Classic cover artists: Shirley Bellwood

The superb artwork of Shirley Bellwood graced the covers of many issues of Misty across a two-year period at the end of the 1970s. All of these images featured the character of Misty herself - ethereal and beautiful editor of the supernatural weekly - and based on the likeness of Shirley herself. While each cover comprised little more than a portrait of Misty (occasionally accompanied by a moon, a bat or swirling tendrils of mist), each was unique and captivating. One feels not so much invited to read the comic, but entrances to do so.

For more Shirley Bellwood Misty covers, check out my gallery post from last year http://www.greatnewsforallreaders.com/blog/2016/4/22/shirley-bellwood-a-gallery-of-her-misty-covers. And John Freeman wrote a fascinating, well-illustrated retrospective of her career - including comics work dating back to the 1950s - on his Down the Tubes website http://downthetubes.net/?p=30937.