Old German Comic, looking for some help

[Secret Son]

Hi,

 

I bought the book below from an antique shop in upstate NY today for 6 bucks. I just liked the cover and I thought it was from the 50's, which I found out it is, and I liked the fact that it was a foreign comic. The book is complete at about a VG.

 

I found out who the artist was but does anyone know value on something like this? I know it's what's someone's willing to pay but I was just curious if there's a way to get a rough estimate. Not that I'm looking to sell it, again just curious.

 

This is not the actual book just a stock photo.

 

[Doohickamabob]

Hi,

I found out who the artist was but does anyone know value on something like this? I know it's what's someone's willing to pay but I was just curious if there's a way to get a rough estimate. Not that I'm looking to sell it, again just curious.

 

What is a Eulenspiegel? That is a disturbing pre-castration image... Are the interior pages in color or black-and-white?

[Secret Son]

Hi,

I found out who the artist was but does anyone know value on something like this? I know it's what's someone's willing to pay but I was just curious if there's a way to get a rough estimate. Not that I'm looking to sell it, again just curious.

 

What is a Eulenspiegel? That is a disturbing pre-castration image... Are the interior pages in color or black-and-white?

 

It means something like owl in the mirror or something close to that. That would explain the owl with the mirror on the cover, very odd title.

 

The interior is all color.

[Scrooge]

What is a Eulenspiegel? That is a disturbing pre-castration image... Are the interior pages in color or black-and-white?

 

Till Eulenspiegel or Til l'espiegle as I know him is a trickster who has fanciful adventures and in general whose character is not necessarily well defined as either 100% good or 100% bad if memory serves. In a way, that's the way Willigham tried to write Jack of Fables though I never found him to be successful at the exercise. IIRC, there is a 1950's french movie with this title. Sure enough, here it is: Les aventures de Till L'Espiègle a.k.a. Bold Adventures (1956). A decent way to spend 1 ½ hours.

[Secret Son]

I've found some information describing the main character as trickster. The stories about him have been around for a long time from an anonymous artist. They toned down the "tricks" he would pull for the 50's comic version.