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Peter Driben
(??? - 1952)

Prolific, best known as the go-to cover guy for publisher Bob Harrison's magazines Eyeful, Titter, Wink, Beauty Parade, and Flirt -- sometimes half-a-dozen in a month! Adapted from duo-tone to 4-color as Harrison's fortunes increased. His good-girls were a bit more curvaceous than his peers, with intriguing costumes accentuating the very positive. His range included Hollywood portraiture (Loretta Young, etc.), and publicity (The Maltese Falcon), and "How To" (Popular Crafts and Hobbies Magazine). Also excelled in crime-pulp covers. Also popular was his depiction of the flag raising at Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.

Special thanks to author, Hiroshi Aramata, for helping with this page.
In April 2004, he contributed further with the Pictorial Movie Fun covers.

Joker (1943) Driben - 001

Pictorial Movie Fun (1940) Driben - 002

Whisper Premier Issue (1946) Driben - 003

Joker (1943) Driben - 004

New York Nights (1936) Driben - 005

Popular Crafts and Hobbies (1937) Driben - 006

High Heel (1937, 1939) Driben - 007

Bedtime Stories (1938) Driben - 008

Story Art (1938, 1936) Driben - 009

Pictorial Movie Fun (1940) Driben - 010

Beauty Parade (1949, 1953) Driben - 011

Silk Stockings (Winter 1938) Driben - 012

Joker, "Jap General and the Red Gown" (1943) Driben - 013

Cutie, Wink (1944, 1950) Driben - 014

Whisper (1946) Driben - 015

Pictorial Movie Fun (1941) Driben - 016

Movie Humor (1938) Driben - 017