The late Bernie Krigstein didn't do a lot of comic books that you've heard of but, at least in his middle period, he was one of the most amazing storytellers the field has ever known. His early work showed signs of a decent (not great) artist struggling with the form, the nature of the material, the handicaps of mass production, etc. His later work for Dell and other companies, isn't covered in the book I'm plugging here but may be in a sequel. It seemed to be the output of an artist who was going wildly experimental on material that didn't always lend itself to innovation.
But his middle period, working as one of the artists at EC Comics, is fascinating. And the subject of a superb new book. B. Krigstein, Vol. 1, by Greg Sadowski. It's part bio, part art book and, for the student of comic art, a must-have. (It's also, at fifty bucks, a bit steep…but you can order it for $35 from Amazon.Com by clicking here and, if you do, this site gets a tiny cut.)
You can read more about the book and its subject in this review that's running in the current New Yorker. It's written by my buddy Art Spiegelman who has, himself, done some amazing things with the notion of making drawings on a printed page tell a story. I'll write some more here about Krigstein when I get a moment.