Johnny Craig
Art
Johnny Craig Crime SuspenStories #16 Cover Original Art (EC, 1953).... (Total: 2 Items)
Auction amount: $62,737.50
Sold: May 11, 2012
Johnny Craig
Art
Nationality: American
Birth Place: Pleasantville, NY
Biography:
Johnny Craig (American, 1926-2001): started his comics career as an art assistant to Shelly Mayer at DC, and later broke in at EC in 1947, working on their crime and Western stories. Craig really came into his own as a triple-threat talent, as an editor-writer-artist for EC's trendsetting horror and crime stories, most notably in the titles the Vault of Horror and Crime SuspenStories. Craig drew the over-the-top Crime SuspenStories #22, the most infamous crime comic cover examined by the outraged Senate committee that helped drive EC out of the comic books and into Mad magazine. After his time at EC, Craig penciled and inked stories for Atlas, ACG, DC, Marvel, and Warren. In the later years of his career EC fans sought Craig out, and for them, he produced a series of meticulous painted commissions based on the EC horror hosts
Johnny Craig Original Art Values Sold at Auction
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Johnny Craig Crime SuspenStories #16 Cover Original Art (EC, 1953).... (Total: 2 Items) Lot 92088 Auction 7059 Friday, May 11, 2012 |
$62,737.50 |
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Johnny Craig Vault of Horror #39 "Deadly Beloved" Complete 8 Page Story Original Art (EC, 1954).... (Total: 8 Original Art) Lot 92146 Auction 7136 Saturday, May 30, 2015 |
$34,655.00 |
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Johnny Craig Vault of Horror #28 Zombie Cover Original Art (EC, 1952).... Lot 92057 Auction 7147 Saturday, August 29, 2015 |
$33,460.00 |
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Johnny Craig War Against Crime #11 Cover Original Art (EC, 1950).... Lot 92145 Auction 7136 Saturday, May 30, 2015 |
$25,095.00 |
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Johnny Craig Vault of Horror #31 Cover Original Art (EC, 1953).... Lot 93069 Auction 7141 Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
$21,510.00 |
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