{{Short description|American Comic Book Illustrator active 1940-1960}} thumb|Art by John Giunta|200px '''John Giunta''' (June 5, 1920<ref>[https://www.pulpartists.com/Giunta.html Saunders, David (2019). "Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists"] Retrieved 11-06-2019.</ref> – November 6, 1970)<ref>[https://tellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2014/02/john-giunta-ca-1920-1970-part-1.html Hanley, Terence (2014). "Tellers of Weird Tales: John Giunta (ca. 1920-1970)-Part I" @''Tellers of Weird Tales'' (February 5, 2014).] Retrieved 12-21-2018.</ref> was an American illustrator of comic books from the 1940s through the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giunta_john.htm|title=John Giunta|website=lambiek.net|language=en|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> He worked on horror titles like ''Tomb of Terror'', ''Chamber of Chills'' (Harvey), ''Journey into Mystery'' and ''Weird Tales'' (Marvel).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=3470|title=John Giunta - Comic Book DB|website=comicbookdb.com|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904173219/http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=3470|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1944, he drew the first comic adaptation of O. Henry's ''Cisco Kid''. In the early 1960s, he became a regular artist on ''The Fly'' for Archie Comics. He also worked on titles like ''Thunder Agents'', ''Air Fighters Comics'' and ''Phantom Stranger''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giunta_john.htm|title=John Giunta|website=lambiek.net|access-date=2016-09-14}}</ref>
He is best known for collaborating with Frank Frazetta on Frazetta's first published comic book story, "Snowman", from ''Tally-Ho Comics'' #1 in December 1944.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comixology.com/John-Guinta/comics-creator/135111|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709074805/https://www.comixology.com/John-Guinta/comics-creator/135111|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2019|title=John Guinta Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology|website=www.comixology.com|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
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