Howard Nostrand
Howard Nostrand was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for his 1950s comic book stories and his 195960 syndicated comic strip Bat Masterson, based on the television series.
Howard Nostrand was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1932, his family moved to Hempstead, New York, where he graduated from high school in 1946. After working for his fathers furniture construction and restoration business, painting gold leaf, scroll work and other embellishments, he attended the Art Career School. It didnt teach very much of anything, Nostrand recalled in 1974, so I left after one semester.
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