DAN GORMLEY
Alberto's Funny Animal Artist Gallery No. 8
DAN GORMLEY
Daniel J. Gormley nasce ad Albany, nello stato di New York, il 17 dicembre 1913 da John e Jennie Gormley. Oltre a lui ci sono altri due figli, Jack e Matthew.
Disegna fumetti a partire dal 1939, lavorando inizialmente presso lo studio Bert Whitman Associates e collaborando con le editrici Holyoke, Fox e Centaur fino al 1941. In quell'anno inizia la lunga
collaborazione con l'ufficio di New York della Western Printing, che produce albi con il marchio Dell. Con la supervisione di Oskar Lebeck e poi di Matt Murphy, Gormley disegna inizialmente serie realistiche, dedicandosi poi a quelle umoristiche e ai funny animals, in particolare ai personaggi di MGM (Tom & Jerry), Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda) e UPA (Mr. Magoo).
Con tutta probabilità condivide già dai primi anni Quaranta uno studio con il disegnatore Lloyd White e, almeno dal 1948 fino al 1952, anche con Suzanne Seaborne, inchiostratrice e letterista per entrambi.
Gormley realizza interamente (testi e disegni) e deposita il copyright per almeno due serie, The Three Little Gremlins e Panamint Patty, entrambe pubblicate da Dell/Western.
Tra il 1957 e il 1962, ancora per Dell/Western, si dedica in particolare a Nancy (personaggio creato da Ernie Bushmiller), su testi e schizzi di John Stanley, e ai personaggi della Terrytoons (Heckle & Jeckle, Hashimoto San, Mighty Mouse).
Illustra anche centinaia di copertine e alcuni libri per ragazzi. Pur non avendo mai lavorato nel settore dell'animazione, ha uno stile vivace e guizzante che per molti anni caratterizza diverse serie.
Le sue utime storie appaiono sugli albi con etichetta Gold Key all'inizio del 1965.
Scompare ad Albany nel novembre 1976.
Daniel J. Gormley was born in Albany, New York, on December 17, 1913, to John and Jennie Gormley. Other siblings were Jack and Matthew.
He started drawing comics in 1939, initially working at the Bert Whitman Associates studio and contributing to titles of publishers Holyoke, Fox and Centaur until 1941. That year saw the start of his long collaboration with Western Printing's New York office, which produced comics under the Dell label. Under Oskar Lebeck's and later Matt Murphy's supervision, Gormley initially drew adventure series, later moving on to humor and funny animals, featuring characters from MGM (Tom & Jerry), Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda), and UPA (Mr. Magoo).
From the early 1940s onwards he most likely shared a studio with artist Lloyd White and, between 1948 and 1952, with Suzanne Seaborne, who inked and lettered stories for both of them.
Gormley wrote, drew and copyrighted two series, Three Little Gremlins and Panamint Patty, both published by Dell/Western.
Between 1957 and 1962, again for Dell/Western, Gormley mainly drew Nancy (created by Ernie Bushmiller), from scripts and sketches by John Stanley, as well as the Terrytoons characters (Heckle & Jeckle, Hashimoto San, Mighty Mouse).
He also drew hundreds of covers and a few children's books. Although he never worked in the animation field, he had a lively, dynamic style which characterized various series for several years.
His last stories appeared in early 1965 in the Gold Key-labeled books.
Gormley passed away in Albany in November 1976.
FUMETTOGRAFIA/COMICOGRAPHY
COMIC BOOKS
Editore/Publisher: CENTAUR
Jungle Prince - The Arrow #3 (1941).
T.N.T. - Amazing Man Comics #21 (1941).
Editore/Publisher: DELL (aka Western Printing, K.K. Publications)
Adventures of Mighty Mouse - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #144-145 (1959).
Adventures of Tom - Our Gang Comics with Tom & Jerry #48-57 (1948-49).
Andy - Four Color #216, 240, 297 (1949-50).
Andy Panda - Four Color #54, 85, 124, 130, 132, 134, 146, 148, 154, 198, 216, 280, 297, 345 (1944-51); New Funnies #102- -108, 117, 125, 127, 129, 132, 134, 142, 146 [chine/inks: Suzanne Seaborne], 147-151, 157-160, 165, 168, 171, 173, 175, 176, 189, 190 [chine/inks: Suzanne Seaborne], 191-197 (1945-53).
Charlie - Four Color #240 (1949).
The Big Christmas Robbery - Four Color #361 (1951).
The Bright Twins - Four Color #756 (1956).
The Buzzards - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #46 (1948).
Buzzy - Animal Comics #9 (1944).
Captain Midnight - The Funnies #58-63 (1941); Popular Comics #73, 76 (1942).
Cinderella - Four Color #272 (1950).
Clarabell - Four Color #761 (1957); Howdy Doody #4, 7, 9 (1950-51).
