Set Sale Original Art List – Gross, Ahern, Miller, Webb, Chadwick & More!

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I need to raise funds to pay overdue property taxes ASAP to avoid a tax sale of my home so I’ve gone into my subterranean vault and picked out a small group of nice originals from my dwindling personal collection which I am offering here at set sale prices. Most of these pieces have not seen the light of day for 20-30 years or longer! I have included a few previously offered originals at the end of the list, most at reduced prices.

 

All are first come, first served.

 

Postage & Insurance are extra. I can also ship FedEx if you have an account with them.

 

For payment, I will accept a check or US postal money order but I need it fairly quickly because of the tax deadline. I will also accept PayPal as payment if you pay the fees. Overseas customers can pay via bank transfer or PayPal.

 

Email me at lawrenceshell @ comcast.net to reserve an original or if you have any questions about any of them. I am in and out during the day but will answer all emails in the order received.

 

Don’t assume something is sold if you don’t see this list until after the weekend. A lot of people may not see this until Monday or later.

 

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PLEASE NOTE – Most of the artwork was photographed by yours truly so please excuse the slightly off kilter images!

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$1999.95

Milt Gross DAVE’S DELICATESSEN Sunday Page Original, 1931

Dated August 9, 1931—this is a great example of Milt Gross in his prime!

 

Dave enjoys weekends at his cottage, away from his deli, gardening and relaxing. As he prepares to do the latter, the phone rings which can mean only one thing! He let’s the parrot answer and it’s his wife’s Uncle Otto and family – they sound like they’re near! Dave imitates a houseboy and tells them they have the wrong number this is the dog pound! Dave tells his wife (who is unseen) not to worry and piles a bunch of newspapers and bottles of milk on the front porch so it looks like they haven’t been home for days. Uncle Otto and his huge family arrive and Dave laughs thinking they’ll be gone in a minute but two hours later, they’re still out on the porch! He peeks out the window and they’re all sitting there reading the papers and drinking the milk! Otto’s wife says “Isn’t it nice of them to leave this stuff, so we can wait in comfort.” A funny page with Dave in 11 of the 13 panels! The last Dave’s Delicatessen Sunday sold on Heritage went for $2500.

 

From the Murray Harris collection. His name and address are stamped on back and he has signed it as well.

 

Signed in the last panel. Original measures a large 26-1/2” x 21-1/4” and is in excellent condition. There are some blue pencil marks in a couple panels. There is brown tape around the margins on back of the page. This does not affect the art in any way, it’s in great shape!

 

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$799.95

Frank Miller BARNEY BAXTER Sunday Page Original, 1942

Dated August 23, 1942 – this is an excellent example of the Barney Baxter newspaper strip by the other Frank Miller.

 

Barney receives a message that a Japanese convoy is headed toward the Aleutian Islands. Gopher Gus gets excited as they’re headed towards his old stomping grounds in Alaska and thinks they might be going after his gold mine. Barney contacts the dispatcher and orders the next ten bombers returning from Tokyo held. He and Gus suit up and join the rest of the “Devil Cat” bombers to head off that convoy! Meanwhile, the Japanese convoy continues on its way, hoping its approach goes unnoticed, unaware of what’s to come! A nice tabloid format page!

 

Frank Miller, the comic strip artist, was born in 1898, and created Barney Baxter in 1935 while working on staff at Denver's Rocky Mountain News. At first the hero was a boy just entering his teens, who had a burning interest in airplanes; but the series took a more adventurous turn when a grown-up aviator named Cyclone Smith took him (with Mom's permission) on a trip to Alaska. By the time Barney got home, he was a seasoned flyer. In 1943, Miller moved to New York City to work at William Randolph Hearst's New York Mirror; and starting in December, 1936, the strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate. Miller passed away in 1949, and the strip folded when the last of his completed strips were run in 1950.

 

Signed in the last panel. Original measures a large 19” x 24-1/2” and is in excellent condition except a bent bottom corner and the first panel where the logo would be pasted on has been removed as you can see in the photo. The top row is cut between the margins and taped on as is the fifth panel. None of this affects the art in any way, it’s in great shape!

 

A clean Photostat of the Barney Baxter logo comes with the art so you can put it in place.

 

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$499.95

Ham Fisher JOE PALOOKA Sunday Page Art, circa 1942-43

This is an excellent example of the Joe Palooka Sunday newspaper strip by Ham Fisher.

