Artist Edward D. "Edd" Cartier provided illustrations for hundreds of science fiction and mystery publications during a career that spanned several decades. Cartier was the primary illustrator for The Shadow graphic novels in the 1930s and 40s. Cartier died at the age of 94 on December 25, 2008.Brietbart: 'Shadow' illustrator Cartier dies at 94 (January 3, 2009)

Cartier's illustrations accompanied stories by acclaimed science fiction authors Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard and Isaac Asimov. Aside from providing over 800 illustrations for The Shadow, Cartier was the lead artist for the Fantasy Press and Gnome Press publishing companies during the 1950s.Writers of the Future: An Interview With Edd Cartier Brietbart: 'Shadow' illustrator Cartier dies at 94 (January 3, 2009)

"I put a bit of humor into what I drew. I was even told at times that I put too much humor into drawing science fiction."Writers of the Future: An Interview With Edd Cartier