Bernard Baily was born Bernard Bailynson on April 5, 1916 in the Bronx, NYC. He graduated high school in 1935 and attended Columbia University from 1936 to 1936. He began his cartoonist career in 1936 working at the Eisner-Iger Comic Shop, where he contributed to Wow! What a Magazine! In 1938 he created a popular syndicated newspaper comic strip "Gilda Gay,"which ran until 1958. In 1938 he drew "Tex Thompson" and "The Fat Man" for National Comics. In 1939 he married Regina Rachinsky and moved to the Bronx, where they raised two sons Stephen (b.1941) and Eugene (b.1943). In 1943 he opened Baily Art Publishing Company, also known as the Baily Shop, at 276 West 43rd Street in NYC, where his staff produced the writing, the artwork, the lay-out composition, and the engraved printing plates for his own comic books Slapstick Comics, Tally-Ho Comics, Spook Comics, Cisco Kid Comics, Man in Black, and Bogey Man. The Baily Shop also provided finished content for other publishing companies such as R. B. Leffingwell, Rural Home (Baird), Novack, Croydon, and Cambridge House. From 1944 to 1945 Bernard Baily drewthe syndicated comic strip "Vic Jordan." In 1946 he closed his comic shop and moved on to different magazine publishing projects when he opened Premium Color Press in Hicksville, NY. From 1949 to 1950 he produced the syndicated strip "Stories of the Opera." Bernard Baily remained in the publishing business until his death at age 79 on January 19, 1996.
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FUNNIES INC. ARTISTS from 1939 to 1949
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1939
Pete Alvarado
Larry Antonette
Carl Burgos
Harry F. Campbell
Steve Dahlman
Harold DeLay
Bill Ely
Bill Everett
Lachlan Field
George Fish
Terry Gilkison
Ray Gill
Sam Gilman
Paul Gustavson
Irwin Hasen
Harold Hughes
Bob Jenney
Malcolm Kildale
John Kolb
Paul Lauretta
George Mandel
Tarpe Mills
Claire Moe
Max Neill
Charles Pearson
Harry Ramsay
Will Rowland
Fred Schwab
Chic Stone
Ben Thompson
Al Tyler
Jack Warren
Basil Wolverton
Bob Wood
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1940
Bill Allison
Pete Alvarado
Harry Anderson
Larry Antonette
Edd Ashe
Bill Brady
Carl Burgos
Harry F. Campbell
Jack Cole
Steve Dahlman
John Daly
Bob Davis
Harold DeLay
Stan Drake
Bill Everett
Grace Everett (lettering)
Lachlan Field
Martin Filchock
George Fish
Ben Flinton
Frank Frollo
Ray Gill
Sam Gilman
Paul Gustavson
George Harrison
Irwin Hasen
Bob Hughes
Roy Humphries
John Jordan
John Junb
Steve Jussen
Malcolm Kildale
John Kolb
Paul Lauretta
George Loomis
George Mandel
Tarpe Mills
Claire Moe
Max Neill
Bob Oksner
Harry Parkhurst
Charles Pearson
Harold Potter
Paul Quinn
Harry Ramsay
Eddie Robbins
Harry Sahle
Leonard Sansone
Chic Stone
Ben Thompson
Jack Warren
Basil Wolverton
Bob Wood
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1941
Larry Antonette
Edd Ashe
Dan Barry
Jon Blummer
Frank Borth
Bill Brady
Sam Burlockoff
Harry F. Campbell
Steve Dahlman
John Daly
Bob Davis
Harold DeLay
Bill Everett
Al Fagaly
Lachlan Field
Harry Fisk
August Froehlich
Frank Frollo
Art Gates
Ray Gill
Sam Gilman
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Douglas Grant
Sid Greene
Harley Griffiths
Chad Grothkopf
Paul Gustavson
George Harrison
Ray Houlihan
Bob Hughes
John Jordan
Malcolm Kildale
John Kolb
Alan Mandel
George Mandel
Jay McArdle
Tarpe Mills
Claire Moe
Max Neill
Dennis Neville
Bob Oksner
Roland Patenaude
Harry Peter
Al Plastino
Paul Quin
Harry Ramsay
Logan Reavis
Eddie Robbins
Mike Roy
Harry Sahle
Ed Smalle
Henry W. Taylor
Ben Thompson
Jack Warren
Ray Willner
T. F. Wing
Basil Wolverton
Bob Wood
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1942
Gerald Altman
George Appel
Edd Ashe
Dan Barry
Fred Bell
Tex Blaisdell
Frank Borth
Bill Brady
Harry F. Campbell
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Ed Dobrotka
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Bill Everett
Al Fagaly
Lou Ferstadt (backgrounds)
Lachlan Field
Harry Fisk
August Froehlich
Art Gates
Sam Gilman
