Ameri Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 The Yellow Kid is my personal favorite newspaper page. I wish I could find more but they rarely pop up. The scan is only 9" X 13" but the page is really 17" X 21." Need the larger size to read all the little jokes. This thread has so many great pieces (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Of course, after declaring that they don't pop up often, a Yellow Kid newspaper appears on Ebay! This is a really early one, one of the first... http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-YELLOW-KID-ORIGINAL-THE-WORLD-SEPTEMBER-22-1895-SUNDAY-COMIC-STRIP-/321023646626?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item4abe801ba2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) Hejji is another rare strip. Appearing for only 3 months in 1935, it was Dr. Seuss' only comic strip. I picked up a near-complete run of the strip on Heritage last year (missing only the first and last strip). The previous owner had put them in "slabs" made out of thick plastic sheets with foam core backings - and Heritage left them that way. In addition to the Hejji's, the auction lot also included a complete 1935 Puck comic section and a Babe Ruth ad, also in home-made "slabs." When I took these "slabs" apart (to put them in mylars), I discovered that the Puck section contained another Hejji inside in great condition. The Babe Ruth ad didn't interest me much. But when I removed it from it's "slab" and turned it over... on the other side was the first Hejji strip! Why it had been "slabbed" with the Hejji on the inside is certainly a mystery - but now I just need the last strip. Edited May 16, 2013 by Arkadin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Like BB-Gun, I like the postwar tabloid size Spirit sections. Here are a few from the early 50's: The 1951 "Rife" magazine parody has some beautiful pinups of classic Eisner femme fatales: The tabloid Spirits are BIG. Here's a shot of one with a regular Dell comic book for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Like BB-Gun, I like the postwar tabloid size Spirit sections. Here are a few from the early 50's: (snip) The tabloid Spirits are BIG. Here's a shot of one with a regular Dell comic book for comparison. Too big to fit on the scanner...but I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Hejji is another rare strip. Appearing for only 3 months in 1935, it was Dr. Seuss' only comic strip. I picked up a near-complete run of the strip on Heritage last year (missing only the first and last strip). The previous owner had put them in "slabs" made out of thick plastic sheets with foam core backings - and Heritage left them that way. In addition to the Hejji's, the auction lot also included a complete 1935 Puck comic section and a Babe Ruth ad, also in home-made "slabs." snip I love those early Seuss strips and Flash Gordon is always good to see. I have a few reprint books but I particularly like the Nostalgia press volume that I have due to the extra large panels and end plate constructed from Raymond's art. Edited May 28, 2013 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnerComics-migration Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hey all, You may have seen me poking around other threads trying to find high resolution images for our PBS documentary on the history of the comic book superhero. I've come here because we are currently trying to find high resolution scans of some daily newspaper strips, specifically some early Tarzan, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, Miss Fury, and Superman strips. If you think you may have what we are looking for sending me a private message, and I'll send you which images specifically we are looking for. Thanks all! -Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Just picked up these early Terry and the Pirates - what a classic adventure strip! 1935/01/13 - strip #6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 (edited) Just picked up these early Terry and the Pirates - what a classic adventure strip! 1935/01/13 - strip #6 I love those pages. Caniff is described as the Rembrandt of comics but I think he's more like Dickens or Jules Verne. He could tell a pretty good story. Reprints in Popular were smaller versions of the Sunday Page but Harvey enlarged and rearranged the panels to fit a comic book format. Better for reading if you don't have the full size pages. Milt and Bunny at the 1982 Comic Book Convention. Photo by Alan Light. Edited July 4, 2013 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The first Spirit Section, I absolutely love it Frank (it's one of the few I'm missing from 1940). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 4, 2013 Author Share Posted July 4, 2013 The first Spirit Section, I absolutely love it Frank (it's one of the few I'm missing from 1940). I had a chance to buy the complete run a few years ago but I only wanted that first issue. I purchased an Action 21 from the same guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 The first Spirit Section, I absolutely love it Frank (it's one of the few I'm missing from 1940). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Giant robots again? Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Before he did Red Ryder, Fred Harman drew another cowboy strip, Bronc Peeler. These are really beautiful Sunday pages that include large Western action scenes that remind me of Remington. Here are a couple from 1935. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Those are great Arkadin. Thanks for the pics and the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BB-Gun Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Before he did Red Ryder, Fred Harman drew another cowboy strip, Bronc Peeler. These are really beautiful Sunday pages that include large Western action scenes that remind me of Remington. Here are a couple from 1935. A lot of Bronc Peeler stories were reprinted in the comics and Red Ryder comics had lots of other strip reprints, like Captain Easy and King of the Royal Mounted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Cowboy humor by JR Williams was unique and probably a Sunday highlight but I remember reading his Out our way in the daily pages. They were reprints from the thirties and other people drew the strip after he stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 hello anyone in this thread have the newspaper were Flamingo strip was published. i believe 1952 jan to july new york herald. any help thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...