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John Giunta

John Giunta was an American illustrator of comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s. He worked on horror titles like Tomb of Terror, Chamber of Chills (Harvey), Journey into Mystery and Weird Tales (Marvel). 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.

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John Giunta (June 5, 19201 – November 6, 1970)2 was an American illustrator of comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s.3 He worked on horror titles like Tomb of Terror, Chamber of Chills (Harvey), Journey into Mystery and Weird Tales (Marvel).4 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.5

He is best known for collaborating with Frank Frazetta on Frazetta's first published comic book story, "Snowman", from Tally-Ho Comics #1 in December 1944.6

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  1. Saunders, David (2019). "Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists" Retrieved 11-06-2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "John Giunta". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. "John Giunta - Comic Book DB". comicbookdb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. "John Giunta". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  6. "John Guinta Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology". www.comixology.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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