Undated but it is stamped on back with the date it came into the Art Department of the Philadelphia Inquirer – January 22 of either 1942 or 43, the year is not completely legible.

 

As Joe suits up for an exhibition boxing match in his tent, he chats with a lieutenant, who is excited to see him in action. Just then, the Lieutenant is called away on a mission. Joe is told his match is ready to start but he says he can’t find his gloves. Meanwhile, the Lieutenant is neck deep in battle! On the ground, Joe still claims he can’t find his gloves but when it’s announced the Lieutenant has gotten two Nazi planes and returned to the base, he suggests they look under his cot for them, and what do you know – they found them! As Joe makes his way to the ring, he whispers to the Lieutenant what he did which makes them both very happy. Joe says to his corner man, “Can you imagine an Eagle hurrying back to watch a sparrow fight?” This is a really nice example of this classic strip!

 

Nearly forgotten today, except by fans of classic comic strips, Joe Palooka, created by Ham Fisher, was the most successful sports strip of all time. A decidedly naïve but good guy, the American public could not get enough of Joe, his long-time romance with fiancée’ Ann Howe (whom he finally married in 1948), his relationship with his boxing manager Knobby Walsh, and his prowess in the boxing ring. During WWII, Joe gave up boxing to fight for Uncle Sam. The strip began in April, 1930 and continued beyond Fisher's death in 1955.

 

Signed in the last panel. Original measures a large 19” x 24” The original is in two sections which is typical for many of the older large size Sunday page originals.

It is in Very Good condition for its age. There are a lot of blue pencil notations for the colorist in the margins which can be seen in the below scan. The logo is discolored from age. The back of the page is a bit dirty. None of this affects the art in any way, it’s in great shape!

 

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$399.95

Gene Ahern ROOM & BOARD Sunday Page Original, 1937

Dated October 31, 1937 – this is an excellent example of the great Gene Ahern’s work.

 

Judge Puffle is about to stoke the furnace and begins to fantasize about being a Knight in armor who challenges another one to a fight. Puffle is armed with a lance, his opponent with a sword. Puffle is struck a blow to the head and responds with a hard thrust of his lance into the other Knight’s chest! Back in reality, the Judge still deep in fantasy-land, takes the poker he is holding and puts a big dent into the furnace to his great chagrin! One of the boarding house tenants comes down to ask what the crash he just heard was, and the Judge replies that he let his imagination get away with him while preparing the dratted furnace for winter! A nice example of this classic strip!

 

Signed in the last panel. Original measures 21-1/2” x 14” It is in Very Good condition for its age. Art is matted and the top of the board is attached to it with masking tape. The matt itself has a couple of edge dings but the artwork is in excellent shape!

 

Room and Board was an American comic strip by Gene Ahern which was syndicated from 1936 to 1953, following Ahern's Our Boarding House which he drew from 1921 to 1936. A resident in Room and Board's boarding house was Judge Puffle, very similar to Major Hoople, the central character of Ahern's Our Boarding House.

 

 

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$399.95

Paul Chadwick CONCRETE: THE ARTISTIC IMPULSE Pin-Up Illustration

This is the original artwork to a pin-up by Paul Chadwick which I think was published in Dark Horse Presents #100 but I may be mistaken. There was a 5-page Concrete story entitled “The Artistic Impulse” published in that issue but I do not know if this was printed in it or is an illustration based on the story.

 

This is a drawing of Concrete studying a beautiful nude artist model most closely. It is a lovely piece and I hate to have to let it go!

 

Paul Chadwick has been in the comics business since 1984 when he worked on the Dazzler series, published by Marvel Comics. After that Chadwick took his own creation Concrete, to Dark Horse Comics where it debuted in their anthology title, Dark Horse Presents. Since then, Concrete has appeared in over half a dozen mini-series and is decidedly Chadwick’s most popular work to date, and deservedly so. This is one of my personal all time favorite series, it is always a delight to crack the pages on a new issue.

 

Signed by the artist and dated 1995. He has written above his signature “The Artistic Impulse – DHP #100.” Original measures 11” x 17” and is in excellent condition. Craftint is clean and art is in great shape!

 

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$199.95

Paul Webb MOUNTAIN BOYS Illustration

Wonderful example of THE MOUNTAIN BOYS by Paul Webb featuring one of his hillbillies being chased around a tree by a bear as a couple of his pals watch from a distance.

 

No idea what the art was done for, perhaps for some magazine, advertising, a calendar, brochure or perhaps a booklet that collected a number of their drawings. It’s an absolutely delightful example of Webb’s classic characters by any means!

