Elmer Wexler
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Elmer Wexler is an illustrator and cartoonist. He is most famous for his work on comic strips and comic books in the 1940s, including being the inventor of the DC comic hero Miss America (DC Comics)
in 1941. He is credited with being the first artist to draw a soap-opera style comic strip - Vic Jordan from 1941 (reference: The Look of Love web site). Later he made his living from illustration, including books, magazines and record covers. He has also been credited as a co-creator of the obscure comic book character the Fighting Yank
. He is the illustrator on a number of books about sports.
Wexler's record cover work was mainly for Grand Award Records
, for whom he did almost as many illustrations as did Tracy Sugarman
. These date from the late 1950s.
Miss America (DC Comics)
Miss America is a fictional comic book superheroine from the . She was first created by Quality Comics in Military Comics #1 , and was carried over to DC Comics when they purchased Quality in the 1950s...
in 1941. He is credited with being the first artist to draw a soap-opera style comic strip - Vic Jordan from 1941 (reference: The Look of Love web site). Later he made his living from illustration, including books, magazines and record covers. He has also been credited as a co-creator of the obscure comic book character the Fighting Yank
Fighting Yank
-Publication history:The initial comic-book character called Fighting Yank first appeared in Nedor Comics' Startling Comics #10 , during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writer Richard E. Hughes and artist Jon L. Blummer...
. He is the illustrator on a number of books about sports.
Wexler's record cover work was mainly for Grand Award Records
Grand Award Records
Grand Award Records was a record label associated with ABC-Paramount RecordsGrand Award began life as Waldorf Music Hall records in the early 1950s. Waldorf Music Hall records carry a logo "FDR" in a diamond on their front covers, which might mislead some into believing that was the label name....
, for whom he did almost as many illustrations as did Tracy Sugarman
Tracy Sugarman
Tracy A. Sugarman is an American illustrator. He has illustrated hundreds of books and record covers in a career lasting over 50 years. He authored an annotated work on his sketches from World War II....
. These date from the late 1950s.