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Mac Raboy battle cover (4/43) COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 6 (CBI)
Another issue in Mac Raboy's cover run on the gorgeous, groundbreaking, and influential Captain Marvel Jr. series, #6 brings us the macabre tale "The Nightmare Studio of Sabbac" a truly disturbing adventure that weaves the art of filmmaking in with an actual trip to Hell and a guest appearance by a dime store Satan. The follow up story is equally psychedelic fare, as was de riguer for the rich imagination of Otto Binder. Certainly a step above the ordinary Golden Age fare, Captain Marvel Jr. holds a special place in the hearts of GA collectors.


Artist Information

Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr. and as the Sunday comic-strip artist of Flash Gordon for more than 20 years. Cartoonist Drew Friedman has stated, "Raboy was an expert technician with pen and brush, and his lush covers are some of the most unusually beautiful ever to grace comic books". Raboy began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression. In the 1940s he began working with the Harry A. Chesler studio of comics artists. Raboy began drawing comic books and gained fame as the illustrator for Captain Marvel, Jr. and the Green Lama. Raboy was a great admirer of Alex Raymond, and "kept a portfolio of Alex Raymond's "Flash Gordon" comics by his side for inspiration and guidance as he worked". In the spring of 1946, King Features hired Raboy to continue the Sunday page adventures of Flash Gordon, which he continued to work on until his death.