#sam savitt

[comic-covers]

(1954)

[chernobog13]

Walt Disney's THE SCARECROW OF ROMNEY MARSH #1 (April, 1964). Painted cover by Sam Savitt.

This was the first of a three issue series from Gold Key adapting The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964), which played as a three-part miniseries on The Wonderful World of Disney television series.

I remember watching the miniseries as a kid and being thrilled, but also scared as heck, of Patrick McGoohan's portrayal of The Scarecrow. Unfortunately, those scenes seemed few and far between, because there were a lot of scenes of just people talking.

The miniseries was edited down to a 91 minute feature, released in British cinemas as Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963) before it was even broadcast in the US. I've never seen the feature, but everything I've read said that it is a faster paced, action packed movie.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

The Tragic Spot - art by Sam Savitt (1978)

[spacenoirdetective]

Sam Savitt, "Max Brand's Silvertip and the Fighting Four", from "Four Colors Comics #731", Oct 1956

[stillgoldenponyboy]

The American Girl Book of Horse Stories (1949) illustrated by Sam Savitt

Note: The internet has this book published in 1963, but the book's copyright page has 1949

[tomoleary]

Sam Savitt (1917-2000)

[antiqueanimals]

Animals. Written by Stanley R. Kegler. Illustrated by Sam Savitt. 1961.

[dellcomics]

finally got my own copy of El Llanero Solitario (”presenta: PLATA”) No. 244 (Editorial Novaro, 1971), reprinting The Lone Ranger’s Famous Horse HI-YO SILVER No. 18 (Dell, 1956). 

I’ll post more side-by-sides sometime, maybe