He is one of the first known African-American artists to find success in the comic-book industry, and drew the first recognised American graphic novel, It Rhymes With Lust, written by Arnold Drake and Leslie Walker and published by St John Publications in 1950.
Cover by Matt Baker
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It Rhymes With Lust is the first original American graphic novel in every definition that counts. Written by the man who would go on to create Doom Patrol, Deadman and Guardians Of The Galaxy, Arnold Drake as well as Leslie Waller using the combined pseudonym Drake Waller, with black-and-white art by Matt Baker and Ray[...]


