I don't know if this was actually drawn for Charlton Comics and never used, or if it was a fanzine piece, but I thought it was pretty cool and wanted to share it here.
UPDATE: Apparently this art was misattributed by the site where I found it. It was actually drawn in the mid-80s by Gene's brother David Day and inked by his other brother, Dan:
My name is David Day, I am the youngest brother of Gene Day. I was 16 years old when my brother Gene passed away in 1982. I am also a professional artist with a 25 year career in the business. I have worked for Marvel, DC Comics on such characters as X-Men, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk and Batman...but I am most remembered in comics for working on licensing.. such as Man From Uncle, Sherlock Holmes, Lost In Space, Quantum Leap, Mr T and The T-Force, Nightmare on Elm Street to name a few. I drew the Space 1999 piece above for Sword and Stone Publications who bought the rights from Charlton Comics Archives. It was not Gene that created that picture. I drew it and my brother Dan inked it...it was done in 1986... I was 20 years old. Nice to see that someone has found it... I do not even have a copy of it.My apologies for the mistake, and my thanks to David for clearing it up.
All the best,
David Day
Thank you for letting us see this. The thought that we could have had a Space:1999 story drawn by Gene Day makes me miss him even more.
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(who recommends Gene Day's Future Day for a great collection of his SF comics)
Wow. My favorite 70's Science Fiction TV show drawn by one of my favorite 70's artists. (Who worked on one of my favorite 70's books in MOKF). Thanks for sharing, Chris.
ReplyDeleteYeah, nice art. I like how the explosion in the background rings around them.
ReplyDeleteWhat Tex said! That Future Day book is a great little compilation of Gene Day SF comics.
ReplyDeleteI've got one or two of the Space:1999 comics around here somewhere, maybe scan it in. The artwork was *gorgeous*
ReplyDeleteHello folks. My name is David Day, I am the youngest brother of Gene Day. I was 16 years old when my brother Gene passed away in 1982. I am also a professional artist with a 25 year career in the business. I have worked for Marvel, DC Comics on such characters as XMen, Ironman, Spiderman, Hulk an Batman...but I am most rembered in comics for working on liciencing..such as Man From Uncle, Sherlock Holmes, Lost In Space, Quantum Leap, Mr T and The T-Force, Nightmare on Elm Street to name a few. I drew the Space 1999 piece above for Sword and Stone Publications who bought the rights from Charleton Comics Archives. It was not Gene that created that picture. I drew it and my brother Dan inked it...it was done in 1986...I was 20 years old. Nice to see that someone has found it...i do not even have a copy of it.
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David Day
www.daviddayartist.webs.com
Thank you for the correction and clarification, David. I have updated the post. My apologies for the mistake.
ReplyDeleteHot damn! Dan and David continue Gene's tradition and not in name only. They're each very talented artists with a real understanding of light and shadow.
ReplyDeleteI'll take a B&W Day illustration over anything out there now.
I remember seeing a 'thumbnail' of that very picture in the 1980's at a local (now closed) comic shop... the pic accompanied an announcement about the possible reprinting of the Charlton Comics S99 comics, and I was eager to see that happen. Alas, it never came to pass, to my knowledge, and that was the last time I ever saw that pic.
ReplyDeleteUntil now... thanks so much for posting it, and thanks, too, to David for supplying its history! What a great illustration, not only for capturing the essence of "Breakaway," but also because it's a well-composed, well-rendered art piece.
CR