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\n<\/p>\n

The Golden Age stalwart was born 113 years ago…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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By PETER BOSCH<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The late Syd Shores gained a reputation as a great inker during the 1960s and 1970s at Marvel, especially on the fantastic pencil work of Jack Kirby. However, so much of his own art, especially from the previous decades, has often gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n

In the 1940s and 1950s, he was drawing many of the mainstay heroes of Timely and Atlas, including Captain America, the Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner. This being his birthday — he was born Sydney Schwartz in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1913 — it’s the perfect time to again pay tribute<\/a> to that amazing period of his career.<\/p>\n

Here are 13 COVERS<\/strong> — each with added zest, thanks to the seductive sirens Shores would include. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

(Note: All covers pencilled and inked by Shores unless noted.)<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

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Captain America Comics #62<\/strong> (May 1947)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Captain America Comics #65<\/strong> (Jan. 1948)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Captain America Comics #66<\/strong> (Apr. 1948)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sub-Mariner Comics #22<\/strong> (Spring 1947). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sub-Mariner Comics #23<\/strong> (Summer 1947). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Human Torch #27<\/strong> (Summer 1947). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Human Torch #29<\/strong> (Winter 1947). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Blonde Phantom Comics #16<\/strong> (Winter 1947-1948). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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All-True Crime Cases Comics #26<\/strong> (Feb. 1948). Inks by Vince Alascia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lawbreakers Always Lose #1<\/strong> (Spring 1948). Inks by Vince Alascia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lorna, the Jungle Girl #11<\/strong> (Jan. 1955). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lorna, the Jungle Queen #16<\/strong> (Nov. 1955).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Annie Oakley #8<\/strong> (Dec. 1955). Unconfirmed inker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

—<\/p>\n

MORE<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

— 13 COVERS AND SPLASH PAGES: A BLONDE PHANTOM Salute to SYD SHORES.<\/strong> Click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2014 THE DARLING OF COMICS: A BLACK CAT Birthday Salute to LEE ELIAS.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Click here<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

13th Dimension<\/strong>\u00a0contributor-at-large\u00a0PETER BOSCH\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0first book,\u00a0American TV Comic Books: 1940s-1980s \u2013 From the Small Screen to the Printed Page<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>was published by TwoMorrows. (You can\u00a0buy it here<\/a>.) A sequel,\u00a0American Movie Comic Books: 1930s-1970s \u2014 From the Silver Screen to the Printed Page<\/strong>, is out now. (Buy it here<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/em>Peter has written articles and conducted celebrity interviews for various magazines and newspapers. He lives in Hollywood.<\/em><\/p>\n

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