Jay McArdle (b. 1899)

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Name:

Jay McArdle Type: Common Alternative Name

Other Names:

1. McArdle Type: Common Alternative Name
   
2. James Nivison McArdle Type: Name at Birth
   Given name: James Nivison Family name: McArdle
3. Jim McArdle Type: Common Alternative Name
   

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Schools:

1. Art Students League of New York ? to ?

2. Academy of Design ? to ?

3. Fordham University ? to ?

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Signatures:

1. Jay [generic]
2. Jay M [generic]
3. Jay N McArdle [generic]
4. Jim McArdle [generic]
5. McArdle [generic]

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Memberships:

1. Society of Illustrators Type: member

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Non Comics Works:

1. Publication Title: Ace-High Magazine (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1934
   Employer Name : Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
   Work Title: Good Medicine
   Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Ace-High Magazine (Dell, 1933 series) v73#2 (December 1934) for the story "Good Medicine" written by J. E. Grinstead. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

2. Publication Title: All Detective Magazine ?; Doctor Death ? (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1934?; 1935?
   Employer Name : Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
   Notes: McArdle did illustrations for at least one Doctor Death story, appearing in either All Detective Magazine (Dell, 1932 series) in 1934 or 1935 or in Doctor Death (Dell, 1935 series) in 1935. Details of where and when are currently not known.

3. Publication Title: Black Mask (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1932
   Employer Name : Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, Inc.; Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd. [UK]
   Notes: As James McArdle, McArdle did the cover illustrations for: Black Mask (Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, Inc., 1927 series) v14#12 (February 1932). Reprinted in: Black Mask (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd. [UK], 1927 series) v10#5 (February 1932). Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

4. Publication Title: Cavalier (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1953
   Employer Name : Fawcett Publications, Inc.
   Work Title: A Good Judge of Men
   Notes: As Jim McArdle, McArdle did the illustrations in Cavalier (Fawcett, 1952 series) v1#3 (March 1953) for the story "A Good Judge of Men" written by John D. MacDonald. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

5. Publication Title: Collier's (magazine) - Role: artist
   Employer Name : Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
   Notes: McArdle's artwork appeared in Collier's, details and years of work not currently known.

6. Publication Title: Cosmopolitan Magazine (magazine) - Role: artist
   Employer Name : International Magazine Company [Hearst]
   Notes: McArdle's artwork appeared in Cosmopolitan, details and years of work not currently known.

7. Publication Title: Danger Trail (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1934
   Employer Name : Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
   Notes: McArdle did cover illustration for Danger Trail (Dell, 1933 series) v1#3 (November 1934). Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

8. Publication Title: Fantasy Mongers (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1982
   Employer Name : W. Paul Ganley
   Notes: McArdle had two illustrations reprinted from an unknown issue of Doctor Death on the cover of Fantasy Mongers (W. Paul Ganley, 1979 series) #4 (1982).

9. Publication Title: Fighting Western (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1946 - 1947
   Employer Name : Trojan Publishing Corporation
   Work Title: Gun-Wise and Trail-Shy; Heiress of an Outlaw; Crazy Like a Horse
   Notes: McArdle did story illustrations for Fighting Western (Trojan, 1945 series) known work in: Fighting Western (Trojan, 1945 series) v2#5 (October 1946) for the story "Gun-Wise and Trail-Shy" written by John Jo Carpenter. Fighting Western (Trojan, 1945 series) v2#6 (November 1946) for the story "Heiress of an Outlaw" written by Joe McCoy. Fighting Western (Trojan, 1945 series) v3#4 (March 1947) for the story "Crazy Like a Horse" written by Stan Clark. This story was a reprint of the story "Loco Stallion' from Spicy Western Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1936 series) v4#5 (December 1938) credited as written by Larry Dunn. Unknown if McArdle did the illustrations in the original story. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

