Curio

State Library of New South Wales

Untitled (1947)

Ink and wash

PX*D 68/1/f. 64

Illustration for Famous Detective Stories

The Raven

By John Ryan Panel by Panel Pg 195

“Belbin’s best known work for FJP was ‘The Raven’, a mysterious flyer “whose name strikes terror into the hearts of criminals all over the world”. ‘The Raven’ made its first appearance in Triumph Comics in September 1946. … By the time Gem Comics had ceased publication, early in 1950, Belbin had developed his own distinctive style which stamped him as one of the more skilful adventure comic artists the field had produced”