For this last post about Harry Harrison’s work as a professional artist, I have some images that I haven’t been able to identify. I scanned these from pieces in Harry’s portfolio – they were either original artwork or photographic copies.

The first illustration is science fiction but the rest are fantasy/horror in a fairly cartoony style. I have no idea where any of these pieces were published, or if they were published. If you know anything about them, please leave a comment below or contact me via the contact link.

The original artwork for some of these was interesting as they are drawn on textured paper using ink and soft graphite pencil for the shading.

None of the pieces below are dated. I suspect they date from about the same period as the Worlds Beyond and Marvel Science Fiction illustrations, 1951-1952

The image above is unsigned and is considerably more detailed than the others. Looking at the female character’s face and the hatching technique, I wonder if this was done in collaboration with another artist…

I posted one more piece of mystery HH artwork back in 2007, if you want to check that out too.

Starting with the next post, I will be looking at the articles and short stories that Harry Harrison wrote for men’s adventure magazines. Harry often referred to these in interviews, quoting such titles as ‘I Cut Off My Own Arm,’ ‘I Ate a Pygmy,’ and ‘My Iron Lung Baby.’ There are a lot more of them than I ever suspected, and I haven’t unearthed all of them, I’m sure.

If you want a taster, check out this post from 2007 – for some reason it’s the most visited page on this blog… ‘I Was Sold on the Slave Block‘