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Posted 30 September 2009, with additions 2 & 10 October 2009
Rusty Haller
A Spontoon Archipelago
Art Archive
Russell 'Rusty' Haller
12 August 1964 - 30 September 2009
Denise & Alex at Peggy's Grotto, South Island, Spontoon Atoll
Rusty was a freelance professional artist & cartoonist who frequently
published the adventure comic strip "Ace and Queenie"
in the anthology comic book "Furrlough" published by Radio Comics.
He also worked for comic book companies and
did commissioned illustrations.
Rusty's webpage on the art archive Fur Affinity:
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/aqb52/
Rusty also published "Ace and Queenie" as a webcomic,
and chose to use a 1960s version of the public domain
Spontoon Island setting for the most recent webcomics,
("The Jade Death Gambit") and for planned new stories.
Ace and Queenie story 'splash-page': "The Jade Death Gambit"
"Ace and 'Lani" Spontoon Island adventure comic 'cover' - (larger file here)
"This is the "cover art" for a special comics story I'm working on for the
Spontoon Island website, featuring Superspy Alex Decker of Ace and Queenie
sharing an exciting ( and dangerous) adventure with his sexy Gal pal Lei' Lani."
(Lei-Lani character by http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lei-lani/)
Rusty also contributed original art with his characters
on the Spontoon Islands and illustrated stories by other
contributors with commissioned art.
This page is a collected archive of some of his art
(with a Spontoon Island setting or flavor) that he had allowed
to be published on this website.
Alex & Denise Decker
Alex and Denise, agents extraordinary, from Rusty Haller's comic strip "Ace and Queenie"
appearing in the anthology comic Furrlough published by Radio Comics.
Ace & Queenie: a successful night at the gaming tables.
Alex & Denise on alert in the tribal tiki ruins.
Alex to the rescue from the Furrlough story "The Walkabout Gambit"
Alex Decker & Lei-Lani
(a new partner for Alex & Denise's family)
"A Warm Afternoon" by Rusty
Haller - http://aceandqueenie.com/
(Alex Decker & Lei-Lani at a private pool at
the Marleybone
Hotel)
Lei-Lani character by http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lei-lani/
"A Perfect Evening" by Rusty
Haller - http://aceandqueenie.com/
(Alex Decker & Lei-Lani dancing at
the Marleybone Hotel)
Lei-Lani character by http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lei-lani/
"I'll always protect you." - by
Rusty Haller (larger file)
Alex Decker
& Lei'Lani in the Spontoon Islands.
"Even sparkling, glamorous Casino Island has it's dark corners..."
Characters by Rusty Haller &
Lei'Lani
Lei'Lani website: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lei-lani
Art by Rusty Haller
for the stories of Charlie Bellman & Lady Helen Todd
by Antonia T. Tiger
(We are assured that any resemblance between
the nude model for this famous painting from the 1920s,
"The Venus of the Air",
and Lady Helen Todd is carefully co-incidental....)
Art by Rusty Haller
for the novelette
Sinnesteuersymphonie
by E. O. Costello
Pulp magazine cover
(larger image here)
"I had never seen a storm come so fast...."
from Movement One
(larger file here)
"When I woke up in a rather ornate bed..."
from Movement One
(larger file here)
"The panels are reversible, Miss Hunter..."
from Movement One
(larger file here)
"Ah! Of course an aeroplane pilot would be on time."
from Movement Two
(larger file here)
"Number Four is the first entry there."
from Movement Two
(larger file here)
"You are commanded to obey!"
from Movement Two
(larger file here)
Art by Rusty Haller
from the serial story
"Keeping the Lights Burning"
by Richard B. (Rick) Messer
Celene Monvel, actress & agent
(introduced in Chapter 5)
(larger file here - 922 Kbytes)
Jacob Breckenridge, Private Investigator
"Jake the Drake"
(introduced in Chapter 6)
(larger file here - 933 Kbytes)
Art by Rusty Haller
for the serial movie screenplays of
"The Adventures of Rocket Rat"
by Walter D. Reimer
Lobby advertising-card art for the movie serial
(Lt. Jack Carr, Capt. Rod Stone (Rocket Rat), & Dr. Jane Red Deer)
(larger file here)
The Villains revealed!
(Minion Kat, Lord Myu, & Minion Nip)
(larger file here)
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In 2009, Rusty had inquired if it would be OK to use the
Spontoon Archipelago as the location for Alex Decker's
hidden island base of operations for his 1960s flavor
Ace & Queenie adventure stories....
Of course, it was (and is) OK.
I think I would like to consider that as one island
where Alex Decker & his friends & allies could be right now.
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Ken Fletcher
doing the archive thing