Gibson Studio (b. 1943)

Name:

Gibson Studio Type: Studio Name

Other Names:

1. Gibson-Coll Shop Type: Common Alternative Name
   

Relations:

1. Employer of - Al Bare (b. 1916)
   Notes: Bare did pencil and ink work for the studio from circa 1943 to circa 1946.
2. Employer of - Lloyd Birmingham (b. 1924)
   Notes: Birmingham did pencil and ink work for the studio from circa 1945 to circa 1946. Bails' Who's Who suggests a possible 1943 start date, but Birmingham enlisted in the U.S. Army on April 15, 1943 and was probably not fully discharged until 1945.
3. Employer of - George Carney
   Notes: Carney was the business supervisor for the studio circa 1943 to an unknown date.
4. Employer of - Charles Coll (b. 1889)
   Notes: Coll was the art director for the studio from circa 1943 to circa 1946 and maybe as late as circa 1951. The studio was sometimes referred to as the Gibson-Coll Shop due to the presence of Coll as its art director.
5. Employer of - James Hammon (b. 1888)
   Notes: Hammon did pencil and ink work for the studio from circa 1943 to circa 1944, though his work appears to have continued to appear until 1948.
6. Employer of - Russell Henderson (b. 1892)
   Notes: Henderson did pencil and ink work for the studio from circa 1943 to circa 1946.
7. Owned by - Walter Gibson (b. 1897)
   Notes: Walter Gibson was the owner, editor, and agent for Gibson Studio from circa 1943 to circa 1946 and maybe as late as circa 1951. Gibson's writing for comics was separate from the shop contracts.