In 1980 Jim Shooter contacted Neal Adams to create a new branding design for Marvel’s magazines. Neal asked me to work on the project. My hand-lettered Marvel Magazine Group was inside a thick bordered box. The interior background would be a solid color. I positioned the price, date and issue number all on the right. The space on the left was for the character. On my own, I did a new Conan logo that wasn’t used. When Larry Hama started Conan Saga, he accepted my logo.
Photostat dummy showing positions of the various elements
Marvel adopted some of my designs beginning with Bizarre Adventures #25, March 1981; The Savage Sword of Conan #63, April 1981; and The Hulk! #27, June 1981.
Bizarre Adventures #25, March 1981
The Savage Sword of Conan #62, March 1981
The Savage Sword of Conan #63, April 1981
I was not involved with the Conan Magazine Group.
The Hulk! #26, April 1981
The Hulk! #27, June 1981
(Next post on Monday: Rich Chidlaw, Cartoonist)
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