10. Publication Title: Liberty (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1936; 1938 - 1939
    Employer Name : Liberty Publishing Corporation
    Work Title: Tracking New York's Crime Barons; This is Treasure Hunting Time and The Last Round
    Notes: McArdle's artwork appeared in Liberty. Known work: Liberty (Liberty Publishing Corporation, 1931 series) v13#47 (November 21, 1936) [Illustration for the story "Tracking New York's Crime Barons" written by Fred Allhoff.]; Liberty (Liberty Publishing Corporation, 1931 series) v13#48 (November 28, 1936) [Cover art.]; Liberty (Liberty Publishing Corporation, 1931 series) v15#51 (December 17, 1938) [Illustration for the story "This is Treasure Hunting Time" written by Albert Orbaan.]; Liberty (Liberty Publishing Corporation, 1931 series) v16#42 (October 21, 1939) [Illustration for the story "The Last Round" written by Garnett Radcliffe.]; Liberty (Liberty Publishing Corporation, 1931 series) v17#17 (April 27, 1940) [Cover art.] Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

11. Publication Title: McClure’s Magazine (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1928
    Employer Name : International Publications, Inc.
    Work Title: Flat Feet
    Notes: As J. McArdle, McArdle did illustrations for McClure’s Magazine (International Publications, Inc., 1926 series) v60#2 (February 1928) for the story "Flat Feet" written by T. Howard Kelly. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

12. Publication Title: Private Detective Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1946 - 1947
    Employer Name : Trojan Publishing Corp.
    Work Title: Killers Have Green Eyes; G-Man Junior
    Notes: McArdle did story illustrations for Private Detective Stories (Trojan, 1937 series) known work in: Private Detective Stories (Trojan, 1937 series) v19#2 (November 1946) for the story "Killers Have Green Eyes" written by Laurence Donovan. Private Detective Stories (Trojan, 1937 series) v19#6 (March 1947) for the story "G-Man Junior" written by Joe McCoy. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

13. Publication Title: Speed Western Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1946
    Employer Name : Trojan Publishing Corporation
    Work Title: Trouble at Blue Lode
    Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Speed Western Stories (Trojan, 1943 series) v6#4 (September 1946) for the story "Trouble at Blue Lode" written by Joseph Chadwick. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

14. Publication Title: Spicy Detective Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1936
    Employer Name : Culture Publications, Inc.
    Work Title: Murder Magic
    Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Spicy Detective Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1934 series) v5#6 (October 1936) for the Johnny Harding story "Murder Magic" written by Cary Moran. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown

15. Publication Title: Spicy Mystery Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Years: 1935 - 1936; 1937?
    Employer Name : Culture Publications, Inc.
    Notes: McArdle did story illustrations for Spicy Mystery Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1934 series) known work in: Spicy Mystery Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1934 series) v1#4 (August 1935) for an unknown story; Spicy Mystery Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1934 series) v3#5 (September 1936) for an unknown story; Spicy Mystery Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1934 series) v5#1 (May 1937) for an unknown story or stories Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

16. Publication Title: Spicy-Adventure Stories (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1938
    Employer Name : Culture Publications, Inc.
    Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Spicy-Adventure Stories (Culture Publications, Inc., 1943 series) v8#2 (May 1938) for an unknown story or stories. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

17. Publication Title: Street & Smith’s Top-Notch Magazine (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1932
    Employer Name : Street & Smith Publications, Inc.
    Notes: McArdle did the cover illustration for Street & Smith’s Top-Notch Magazine (Street & Smith, 1931 series) v89#4 (April 15, 1932). Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

18. Publication Title: Super-Detective (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1948
    Employer Name : Trojan Magazines, Inc.
    Work Title: Secret Circuit
    Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Super-Detective (Trojan, 1940 series) v9#5 (September 1948) for the story "Secret Circuit" written by Robert Leslie Bellem. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

19. Publication Title: Thrilling Western (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1936
    Employer Name : Better Publications, Inc.
    Work Title: Death Warrant
    Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Thrilling Western (Pines [Better Pubications], 1934 series) v8#2 (February 1936) for the story "Death Warrant" written by Bernard Breslauer. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

20. Publication Title: Western Romances (magazine) - Role: artist - Year: 1935
    Employer Name : Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
    Work Title: The Heart Raiders
    Notes: McArdle did illustrations in Western Romances (Dell, 1929 series) #44 [v15] (January 1935) for the story "The Heart Raiders" written by Marian O’Hearn. Any other work for the magazine is currently unknown.

21. Publication Title: Young Judean (magazine) - Role: artist
    Employer Name : Young Judea ?
    Notes: McArdle's artwork appeared in the Young Judean (Young Judea ?, 1909 series ?), details and years of work not currently known.

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Relations:

1. Employee of - Funnies, Inc. (b. 1939)
   Notes: McArdle did pencil and ink work for the studio from 1941 to 1947.