Basil Wolverton

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BASIL WOLVERTON

(1909-1978)  

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Artwork  
A Tribute to Basil Wolverton by Herbert W Armstrong  
The Bible Story Book series for children and families
Photographs  
HWA letters to Basil Wolverton  
The Wolverton Bible Available from Amazon
Books containing Wolverton's graphics Available from Amazon
Grave details at Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45296753/basil-wolverton

As one person wrote:

 

"Bob Dylan memorialized Basil on his "Theme Time Radio Show" during his episode on "Hair." His drawings are quite fascinating! RIP."

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An article appeared in The Journal
https://www.thejournal.org/articles/issue44/nandq.html

 

Basil Wolverton inducted

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Basil Wolverton, WCG elder and cartoonist who died in 1978, was named to the Will Eisner Hall of Fame at Comic-Con International in July. Mr. Wolverton, before affiliating with the then Radio Church of God in the 1940s, was a Vaudeville performer, radio broadcaster and comic-book author and illustrator. He also wrote and illustrated The Bible Story in six volumes for the Radio/Worldwide Church of God from the 1950s through the '70s. His work still frequently appears in Mad magazine.