Voyage of the Deep #3 - non-attributed Alex Toth art?
Voyage of the Deep #3, 1960 - Although uncredited in comic book guides, other sources tell me the inside front cover was drawn by Alex Toth. The second panel makes an especially string case, with its meticulously designed composition. It also seems clear Toth did not do the inks, but possibly by Dan Spiegle or Mike Peppe? Not an outstanding effort, but more detailed than most of his single pages for Dell publishing. The black and white art still eclipses Sam Glanzman's less memorable pencils on the main story. This issue also sports a fabulous cover painting by an artist unknown to me. This is the only Voyage of the Deep issue with Toth art. See today's posts or more Toth issues. See also this blog's Toth checklist.
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"The Never Ending Hunt" Toth? story pencils inside front cover = ***
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It isn't Toth on the Voyage inside cover.
It's listed on the online Alex Toth checklist (http://www.axelkah.de/files/indexmain.htm) and looking closely at the compositions within the panels, I'd have to concur. The inks are definitely not him, Mike Peppe perhaps?
That's pure Dan Spiegle art. No Toth.
A lot of Spiegle work is mistaken for Toth in various checklists. And vice-versa.
Now that you mention it, the divers' panel does look like Spiegle. And you're right about the mix-ups. Toth's and Spiegle's westerns from the 1950s have especially strong similarities. Thanks for the insights.
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