Clarabell and Flub-a-Dub - Howdy Doody #5 (1950).
Copertine/Cover art - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #144-155 (1959-62); Andy Panda #16 (1952); Four Color #54, 67, 85, 143, 178, 183, 198, 202, 216, 225, 232, 240, 249, 268, 272, 273, 276, 280, 288, 297, 305, 306, 320, 336, 341, 343, 345, 349, 350, 354, 358, 360, 364, 371, 374, 380, 383, 388, 390, 405, 431, 435, 454, 458, 504, 533, 548, 602, 696, 735 (1944-54/56); The Funnies #58-62 (1941); Gerald McBoing Boing and The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo #1-5 (1952-53); Howdy Doody #2 [parte], 6-9 [solo matite/pencils only], 10-12, 13-38 [solo matite/pencils only] (1950-56); Krazy Kat #1-5 (1951-52); Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #19-112 (1943-51); March of Comics #81, 85, 93 (1952/53); Nancy #1-28 (1957-59); Nancy and Sluggo
#174-187 (1960-62); The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing #6 (1953); New Funnies #73-196 (1943-53); New Terrytoons #1-8 (1960-61); Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #40, 42-45, 48-50, 54 (1947-48); Poll Parrot's Howdy Doody #1-4 (1950-51); Popular Comics #85, 86, 87 [parte], 88 [parte] (1943); Woody Woodpecker #16-20, 22 (1952-53).
Christmas Comes to Mars - Four Color Comic #666 (1955).
Crusader Rabbit - Four Color #735 (1956).
Deputy Dawg - Four Color #1299 (1962); New Terrytoons #1-5 (1960-61).
Dilly and Flub-a-Dub - Howdy Doody #31 (1954).
Dilly Dally - Four Color #761 (1957); Howdy Doody #1, 4, 5, 7-9, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24 (1950-54).
Dilly Dally and Flub-a-Dub - Howdy Doody #16 (1952).
Dinky Duck - New Terrytoons #1 (1960).
El Wolfo - Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #46 (1948).
Flub-a-Dub - Four Color #761 (1957); Howdy Doody #1-38 (1950-56).
Frosty - Four Color #435, 661, 748, 861 (1952/55/56/57).
Frosty the Snowman - Four Color #435, 661, 748, 861, 1272 (1952/55/56/57/61).
Gala-Poochie - Four Color #415, 459 (1952/53).
Gandy Goose - New Terrytoons #4 (1961).
Gang Busters - Popular Comics #62-65, 67, 68, 70-74 (1941-43).
Gerald McBoing Boing - Four Color #602 (1954); Gerald McBoing Boing and The
Nearsighted Mr. Magoo #1-5 (1952-53); The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing #6 (1953).
Giddyap - The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing #6 (1953).
Happy - Our Gang Comics #47 (1948).
Happy Chandler - War Comics #4 (1941).
Hashimoto-San - New Terrytoons #1 (1960).
Heckle and Jeckle - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #144-155 (1959-62); New Terrytoons #6-8
(1961-62).
The Hobo Mice - Four Color #666 (1955).
Heidi Doody - Four Color #761 (1957).
Homer Pigeon - New Funnies #115, 165 [matite e chine/pencils and inks], 166, 169, 176, 177,
180 [chine/inks: Suzanne Seaborne] (1946/50).
Howdy Doody - Four Color #761 (1957); Howdy Doody #1-38 (1950-56).
Howdy Doody and Clarabell - Howdy Doody #5 (1950).
Howdy Doody and Dilly Dally - Howdy Doody #5 (1950).
Ignatz - Four Color #454, 548 (1953/54).
Ignatz Mouse - Four Color #454, 504, 619, 696 (1953/55/56).
Jack and Jill - Four Color #361 (1951).
Krazy Kat - Four Color #454, 504, 548, 619, 696 (1953/54/55/56); Krazy Kat #1-5 (1951-52).
Li'l Eight Ball - New Funnies #115-117 (1946).
The Little People - Four Color #633, 753, 809, 868, 908 (1955/56/57/58).
Little Roquefort - New Terrytoons #4 (1961).
Michael Myerberg's Hansel and Gretel - Four Color #590 (1954).
Mighty Mouse - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #146-155 (1959).
Minute-and-a-Half Man - New Terrytoons #2 (1960).
Muggins Mouse - Animal Comics #4-7, 9 (1943-44).
Nancy - Nancy #1-28 (1957-59).
The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo - Four Color #602 (1954); Gerald McBoing Boing and The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo #1-5 (1952-53); The Nearsighted Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing #6 (1953).
Oswald - Four Color #67, 143, 273, 388 (1945/47/50/52); New Funnies #148 (1949).
Oswald and Friends - Four Color #21 (1943).
Oswald the Rabbit - Four Color #21, 143, 183 (1943/47/48); New Funnies #120, 124, 125, 148, 157, 169 [chine/inks: Suzanne Seaborne] (1946-47/49/50/51).
