PIERCE'S PAIN IN THE NECK

Jack found yet another use for cotton, collodion and greasepaint when he applied the broken neck scar to Bela Lugosi in his role as Ygor in Son of Frankenstein (1939).

JACK AND CARTOONIST FEG MURRAY

Ex-athlete turned cartoonist Feg Murray befriended Jack and often included his makeup creations in his strip "Seein' Stars". This example of Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939) is from Pierce's scrapbook.

JACK'S IN THE COMICS!

In 1939, Pierce appeared in the unlikeliest of places -- a comic book! The first issue of MOVIE COMICS with an April cover date included the one-page feature, "Movie-Make Up" and showed Jack at work on Boris Karloff for SON OF FRANKENSTEIN.

Included in this issue was an adaptation of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. It was depicted in a unique style of artwork that combined photos and illustrations. To read the full story, go HERE.

This is likely the only time Jack's name was mentioned in a comic book.

YGOR!

Shown above and below are two shots of the Jack Pierce makeup for Bela Lugosi as Ygor in SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (Universal, 1939). Besides Pierce's masterful makeup, Ygor is arguably one of the best roles that Lugosi ever played after Dracula.

CREATING THE "SON OF FRANKENSTEIN"

THIS ARTICLE FROM the January 14, 1939 issue of PIX shows Karloff in the makeup chair with Pierce for "The Son of Frankenstein" (Universal, 1939).