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| Name |
Category |
Credit |
Tenure[show] |
| GIBSON, WALTER |
| | Source (some data) |
| | | Additions & corrections: Anthony Tollin May 2006 & Will Murray June 2006 | |
| | Name and vital stats |
| | | GIBSON, WAYNE [1897-1985] (writer; artist; publisher) | |
| | Pen names |
| | | In comics and pulps: MAXWELL GRANT | |
| | | In other media: ANDY ADAMS; C.B. CROWE; DOUGLAS BROWN | |
| | | In other media: FELIX FAIRFAX; JOHN ABBINGTON | |
| | | In other media: GAUTIER LE BRUN; ISHI BLACK; JOHN ABBINGTON | |
| | | In other media: MABORUSHI KINEJI; P.L. RAYMOND | |
| | | In other media: WILBER GASTON; RUFUS PERRY; CLIFF HOWE? (house name at ACE) | |
| | Education |
| | | B.A. Colgate University; Pratt Institute [Brooklyn] | |
| | Influences |
| | | Horatio Alger; Oz books; Sherlock Holmes; magic; Dracula | |
| | Member |
| | | Cartoonists Guide; Graphic Arts Guide, member: Executive Board | |
| | | International Brotherhood of Magicians; Magicians Guild | |
| | | Mystery Writers of America; Society of American Magicians | |
| | Print Media (non-comics) |
| | | Artist: Crossword puzzle magazines | |
| | | Editor: 1927-28 Tales of Magic & Mystery | |
| | | Editor: 1928 True Strange Stories | |
| | | Editor: 1952 Fantastic Science Fiction | |
| | | Editor: 1953 Houdini on Magic | |
| | | Editor: 1965 Fine Art of Murder | |
| | | Editor: 1965 Fine Art of Spying | |
| | | Editor: 1966 Fine Art of Robbery | |
| | | Editor: 1966 Fine Art of Swindling | |
| | | Editor: 1969 Rogue's Gallery... | |
| | | Editor: 1976 Original Houdini Scrapbook | |
| | | Editor: Book: 1979 Shadow Scrapbook (with Anthony Tollin) | |
| | | Editor: Magicians | |
| | | Writer: Books and articles on magic & games, including Hoyle's Modern Encylopedia of Card Games | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1921 After Dinner Tricks | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1921 Practical Card Tricks | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1927 Book of Secrets, Miracles . . . | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1927 The Bunco Book | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1930 Brain Tests . . . | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1930 Houdini's Escapes | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1948 Professional Magic for Amateurs | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1956 The Key to Hypnotism | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1966 The Master Magicians... | |
| | | Writer: Books: 1970 Family Games America Plays | |
| | | Writer: Ghosted Thurston's autobiography c1930 | |
| | | Writer: Newspaper: 1922-32 Philadelphia Public Ledger | |
| | | Writer: Novels: 1931-79 Created the Shadow & most characters in nearly 300 stories; | |
| | | Writer: Novels: 1960s Man from U.N.C.L.E. series | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Biff Brewster series; The Coronation Murders; House of Death | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Shadow series: The Black Master; The Death Giver; The Death Tower | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Shadow series: The Eyes of the Shadow; Fingers of Death | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Shadow series: The Gangdom's Doom; Hands in the Dark; The Hidden Death | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Shadow series: The Living Shadow; The Mobsmen on the Spot | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Shadow series: The Red Menace; The Shadow Laughs | |
