Longshot Artist ID request

[rchatlin]

Can anyone identify the Artist of this Lone Ranger album, which I'm guessing is from the early 70's.

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thanks,

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[MRP]

It's taken from this comic...



which has a painted cover by a man named Ernest Nordli, who worked as an animator for Disney and other studios.

it's Gold Key issue #10 of the Lone Ranger cover dated April 1967, the stories are reprinted from the earlier Dell series, not sure if the cover is too.

-M

[MRP]

He has an IMdB entry here....http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635128/

and can check out other comic book work he did at the GCD (grand comic book database) here: https://www.comics.org/credit/name/E...li/sort/alpha/

-M

[MRP]

More Nordli Lone Ranger covers...







he was a frequent cover artist on the Dell series and after a little more digging, yes it was originally a Dell issue, not a Gold Key issue that the cover first appeared on...



Dell issue #60 originally published with a June of 1953 cover date.

-M

[Earth 2 Chris]

I have that album. LOVE that cover.

Chris

[emeraldknight47]

Those were the days when even comics got what amounted to "fine art" cover illustrations. I would gladly have any or all of those framed up righty purty and hanging in my homestead. Wondering if Alex Ross poured over a lot of pieces like this as a kid/young adult, thus helping to influence his own style.

[palitoy]

Gold Key comics got my money a lot as a kid because of those painted covers....

[rchatlin]

Fantastic, thanks so much.

Chris, I listend to those same 2 adventures over and over, starting at that artwork. Set the imagination into overdrive.

I should realize no request is a long shot on this forum - the depth and breadth of our members' collective knowledge is amazing.

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