Fletcher Hanks
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Fletcher Hanks was a Golden Age cartoonist who wrote and drew stories detailing the adventures of all-powerful, supernatural heroes and their elaborate punishments of transgressors.
[edit] Career
Hanks was active from a period of 1939 to 1941, writing and drawing stories for Fiction House and Fox Features Syndicate. His creations include Stardust the Super Wizard, Tabu the Wizard of the Jungle, and Fantomah (one of the first female superheroes, predating Wonder Woman.)
Hanks has developed a cult following in recent years for his awkward but graphically powerful and evocative images, the dream logic of his stories, and his demented but sincere vision of justice. His stories have been reprinted in the comics anthology "Raw" and the book Art Out Of Time, and are to be the subject of an upcoming book I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets: The Fantastic Comics Of Fletcher Hanks from Fantagraphics edited by Paul Karasik. A recent issue of Wizard: The Comics Magazine dedicated an article to Hanks, stating that he is the "Golden Age's Answer to Ed Wood."
[edit] External links
- Lambiek.net biography with links to Tabu, Stardust, and Space Smith stories
- Stardust fan page, featuring most comprehensive collection of Stardust comics online
- Fantomah vs. giant spiders
- Fantomah vs. hopped up gorillas
- World's best supervillain origin
- News article about his son, Fletcher Hanks Jr
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