Tony Strobl on THE JETSONS

[JTorci3511@aol.com]

Steven Rowe writes: 

"Strobl also did most (if not all) of Gold Key's JETSONS comic."

Strobl certainly did MANY, and probably more than any other -- which would 
put him into the "most" category.  

Though, a fair amount of the Gold Key JETSONS comics were also done by Pete 
Alvarado.  The lead and final stories in issue # 1 may have been done by Dick 
Hall (...better known for early Woody Woodpecker stories, and some "odd 
looking Disney stories"of the early Gold Key period), with the cover and a 
middle JETSONS story by Strobl, and a "Lippy the Lion" story by Phil De Lara. 
 

After issue # 1, it was only Strobl and Alvarado on the JETSONS stories 
(...though the "guest stories" may have had other artists) for the original 
22 issues of the run.  Issues 23-36 were exclusively reprints of the earlier 
issues.  Hall's stories in # 1, frankly, didn't look nearly as good as the 
balance of the work by Strobl and Alvarado.  After that, the title went to 
Charlton Comics, where the atrocious art made even Dick Hall look like Carl 
Barks circa 1948-1952!  

Strobl also did the art for the two original JETSONS stories I have in MARCH 
OF COMICS, so I'd say he was considered the "premier" JETSONS artist at 
Western Publishing.,  

Strobl was ACTUALLY CREDITED for his JETSONS art in HANNA-BARBERA SPOTLIGHT # 
3, with stories written by Mark Evanier.  This was published by Marvel Comics 
in 1978, when Marvel briefly held the Hanna-Barbera license after Charlton.  
By this time, however, Strobl's JETSONS were simply not on a par with fine 
earlier Gold Key work.  Pete Alvarado is also credited for the art on a 
"Yakky Doodle" back up story.  

It was nice to see these guys get credit on the printed page at last.  

Joe Torcivia.   




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