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All of the following galleries contain captions, each consisting of an excerpt from the story in question
(my thanks to Joel Wilson and
Charles Morgan, who have kindly provided some of
the captions for this page).
• US Brains Benton editions:
Published by Western Publishing in their Golden Press and Whitman imprints:
• European Brains Benton editions:
These are the so-called 'Mini-Golden' editions - for more
information on this format, please visit the
Brains Benton in Europe
website:
US Title |
Country / Year |
Artist |
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| 1 - Missing Message |
Italy, France (1965), UK (1966), Germany (1967). |
Jacques Pecnard |
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| 2 - Counterfeit Coin |
France (1965), Italy (1966), Germany (1967). |
Jacques Pecnard |
Captions by C.M. |
| 3 - Stolen Dummy |
Italy, France (1966). |
Jacques Pecnard |
Captions by J.W. |
| 4 - Roving Rolls |
France (1966), Italy, Germany (1967). |
Jacques Pecnard |
Captions by J.W. |
| 5 - Waltzing Mouse |
France (1966), Italy, Germany (1967). |
Beniamino Bodini |
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| 6 - Painted Dragon |
Italy, France (1967), Germany (1968). |
Beniamino Bodini |
Captions by J.W. |
• Continuation novels by Charles E. Morgan, III:
Published by Lulu in both hardback and paperback formats:
The Artists
• Hamilton Greene:
The very first - and arguably the best - illustrator for the American series, Hamilton Greene was born in 1904 and died in 1966:
http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2006/09/brains-benton-hamilton-greene.html
• Jacques Pecnard:
An illustrator of four of the European "Mini-Golden" editions, Jacques Pecnard was born in France in 1922.
http://www.idburyprints.com/index.php?page=artist_view_details.php&arid=168
• Shannon Stirnweis:
After producing the cover artwork for the two Golden Griffon paperback editions in 1969, Shannon Stirnweis did not encounter
the Brains Benton series again until 2007, when Charles Morgan comissioned him to produce cover and internal illustrations for his two unofficial
novels, The Case of the Carrier Pigeon and The Case of the Lost Loot. Stirnweis also provided a drawing of Brains and Jimmy that
Charles used in his short story Christmas Eve in Crestwood.
For further information on the life and career of Mr. Stirnweis, please visit his website: http://www.shannonstirnweis.com
A complete anthology of Mr. Stirnweis's artwork for the Brains Benton series is available to purchase from Lulu: Brains Benton Illustrated
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