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[[Image:md-1934-06-11.png|left|thumb|''the first daily strip''.]]  
[[Image:md-1934-06-11.png|left|thumb|''the first daily strip''.]]  
In 1939 Phil Davis told <ref name="pd1939">Marguerite Martyn. "The Man Who Draws Mandrake." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 30 August 1939, p 3D</ref> that he have found some satisfactory assistants: "a pen and ink draftsman to whom Phil Davis sublets part of his pen work" and "another part time worker does the lettering." "I used to do it all myself," ...
In 1939 Phil Davis told <ref name="pd1939">Marguerite Martyn. "The Man Who Draws Mandrake." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 30 August 1939, p 3D</ref> that he have found some satisfactory assistants: <br>"- a pen and ink draftsman to whom he sublets part of his pen work" and <br>"- another part time worker does the lettering." <br>"- I used to do it all myself," ...
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==Early Lettering==
The lettering in the [[The Cobra (Daily story 1934)|first]] daily story is of varying quality. The lettering in most of the twelve first strips looks like done without a proper use of guidelines and letters and phrases are uneven. This can also been seen in some panels further in the story.  


The lettering in most of the twelve first strips of [[The Cobra (Daily story 1934)|The Cobra]] looks like done without a proper use of guidelines. Even panels later in the story have letters and phrases that are uneven. <br clear=all>
Keep in mind that the "two first weeks" was Phil Davis' first attempt to create comics, and was made as a sample that [[Lee Falk]] would try to sell to [[KFS]].  
Gradually, as Phil Davis get more experience with the lettering, the letters changes a bit and becomes a little wider. Several early letters are characteristic:


==Lettering==
*Some letters tends to rise up to right like "B", "D", "G", "O" and "P". ''(the "P" and "D" are similar in Phil Davis' signatur)''
===Early Phil Davis===
*The upper portions of the letters "P" and "R" predominate over the lower portion.
If one look at the letters in the first daily:
*Some letters tends to rise up to right like "B", "D", "G", "O" and "P".  
*The top of "P" and "R" goes below the middle.
*The right leg of "K" and "R" is away from the left stroke.
*The right leg of "K" and "R" is away from the left stroke.
*In the midle the "B" often connect the left stroke falling down left.
*In the midle the "B" often connect the left stroke falling down left.
[[Image:letters-md-001.png|left|thumb|''letters from the first daily story''.]]
[[Image:letters-md-001.png|left|thumb|''letters from the first daily story''.]]
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Gradual the letters change and become a bit wider. The characteristic early letters become less characteristic, but still:  
In the [[The Monster of Tanov Pass|third]] daily story have changed to:
*The top of "P" and "R" goes below the middle.
*The upper portions of the letters "P" and "R" predominate over the lower portion.
*The right leg of "K" and "R" is away from the left stroke.
*The right leg of "K" and "R" is away from the left stroke.
*The right leg of "R" also move more right and become longer.
*The right leg of "R" also move more right and become longer.

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the first daily strip.

In 1939 Phil Davis told [1] that he have found some satisfactory assistants:
"- a pen and ink draftsman to whom he sublets part of his pen work" and
"- another part time worker does the lettering."
"- I used to do it all myself," ...

Early Lettering

The lettering in the first daily story is of varying quality. The lettering in most of the twelve first strips looks like done without a proper use of guidelines and letters and phrases are uneven. This can also been seen in some panels further in the story.

Keep in mind that the "two first weeks" was Phil Davis' first attempt to create comics, and was made as a sample that Lee Falk would try to sell to KFS. Gradually, as Phil Davis get more experience with the lettering, the letters changes a bit and becomes a little wider. Several early letters are characteristic:

  • Some letters tends to rise up to right like "B", "D", "G", "O" and "P". (the "P" and "D" are similar in Phil Davis' signatur)
  • The upper portions of the letters "P" and "R" predominate over the lower portion.
  • The right leg of "K" and "R" is away from the left stroke.
  • In the midle the "B" often connect the left stroke falling down left.
letters from the first daily story.


In the third daily story have changed to:

  • The upper portions of the letters "P" and "R" predominate over the lower portion.
  • The right leg of "K" and "R" is away from the left stroke.
  • The right leg of "R" also move more right and become longer.
letters from the second daily story.




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References

  1. ↑ Marguerite Martyn. "The Man Who Draws Mandrake." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) 30 August 1939, p 3D
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