Basil Wolverton
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Basil Wolverton was an American cartoonist and illustrator known for his intricately detailed grotesques of bizarre or misshapen people. Wolverton was described as "Producer of Preposterous Pictures o
Basil Wolverton at his drawing board, c. 1950
Target Comics v3 7, art by Basil Wolverton, September 1942.
Powerhouse Pepper
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Powerhouse Pepper is a character in American humor comic books published in the 1940s by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Basil Wolverton, the character was a di
Basil Wolverton
…Bingbang Buster and his Horse Hedy" was a three-page backup story in Lev Gleason's Black Diamond Western #16–28 (1950–1952). Wolverton's humor feature Powerhouse Pepper, about a superstrong if none-too-bright boxer, appeared in various comic books published by Timely Comics, the 1930s and 1940s precursor of Marvel…
Powerhouse Pepper #4 (Sept. 1948), cover art by Basil Wolverton.