Christopher Rule
Christopher Rule | |
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Born | November 23, 1894 |
Died | April 1983 | (aged 88)
Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Penciller, Artist, Inker |
Christopher Rule (November 23, 1894 – April 1983)
Biography
Early life and career
After driving an
Comic books
In 1943, Rule was a comic-book inker with the
By 1944 he'd become a staff artist at
Rule continued to ink romance stories over such pencilers as
Inker Joe Giella, who worked on staff at Timely for two years beginning circa 1946, recalled Rule at the time as "a very heavy, older fellow with grayish hair. He was a good friend of Mike Sekowsky's, and worked in the same room with Mike. He was kind of an intellectual".[10] Artist Gene Colan, a Marvel mainstay from 1946 on, described Rule as "kind of like a Santa Claus — a roly-poly guy who was very funny".[11] Echoed artist Stan Goldberg, "He had a great gift of gab and a magnificent vocabulary. [...] He was kind of like a Santa Claus and looked very important".[12]
Personal life
In 1923, Rule married Harriet May Cassebeer, the former wife of Edwin William Cassebeer, an executive of the Steinway Corporation, and a daughter of Charles Ruthrauff.[13] By this marriage he had one stepdaughter, Florence Louise Cassebeer (a.k.a. Florence Louise Steinway, born 1913).[13] Atlas Comic colleague Stan Goldberg recalled that Rule's first wife died after having scalded herself.[2]
After 1950, Rule married second wife Caryl Gilbert Bartine (née Baker, 1886-1969). By this marriage Rule had a stepson, Oliver Hunt Bartine Jr.[14][15]
Atlas and Kirby
In a rare formal credit in a comic of that period, Rule is listed as "art associate" in the
Rule inked the first stories of industry great
Rule as well inked the prolific Kirby on Western stories in
Some comics historians theorize he may have been an inker on some portion of Kirby's landmark comic
Bibliography
Rule inked Jack Kirby on stories in comics including:[9]
- Journey into Mystery # 51-52, 54 & 56 (March–May, Sept. 1959 & Jan. 1960)
- Strange Tales # 67-70 (Feb.-Aug. 1959)
- Strange Worlds# 3 (Aug. 1959)
- Tales of Suspense # 2-4 & 6 (March–July & Nov. 1959)
- Tales to Astonish # 1 & 5-6 (Jan. & Sept.-Nov. 1959), and
- World of Fantasy # 15-16 & 18 (Dec. 1958 - Feb. & June 1959)
References
- Social Security Number 083-18-7290, at the Social Security Death Indexvia FamilySearch.org. Retrieved 02 Mar 2013.
- ^ a b Interview with Atlas/Marvel artist Stan Goldberg, Alter Ego #18 (Oct. 2002), p. 14
- ^ Evanier, Mark (n.d.). "The Jack FAQ: Who Inked Fantastic Four #1?". POV Online. p. 2. Archived from the original on January 5, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2007.
- ^ Goldberg, Alter Ego, pp.13-14
- ^ "[Listing for author] Lorenzini, Carlo". Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1937, Part 1. Library of Congress. 1937. p. 813. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- ^ Bails, Jerry; Hames Ware. "Rule, Chris". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928-1999. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Vassallo, Michael J. (2005). "A Timely Talk with Allen Bellman". Comicartville.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2005.
- ^ "I Let People Do Their Jobs!': A Conversation with Vince Fago—Artist, Writer, and Third Editor-in-Chief of Timely/Marvel Comics". Alter Ego. Vol. 3, no. 11. TwoMorrows Publishing. November 2001. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Chris Rule and Christopher Rule at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Joe Giella interview, Alter Ego # 52 (Sept. 2005), p. 6
- ^ Gene Colan interview, Alter Ego # 52 (March 2006), p. 69
- ^ Goldberg, Alter Ego #18, p. 13
- ^ a b Hoover, Mary Ruthrauff; Schäfer, Rudolf; Lorey, Johanna (1925). History of the Ruthrauffs: 1560-1925. Smith-Grieves Company. p. 178.
- ^ Bartine, Edwin W. III. The Bartine Family of Marshall County, Iowa. E.W Bartine, privately published. p. 31.
- Bridgeport Sunday Post. December 8, 1970. p. 31.
- ^ The Fantastic Four #1 at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Evanier, POV Online, believes the first two issues were inked solely by Klein, but notes that "Rule and Klein were close friends who often worked on each others' assignments". Note: The comic itself carries no formal credits, bearing only signatures for editor-writer Stan Lee and penciler Jack Kirby.