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Douglas Grant
Jim Greene
Sid Greene
Harley Griffiths
Chad Grothkopf
Paul Gustavson
Maurice Gutwirth
Ray Houlihan
Bob Hughes
John Jordan
Malcolm Kildale
Alan Mandel
George Mandel
George Marcoux
Jay Mc Ardle
Tarpe Mills
Art Moore
Max Neill
Dennis Neville
Bob Oksner
Roland Patenaude
Carl Pfeufer
Al Plastino
Harry Ramsay
Eddie Robbins
Mike Roy
Harry Sahle
Gustav Schrotter
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Leonard Starr (backgrounds)
Henry W. Taylor
Ben Thompson
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
T.F. Wing
Bob Wood
Louis Zansky
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1943
Bill Allison
Gerald Altman
Edd Ashe
Dan Barry
Ken Battefield
Fred Bell
Tex Blaisdell
Frank Bolle (backgrounds)
Bill Brady
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Al Fagaly
Harry Fisk
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Douglas Grant
Sid Greene
Harley Griffiths
Maurice Gutwirth
Bob Hughes
John Jordan
H.C. Kiefer
Alan Mandel
George Marcoux
Jay Mc Ardle
Dennis Neville
Carl Pfeufer
Ed Ryan
Harry Sahle
Gustav Schrotter
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Leonard Starr (backgrounds)
Charles Tomsey
Bill Vigoda
Jack Warren
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1944
Bill Allison
Gerald Altman
Leo Bachle
Ken Battlefield
Fred Bell
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Martin DeMuth (lettering)
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Harry Fisk
Harvey Fuller
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Harley Griffiths
Maurice Gutwirth
Ed Hamilton
Walter Johnson
H.C. Kiefer
George Marcoux
Jay McArdle
Art Moore
Dennis Neville
Charles Quinlan
Ed Ryan
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Herman Stackel (lettering)
Chic Stone
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
Jim Wilcox
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1945
Bill Allison
Gerald Altman
Ken Battefield
Fred Bell
Doloros Carroll
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Martin DeMuth lettering
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Eldon Fax
Lucy Feller
Harry Fisk
Harvey Fuller
John Giunta
Sam Glankoff
Maurice Gutwirth
Ed Hamilton
Walter Johnson
H.c. Kiefer
Earl Lonsbury
George Marcoux
Jay McArdle
Art Moore
Dennis Neville
“Novo”
Ed Ryan
Ed Smalle
Jack Sparling
Chic Stone
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
Jim Wilcox
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1946
Nina Albright
Bill Allison
Gerald Altman
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Ken Brickley
Joe Certa
Chu Hing
John Daly
Harold DeLay
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Lucy Feller
Harry Fisk
Harvey Fuller
Sam Glankoff
Jack Hearne
Chet Jasinski
Walter Johnson
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Marv Levy
Earl Lonsbury
George Marcoux
George Marko
Jay McArdle
“Novo”
E.J. Reeves
Ed Ryan
Ed Smalle
Chic Stone
Charles Tomsey
Jack Warren
Maurice Whitman
Jim Wilcox
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1947
Nina Albright
Bill Allison
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Addison Burbank
Joe Certa
Harold DeLay
Joe Donohoe
Lawrence Dresser
Jill Elgin
Harry Fisk
Sam Glankoff
Jack Hearne
Chet Jasinski
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Howard Larsen
Marv Levy
Earl Lonsbury
George Marcoux
Jay McArdle
Joe Orlando
E.J. Reeves
R.Q. Sale
Ed Smalle
Chic Stone
Jack Warren
Jim Wilcox
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1948
Bill Allison
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Joe Certa
Joe Donohoe
Sam Glankoff
Will Hammell
Jack Hearne
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Marv Levy
Joe Orlando
R.Q. Sale
E.J. Reeves
Ed Smalle
Jack Warren
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1949
Bill Allison
Fred Bell
Lorence Bjorklund
Joe Certa
Bill Fraccio
Sam Glankoff
H.C. Kiefer
Bernard Krigstein
Marv Levy
Earl Lonsbury
Joe Orlando
R.Q. Sale
Ed Smalle
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