 

Unsigned. Drawn on heavy illustration board, the art is in excellent condition.

Original is done in ink & wash, and measures 18” x 13-1/4” with an image area of 14” x 10” and is in excellent condition. The art is in a matt taped around all the edges of the board on back. There is also part of a piece of brown paper that was likely used as a cover for the art at one time. The matt has slightly darkened with age and has a large spot in the top right corner. The artwork itself is in great shape.

 

Paul Webb was a cartoonist for Esquire. LIFE, Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post. He is most well known for his comic characters, "The Mountain Boys," of which this is a great example. Back in the 40s and 50s, The Mountain Boys appeared on many advertising items, most notably a series of calendars for advertising agency, Brown & Bigelow.

 

 

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EDWINA STRIP #1

 

$99.95 or buy both strips offered for $150!

Edwina Dumm CAP STUBBS & TIPPIE Daily Strip Original, 30s

Featuring all the main characters, this is an excellent early example of Edwina’s classic strip! The strip is undated and there's really no good way to tell. She started out with the bulldog, and made the transition to the terrier around 1932 or '33 so it could be circa 1928 or 29 up until then.

 

Grandma asks Cap how he feels this morning and he answers with a lackluster reply of “Oh – Awright!” After he leaves, Grandma decides he looked a bit peaked and worries he might be getting sick because she wouldn’t buy the popcorn he couldn’t sell yesterday. She goes out to look for him to say she’ll buy it even if it is stale and finds him playing baseball with all the gusto he can! Grandma is chagrined and says “My Land!! I never will learn!!” A nice strip with the bulldog version of Tippie making it early in its run!

 

Signed “Edwina” in the last panel. Original measures 23” x 7-1/2” and is in excellent condition. There are pinholes in the corners and top margins where the artist likely tacked it to her drawing board. None of this affects the art which is in great shape!

 

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EDWINA STRIP #2

 

$99.95 or buy both strips offered for $150!

Edwina Dumm CAP STUBBS & TIPPIE Daily Strip Original, 30s

Featuring Cap and Tippie, this is an excellent early example of Edwina’s classic strip! The strip is undated and there's really no good way to tell. She started out with the bulldog, and made the transition to the terrier around 1932 or '33 so it could be circa 1928 or 29 up until then.

 

Cap puts on his roller skates while complaining to Tippie that Alice is always going to get something – to the movies, a camera, a boat, etc. Cap then takes off skating with Tippie alongside. Suddenly he falls right in front of Alice who laughs at his misfortune! “Laff!” shouts Cap and Alice continues to laugh at him as she walks away. Cap resumes skating and tells Tippie – “I’m gitting so I really don’t care nuthin’ bout Lillie Belle at all – blah!!!” A nice strip with the bulldog version of Tippie making it early in its run!

 

Signed “Edwina” in the last panel. Original measures 23” x 7-1/2” and is in excellent condition. There are pinholes in the top margin where the artist likely tacked it to her drawing board. None of this affects the art which is in great shape!

 

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$399.99

William Stout FAIRIES / BEETLE Drawing Illio, 1988

This is a fabulous drawing by the illustrious illustrator, WILLIAM STOUT, featuring a Fairy walking along with a giant Beetle as an other Fairy flies overhead! A delightful piece by a modern-day master! Presumed unpublished, but it might appear in one of Stout’s self-published collections of sketches he sells at conventions.

 

Signed by the artist and dated 1988. Drawn in pencil and marker on gray paper. Original measures 9” x 11-1/2” and is in Good condition but there are 6-7 extremely small brown spots in the surrounding blank area which are barely noticeable. Art is double matted and is affixed to the matt but is in otherwise great shape! Matt measures 13” x 15” and has the tiniest of scrapes on the right edge. If framed, this will not be at all noticeable.

 

William Stout (born September 18, 1949)[1] is an American fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art. His paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions, including twelve one-man shows. He has worked on over thirty feature films, doing everything from storyboard art to production design. He has designed theme parks and has worked in radio with the Firesign Theatre. His full creator history would fill pages upon pages; needless to say the man is one of the best!

 

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$249.95

Jay Irving FIREHOUSE CARTOON Full Color Framed Original Art, 40s

Great full-color cartoon original art from the 1940s by Jay Irving, best-known for his POTTSY comic strip! The image has a nervous fireman gripping a pole with a heavyset fireman telling him “No, Finnegan….For Up, We Got Stairs”. A happy dog with a bandaged tail watches nearby.

