Bama & Hitch.......

More great artwork from James Bama. After his stint with the Aurora Model Kit company (in Hempstead Long Island!), he did the updated Doc Savage series of paperbacks in the late 1960's. *********** When I was younger and shopping with my parents in department stores (after I was a little too old for the toy department), I'd often wander over to the stationary/ paperback book department. Art supplies were pretty limited to me , access-wise, back then. The stationary isle had pens, pencils, mechanical pencils, drawing pads, etc. The paperback book section was always like a little art gallery to me....most of the mystery/horror titles and movie tie-in ("adaptation") books like "It's Alive", "Carrie" & "Earthquake" held my attention the most. The Alfred Hitchcock Presents paperback series was updated (the cover art) for the early 1970's consumption, and boy were they great (see image here). There were dozens of them too. Scary with that sly Hitchcock black humor on the side. Certainly left residue on my art sub-conscious . The colors on this one especially......

The Master.....

...James Bama! I won this vintage Aurora model kit box on E-Bay this week (a steal at $30.00!). The illustration on front is by "the master" James Bama. This model kit (when assembled) was never one of my favorites, but the box itself held enough thrills to compensate.