Old newspaper comics, original political cartoon art... Is this the right forum? 0

[JJA320]

Hello! I have a box of old newspaper comic pages (Buck Rogers, Polly and her Pals, and more), and also some original cartoon art from the 20's by F. Opper and J. Swinnerton. I am hoping to find out more about what I have and what it might be worth. Before I start posting details, I wanted to ask if this this forum is appropriate for such technically-not-comic-book inquiries, and if not, might someone give me advice on where else I should look? Any help would be much appreciated.

Best Regards!

Jay

[theCapraAegagrus]

This is probably the best sub-forum to post for this on the site, but I'm not sure how much information you'll be able to get.

[JJA320]

Thank you, I will give it a go!

[seanfingh]

Here are some auction results for Opper. It looks like Happy Hooligan does the best for him.

https://www.invaluable.com/artist/opper-frederick-burr-teclugpnd0/sold-at-auction-prices/

Swinnerton is a very sought after landscape artist. His comic art does pretty well too.

https://comicarttracker.com/james-swinnerton-original-art-for-sale

[JJA320]

On 3/6/2023 at 5:08 PM, seanfingh said:

Here are some auction results for Opper. It looks like Happy Hooligan does the best for him.

https://www.invaluable.com/artist/opper-frederick-burr-teclugpnd0/sold-at-auction-prices/

Swinnerton is a very sought after landscape artist. His comic art does pretty well too.

https://comicarttracker.com/james-swinnerton-original-art-for-sale

Thanks for the info! For the record, here's what I have:

James Swinnerton, original art, Mr. Jack strip, 1/28/1920, signed by artist, engraving order and postage attached.
F. Opper, original art, "The Judge and the Major," 5/1/20, signed by artist, engraving order attached.
F. Opper, original art, "The Munitions Plant Blew Up!," 6/2/20, signed by artist, engraving order attached.

Items were acquired some years ago at Berman's Auction Gallery in Dover NJ, in a box with misc. old printed newspaper comics. I no longer have the record of the purchase.