Bogeyman Comics #1

published 1969

Rory Hayes

Associated Names
Rory Hayes

Artist, American, 1949 - 1983

Gary Arlington

Editor, American, 1938 - 2014

San Francisco Comic Book Company

Publisher, American, active 1970 - 1983

This is a drawing of a comic book cover with horror elements. The cover is designed to look like a vintage horror comic titled "Horror in the Blood Vein: Bogeyman Comics No. 1" priced at 35 cents. It is divided into smaller panels against a minimalistic background. Each panel contains stylized and colorful horror illustrations. One panel shows a figure exclaiming "HELP MAMA!" in green, another features a person screaming "HELP!!!" in yellow, and a third depicts someone being menaced by a skeletal figure with the text "MAMA! MAMA! HELP!!!!" in orange. The final panel shows someone crying "The BOGEYMAN is going to get me!!!" in red. Below the main illustrations, skeletal remains are displayed artistically. The name "R. Hayes" is part of the illustration at the bottom. The design style is reminiscent of mid-20th century horror comics and pulp magazines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    32-page paperback bound volume with half-tone and offset lithograph illustrations black and white on wove paper and cover in full color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    closed: 21.5 × 16.2 cm (8 7/16 × 6 3/8 in.)
    open: 21.5 × 32.4 cm (8 7/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.126.23


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2014

Associated Names


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