| | | Writer: Novels: Shadow series: The Shadowed Millions; The Silent Seven | |
| | | Writer: Short stories: 1928-29 True Strange Stories magazine | |
| | | Writer: Short stories: 1937-40 Norgil series | |
| | | Writer: Short story: 1983 Games magazine | |
| | Performing Arts |
| | | Magician: Magic Radio Program for Philadelphia's WIP 1922 | |
| | | Magician: Wrote material for Houdini, Blackstone and Thurston | |
| | | Star/Host/Narrator: ABC's Strange 1955 summer series | |
| | | Writer: Radio: [plots] Blackstone the Magician Detective; The Avenger | |
| | | Writer: Radio: [plots] Chick Carter; Frank Merriwell; Nick Carter | |
| | | Writer: Radio: Inaugurated Nick Carter | |
| | Additional biography |
| | | Comic Book Marketplace #119 | |
| | | Comics Journal #105 Feb., 1986 [obituary] | |
| | | Contemporary Authors, vol. 110, p. 204 | |
| | | Man of Magic and Mystery: Guide to...W.B. Gibson 1988 | |
| | | Walter B. Gibson and the Shadow 2003 biography | |
| | Honors |
| | | Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1977 | |
| | Syndication |
| | | BRUCE GENTRY [Sunday] (wr/) 1952 for ARROW: THE FAMILY COMIC WEEKLY / Colony Pubs / Post-Hall | |
| | | CAPTAIN GALAXY [Sunday] (wr/) 1953 for ARROW: THE FAMILY COMIC WEEKLY / for GIBSON & FUNNIES INC. | |
| | | DICKIE DEAN [Sunday] (wr/) 1953 | |
| | | HANDY FAMILY, THE (wr/) 1955- co-creator for General Features | |
| | | RICK KANE, SPACE MARSHALL (wr/) 1951-52 | |
| | | SHADOW, THE [daily] (wr/) 1940-42 for Ledger Syndicate | |
| | | Various features including crossword puzzles (wr/) 1920s for Leger Syndicate; as many as 42 features per week | |
| | Comics in other media |
| | | BATMAN (wr/) 1953 in ARROW: THE FAMILY COMIC WEEKLY 1953 8-page tabloid through GIBSON & FUNNIES, INC. | |
| | | BRUCE GENTRY (wr/) 1953 in ARROW: THE FAMILY COMIC WEEKLY, 8-page tabloid | |
| | | CAPTAIN GALAXY (wr/) 1953 in ARROW: THE FAMILY COMIC WEEKLY, 8-page tabloid | |
| | | DEBBIE DEAN (wr/) 1953 in ARROW: THE FAMILY COMIC WEEKLY, 8-page tabloid | |
| | Promotional comics |
| | | BLACK PHANTOM AND CHINA BOY~ (wr/) 1950s mini-comic premiums for Wisco by VITAL | |
| | | BLACKSTONE~ (wr/) 1950s mini-comic premiums for Wisco by VITAL | |
| | | JIM SOLAR, SPACE SHERRIFF~ (wr/) 1950s nineteen Wisco mini premiums by VITAL | |
| | Comics Studio (Shop) |
| | | GIBSON STUDIO (own/) c1943-c46 | |
| | ACE PERIODICALS |
| | | SPACE ACTION~ (wr/) 1952 | |
| | AMERICAN COMICS GROUP |
| | | OUT OF THE NIGHT~ (wr/) early-1950s | |
| | AVON COMICS |
| | | ROBOTMEN OF THE LOST PLANET~ (wr/) 1952 | |
| | | ROCKET TO THE MOON~ (wr/) 1951 | |
| | | SAINT, THE (wr/) c1951-c52 | |
| | | SPACE DETECTIVE~ (wr/) 1951-52 | |
| | | SPACE PATROL (wr/) 1952 | |
| | | STRANGE WORLDS~ (wr/) c1951-c52 | |
| | CHARLTON COMICS |
| | | CRIME AND JUSTICE~ (wr/) early-1950s | |
| | | DR. NEFF, THE ORIGINAL GHOST-BREAKER (wr/) 1952/55 | |
| | | HOT RODS AND RACING CARS~ (wr/) c1951-c52 | |
| | | LAWBREAKERS~ (wr/) c1951-52 | |
| | | RACKET SQUAD IN ACTION~ (asst ed/wr/) 1952-53 | |
| | | SPACE ADVENTURES~ (wr/) c1952-c53 | |
| | | SPURS JACKSON AND HIS SPACE VIGILANTES (wr/) 1952-53 in SPACE WESTERN | |
| | | STRONG BOW (wr/) 1952-53 | |
| | | Text (wr/) 1952 in RACKET SQUAD IN ACTION [imprint: CAPITOL] | |
| | | THING, THE~ (wr/) 1952-53 | |
| | | Weird/Horror (wr/) 1952-53 in THE THING! | |
| | D.S. PUBLISHING |
| | | EXPOSED~ (wr/) c1948-49 | |
| | DC COMICS |
| | | BATMAN AND ROBIN (wr/) 1949-50 probably 2 stories in BATMAN #69: Buttons of Doom; and Batman Expose | |
| | | MYSTERY IN SPACE~ (wr/) c1952 | |