 

Artwork is framed. Signed “Jay Irving” on the upper right of art. Caption is hand lettered on to the mat. Art is bright and Excellent. Wood frame has archival mat containing art with 14-1/4 x 15-1/4” image area.

 

Jay Irving (1900-1970) worked at “Collier’s” weekly magazine 1932-1945 creating “Collier’s Cops”, and is best known for the “Pottsy“ comic strip which appeared 1955-1970. He was a founding member of the NCS, and his son is noted writer Clifford Irving. Wonderful example, ready for display.

 

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Harry Tuthill BUNGLE FAMILY Sunday Page Originals

 

Known as "the finest, most inventive and socially critical of the family strips, THE BUNGLE FAMILY, was a popular domestic comedy that emphasized dialogue and realistic situations. The titular patriarch of the strip, long-suffering, cantankerous George Bungle, voiced the petty frustrations and joys of the common man during the Jazz Age and through the Depression.

 

HARRY J. TUTHILL left Chicago at the age of fifteen to seek his fortune and traveled the U.S. finding employment with a foot surgeon, selling baking powder, eggbeaters and pictures, plus working as a medicine show barker in a street carnival.

At 37 years old, trying to break in as an artist, Tuthill still hadn't sold a single drawing, until finally a few of his editorial cartoons were bought by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He was hired by The St. Louis Star during World War I where he produced "topical" cartoons and comics full-time.

This opportunity helped him develop new ideas for comic strips. In 1918, Tuthill created “Home Sweet Home”, based on the crazy dramas of apartment life he lived as a young man. The strip followed the domestic adventures of Mabel (later Josephine) and George, a young couple beset on all sides by in-laws, neighbors and businessmen. After six years, the strip was bought by the McClure Syndicate and retitled THE BUNGLE FAMILY in 1924. The strip was carried by 100 to 150 U.S. newspapers at its height. Tuthill continued to draw it for the syndicate until 1942 and then on his own until 1945, after which he retired and led a quiet life until his death in 1957.

 

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PRICE: $199.95 each – Buy All 3 for $500.00!

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$199.95

8/28/32

Harry Tuthill THE BUNGLE FAMILY Sunday Comic Strip Original with Little Brother Topper -- 8-28-32

Titled “Help, and Help!” -- Bungle's neighbor wants a little help getting into his apartment before the wife gets home, but it turns into quite the ordeal -- in other words a normal day for poor Bungle! He gets kicked in the face, knocked into a wall and beaten with a broom in his effort to be a good neighbor! Turns out the neighbor had his key in his pocket all the time and after the shellacking Bungle took, he takes off after him but the neighbor is too fast, so he lies in wait for him to return and get his revenge! Meanwhile, in the top strip, LITTLE BROTHER tires to add to his tab at the candy store.

 

The image area measures 21.25" x 28.25". The art is in Good condition with some staining, heavy edge wear, and a chip out along the top edge that DOES affect the artwork in the first panel.

 

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11/13/32

Harry Tuthill THE BUNGLE FAMILY Sunday Comic Strip Original with Little Brother Topper -- 11-13-32

Titled “Another Big Bargain” -- Bungle comes across a coat sale but just can't seem to decide on the style and keeps coming back to exchange it with hilarious results, too big, too long, etc. He finally gets so exasperated he tries to cut through the crowd to see the manager and in the last panel, we see a police car racing to a complaint about a man creating a disturbance and who else could it be, but George Bungle! Lots of tomfoolery in this amusing Sunday.

 

The image area measures 21.5" x 28" and the art is in Very Good condition with edge wear.

 

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3/25/34

Harry Tuthill THE BUNGLE FAMILY Sunday Comic Strip Original with Little Brother Topper -- 3-25-34

Titled "Ah! Those Neighbors Again" – George’s neighbor knocks at the door and informs him he’s had enough of his wife and is leaving home, he asks to use his phone to inform her of same and he is keeping the shoe she threw at him for evidence! Hen then continues to babble on about her and their relationship and tries to call her again when the doorbell rings, and George says, he knows it’s her! The wife comes in and begs forgiveness but he harps on the shoe she threw at his head, but finally he relents and forgives her and they return upstairs where minutes later, they’re fighting again with such vigor the entire building is yelling for them to shut up! A funny page!

 

This Sunday has an image area of 22" x 27.5". There is some slight aging apparent overall, some soiling, and heavy edge and corner wear; otherwise, the work is in Very Good condition.

 

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