No help, I'm afraid, but I tend to think it's one of the pros, too. The line work is excellent, from the hair curl to the ear. The dimple is a nice touch, too. Pretty much all of the head and features show practiced economy of strokes. Not too sure about the muscles, as the right arm looks pretty hinky, but everything else says pro, IMO.
I'll post this to my cartoonists twitter feed again today. Hope you can confirm it's a pro piece! How cool is that? You could try to get ahold of Stan Lee. He's pretty accessible, I think. Or see what sorts of experts you have there in L.A. You should be able to locate *someone* there.
It does look to me like the work of a professional comic book artist, rather than an amateur or an artist from some other field. The lines are too deft and confident for an amateur (even talented amateurs tend to fuss more than pros over their linework), and the habitual comic book techniques (dark dash marks denoting shadows under the nose, lip, and cheekbone, for instance, and the abnormally broad "hero" shoulders, thick neck, and long jaw) weren't common to artists in other fields.
This page describes Paul Cassidy's style in a way that supports your theory that he was the mystery artist: "Superman's cape is securely attached to the front of his jersey rather th an behind his head, and tends to bunch up against his collar. In the large version of the 'S' shield seen below, Cassidy has squashed the top bar up against the the edge of the shield as a straight line, with a rather exaggerated serif on the end." These traits are also evident in the mystery sketch
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Yeah, some good points there. I'm definitely leaning toward "comic industry professional" here, and Paul Cassidy still seems like the best call. Probably about time to call in his relatives.
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Not too sure about the muscles, as the right arm looks pretty hinky, but everything else says pro, IMO.
For whatever that's worth. ;)
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This is a stretch, but you could try contacting the show Hollywood Treasures (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759136/). It's about Joe Maddalena, owner of Profiles in History, which is in L.A. Here's his LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joemaddalena
Good luck, my friend! I think you have an important piece of history there. :)
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http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=359131
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This page describes Paul Cassidy's style in a way that supports your theory that he was the mystery artist: "Superman's cape is securely attached to the front of his jersey rather th an behind his head, and tends to bunch up against his collar. In the large version of the 'S' shield seen below, Cassidy has squashed the top bar up against the the edge of the shield as a straight line, with a rather exaggerated serif on the end." These traits are also evident in the mystery sketch ( ... )
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