No. 4, 1956. The drawing has these words underneath: ‘He took that Lady Mouse on his knee, And said “Miss Mousie, will you marry me?” ’ FACING PAGE (Detail): Top Cat and Friends , gouache on board, 1963. This was the cover for a Top Cat Television story book (Hanna-Barbera/World Distributors). Although Mel never worked in animation, he did illustrate many of the book versions of different cartoon characters. Mel Crawford