Panamint Patty - Red Ryder Comics #47-63 (1947-48) [anche testi/also scripts].
Pat, Patsy and Pete - Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies #9- -19 (1942-43).
Phineas T. Bluster - Howdy Doody #1, 4 (1950-51).
Polka Dottie - Four Color #415, 459 (1952/53).
Poll Parrot and Howdy Doody - Poll Parrot's Howdy Doody #1-4 (1950-51).
Porky Pig - Porky Pig #80 (1962).
Princess Summerfall Winterspring - Four Color #761 (1957).
The Raggedy Way - Four Color #306 (1950).
Retrocopertine/Back Cover Art - Four Color #272, 341 (1950/51); Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #53 (1948).
Rootie - Four Color #415 (1952).
Rootie Kazootie - Four Color #415, 459, 502 (1952/53); 3-D-ell #1 (1953).
Sammy Smart - Four Color #525 (1953).
Santa Claus - Four Color #607, 666 (1954/55).
Santa's Helper - Four Color #867 (1957).
Sergeant Joe Kalugas - War Heroes #1 (1942).
Silly Sidney - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #147 (1960); New Terrytoons #1-4 (1960-61).
Sooky's First Christmas - Four Color #867 (1957).
Spike and Tyke - Four Color #1266 (1961); Tom & Jerry Comics #211 (1962).
Stringbean the Worrisome Elf - Four Color #607 (1954).
Tavole con attività e giochi/Activity Pages - Four Color #666, 756, 1272 (1955/56/61); Poll Parrot's Howdy Doody #1-4 (1950-51).
Tavole con testo e illustrazioni/Text illustration pages - Howdy Doody #1-38 (1950-55); Looney
Tunes and Merrie Melodies #40, 47-50, 53, 60 (1945-46); New Funnies #92, 99, 102,
124-182, 183-195 [chine/inks: Anahid Dinkjan], 196 (1944-53); Our Gang Comics #17,
25 (1945/46); Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #48-66 [The Adventures of Jerry] (1948-50).
Telecomics Presents - Red Ryder Comics #59-62 (1948).
The Three Little Gremlins - Popular Comics #85-88 (1943) [anche testi/also scripts].
Tom and Jerry - Our Gang Comics #5-22 (1943-46); Our Gang with Tom & Jerry #43 (1948).
Woody - Four Color #336, 350, 416 (1951/52).
Woody Woodpecker - Four Color #336, 350, 374, 405, 416 (1951-52); New Funnies #108,
117, 118, 124, 157 (1946-47/50).
Editore/Publisher: FOX
Captain Kidd - Fantastic Comics (1941).
Dr. Mortal - The Flame #4 (1941) [firmata/signed "Godfrey Clarke"].
D-13 - Mystery Men Comics (1941).
Dynamite Thor - Blue Beetle #8 (1941) [firmata/signed "Wright Lincoln"].
Navy Jones - The Green Mask #7 (1941).
Space Smith - Fantastic Comics (1941).
Thor, God of Thunder - Weird Comics #4 (1940).
Editore/Publisher: GOLD KEY (aka Western Printing, K.K. Publications)
Adventures of Mighty Mouse - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #156-160 (1962-63).
Copertine - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #156-160 (1962-63); Mighty Mouse #161-164 (1964-65); New Terrytoons #1-3 (1963) [solo matite/pencils only].
Deputy Dawg - New Terrytoons #1-3 (1963).
Gandy Goose - New Terrytoons #3 (1963).
Heckle and Jeckle - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #156-157 (1962-63); Mighty Mouse #161
(1964); New Terrytoons #1-3 (1963).
Hector Heathcote - New Terrytoons #1-3 (1963).
Hugh Dunnit - Adventures of Mighty Mouse #157 (1963).
Mighty Mouse - Mighty Mouse #161 (1964).
Silly Sidney - New Terrytoons #1, 2 (1963).
Editore/Publisher: HARVEY
The White
Mask - Champ Comics #22 (1942).
Editore/Publisher: HOLYOKE (aka Et-Es-Go,
Continental, Temerson, Helnit, Nita)
Blue Streak - Crash Comics Adventures #4, 5 (1940).
Jane Drake - Crash Comics Adventures #4 (1940).
LIBRI PER RAGAZZI / CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Editore/Publisher: SIMON AND SCHUSTER
A Little Golden Book - Howdy Doody's Circus #D-99 (1950) [solo matite - colori di Liz Dauber/pencils only - color by Liz Dauber].
Editore/Publisher: WHITMAN (aka Western Printing)
Libri da colorare/Coloring Books: Andy Panda Paint Book #670 (1944) [Gormley?]; Andy Panda Paint Book #681 (1946) [Gormley?]; Howdy Doody - Six Coloring Books (1955).