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PRENTICE, JOHN
  Name and vital stats
    PRENTICE, JOHN FRANKLIN JR. [1920-99] (artist) NULL
  Education
    Art Institute of Pittsburgh NULL
  Influences
    Noel Sickles, Alex Raymond NULL
  Member
    National Cartoonists Society NULL
  Print Media (non-comics)
    Artist: Commercial art: Advertising [Firestone, American Airlines et al] NULL
    Illustrator: Magazines: Adventure Magazine; Blue Book NULL
    Illustrator: Magazines: Physical Culture Magazine NULL
    Illustrator: Magazines: Saga 1956 > 56
    Illustrator: Paperbacks NULL
  Additional biography
    Cartoonews #15 NULL
    Cartoonist PROfiles #2 NULL
    World Encyclopedia of Comics, 1976 NULL
  Honors
    National Cartoonists Society Best Story Strip 1966/67/87 > 66 67 87
  Syndication
    RIP KIRBY [daily] (a) 1956-98 for King Features Syndicate > 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
    RIP KIRBY [daily] (some w) 1980s for King Features Syndicate > 80s
  Promotional comics
    Advertising comics (a) 1953 for Philco > 53
    Advertising comics (a) 1956 for American Gas and Electricity; and General Dynamics > 56
    Various comics (a) 1952 for campaign of the Republican National Committee > 52
  Assisted
    Lawrence Dresser c1942-43 > 42 43
  Comics Studio (Shop)
    FUNNIES INC. (a) 1942-46 unconfirmed > 42 43 44 45 46
    SIMON AND KIRBY STUDIO (a) 1949-c55 > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
  BETTER PUBLICATIONS
    Crime (a) 1948 > 48
  CHARLTON COMICS
    CRIME CLINIC (a) 1955 > 55
  DC COMICS
    CASEBOOK MYSTERY (a) 1952 > 52
    Covers (a) 1955-56 > 55 56
    Crime (a) 1950-52/54-56 > 50 51 52 54 55 56
    DAVY CROCKETT (a) 1955-56 > 55 56
    ESSENTIAL SHOWCASE: 1956-59~ (a) 1992 cover for graphic album > 92
    FIREMAN FARRELL (a) 1956 > 56
    GANG BUSTERS (a) 1950-52/54-56 > 50 51 52 54 55 56
    HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (a) 1954-57 > 54 55 56 57
    MANHUNTERS AROUND THE WORLD (i) 1952 > 52
    MY GREATEST ADVENTURE~ (a) 1955 > 55
    Non-fiction (a) 1949 > 49
    Science fantasy (a) 1956 > 56
    TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED~ (a) 1956 > 56
    Western (a) c1953-c57 > 53 54 55 56 57
  DELL PUBLICATIONS
    NO SLEEP 'TIL DAWN (p) 1957 > 57
  FEATURE COMICS
    BLACK MAGIC~ (a) 1951-53 > 51 52 53
    Crime (a) c1949-c53 > 49 50 51 52 53
    Horror (a) 1951-53 > 51 52 53
    Romance (a) 1951-54 > 51 52 53 54
  FOX COMICS
    Romance (a) c1947 > 47
  HARVEY COMICS
    FIRST LOVE~ (p) 1953-54 > 53 54
    FIRST ROMANCE~ (p) 1954 > 54
    Romance (p) 1953-54 > 53 54
    TEEN-AGE BRIDES~ (p) 1954 > 54
  HILLMAN PERIODICALS
    Adventure (a) 1950 > 50
    BUCKSKIN BENSON (a) 1950-51 > 50 51
    Cars (a) 1953 > 53
    Crime (a) 1949-53 > 49 50 51 52 53
    Crime: Mean (pen/ink/) in REAL CLUE CRIME STORIES (c) c1948 Hillman
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    Historical fiction (a) 1950 > 50
    REAL CLUE CRIME STORIES~ (a) c1950 > 50
    Romance (a) 1949-52 > 49 50 51 52
    SWIFTY CHASE (a) 1951 > 51
    Sports (a) 1949 > 49
    Spy (a) 1952 > 52
    War (a) 1952-53 > 52 53
    Western (a) 1950-53 > 50 51 52 53
  I.W. PUBLICATIONS
    Various features (a) 1958 reprint > 58
  MAINLINE COMICS
    BULLS-EYE~ (p) 1954 > 54
    Crime (a) 1952-55 > 52 53 54 55
    POLICE TRAP~ (a) 1954 > 54
    Romance (a) 1952-55 > 52 53 54 55
  PARENTS' MAGAZINE PRESS
    TRUE COMICS~ (a) 1942-46 > 42 43 44 45 46
  ST. JOHN PUBLISHING
    Horror (a) 1953-54 > 53 54
    WILD BOY (a) 1955 reprint > 55
  WESTERN PUBLISHING
    TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (p) 1965 > 65
  ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS
    CRIME CLINIC (a) 1951-52 > 51 52
    CRIME DOCTOR (a) c1953 > 53
    Crime (a) 1952 > 52
    Horror (a) 1951-52 > 51 52
    Mystery / occult (a) c1951-c52 > 51 52
    Romance (a) 1951-53 > 51 52 53
    Science fantasy (a) 1952 > 52
    Sports (a) 1951-52 > 51 52
    WILD BOY (a) 1951 > 51
  Source (some data)
    JOHN PRENTICE NULL