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Harold Lincoln Gray (January 20, 1894 – May 9, 1968) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the newspaper comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
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Harold Gray Art. Sold for Nearly $20,000.
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Harold Gray Watercolor Little Orphan Annie & Her Dog
Charming watercolor illustration by Harold Gray of his most famous creation, Little Orphan Annie. Upon the front free endpaper of the first edition of “Little Orphan Annie in the Circus”, Gray paints Annie and her dog Sandy, with the dialogue bubble above Annie reading, “Leapin’ Lizards! Isn’t that our pal, Charley Mailing Burke?” To which Sandy replies, “ARF!” Harold Gray signs at bottom. Published in New York: Cupples & Leon, 1927. Some soiling and light dampstaining on rear board, hinges starting and previous owner’s name written to front pastedown. Overall in very good condition. Sold for $683.
Charles Schulz Letter Signed From 1961 to ”Little Orphan Annie” Cartoonist Harold Gray — Schulz Is Flattered That Gray Asks Permission to Use His ”Peanuts” Characters
Charles Schulz typed letter signed, dated 15 August 1961 on his personal ”Peanuts” stationery. Schulz writes to fellow cartoonist Harold Gray, creator of ”Little Orphan Annie”. At this time, the ”Peanuts” brand was 11 years old while ”Little Orphan Annie” was a very successful 35 year syndicated comic strip. Schulz writes, ”You have my permission to use the Peanuts characters as requested in your letter. I am flattered that you wish to do so. I hope that Charlie Brown and the rest of them will be of some help to you. Thank you for the kind words about Peanuts. I hope it will continue to meet your approval for many years to come…[signed] Charles M. Schulz”. Schulz’s stationery has Lucy and Charlie Brown shown with a kite stuck in a tree and Lucy saying, ”What do you mean, girls can’t fly kites? It’s up, isn’t it?” Letter measures 8.5” x 11”. Accompanied by original transmittal envelope. Folds, else near fine. Sold for $375.
One of the greatest pieces of artwork by Hal Foster in his career, the original artwork for the 120th ”Prince Valiant” Sunday comic strip from 28 May 1939. In this instantly recognizable piece — featured on the cover of Fantagraphics’ ”Prince Valiant Vol. 2: 1939-1940” and in numerous ”Prince Valiant” publications — Val sees the foreboding castle of Andelkrag in person, surrounded by Huns as they prepare to attack it. The six panel strip measures 26” x 34.5”, (the large Andelkrag panel measures 17” x 21” by itself), with incredible detail showing the seemingly impregnable fortress, the mountains behind it, the flames roiling up aside it and Prince Valiant standing upon a hillside, gazing at its beauty and enormity. In this strip, Val makes his approach and plunges into the river moat at darkness, to find a fire-raft built by the Huns in order to destroy Andelkrag’s bridge. As Prince Valiant destroys their handiwork, the Huns vow revenge in return. Artwork is signed by Foster on the second panel, inscribed to ”Edward W. Larson / with friendly greetings / Hal Foster”. With King Features Syndicate, Inc. label on fifth panel, with 1939 copyright. The date of 28 May 1939 appears on the fourth panel, along with ”120”, the number of this Prince Valiant strip in the life of the series. Artwork is mounted to board and matted to a size of 33” x 41.5”, with matting strips separating the panels. With minute amount of soiling, artwork is in near fine condition. Accompanied by the color newsprint of this artwork and two ”Prince Valiant” books featuring this strip. Sold for $70,461.
Special ”Peanuts” original comic strip, hand-drawn by Charles Schulz for publication on 16 December 1957. Strip is one of the rare examples of Schulz meticulously recreating a musical score by Beethoven, in this case Piano Sonata No. 1. Schroeder whistles the Sonata to call in Snoopy for dinner, who trots in on four legs rather than two, a hallmark of the early ”Peanuts” strips. With United Feature Syndicate label on first panel, strip measures 29” x 7”. Mild toning, overall very good to near fine condition. Sold for $58,954.
Original Sunday ”Peanuts” comic strip, hand-drawn by Charles Schulz. In this ”April showers” themed strip, published 26 April 1970, Snoopy, Woodstock and Peppermint Patty get caught in a downpour, but then little Woodstock is further harassed by a flowing rain gutter. Strip measures 24” x 17”, inscribed by Schulz to Jim Pearson. Near fine condition. Sold for $56,250.
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Sheldon Mayer Original Hand-Drawn ”Scribbly” Comic Art — Four Stories From ”All-American Comics” #6 Published September 1939, & Then Reprinted in ”The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told”
Original ”Scribbly” artwork hand-drawn by comic pioneer Sheldon Mayer, published in ”All-American Comics” #6 from September 1939, and then reprinted in ”The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told” (DC, 1990). These iconic four pages of Scribbly appeared as four complete stories in the #6 issue, chronicling Scribbly Jibbet’s journey of getting hired as a 13 1/2 year old boy cartoonist, a storyline based on Mayer’s own experiences in the comic book industry during the early 1930s. Four large pages each measure 14” x 17”, signed by Mayer on each page, and also signed ”by Scribbly” on the single-panel topper ”Why Big Brudders Leave Home”, the title of Scribbly Jibbet’s series. Mayer also writes a note on the margin of the first page to color match the 1939 #6 issue. Mild wear, overall in very good to near fine condition. From the Sheldon Mayer estate. Sold for $29,845.
”Prince Valiant” Comic Strip by Hal Foster From 5 October 1941
Original “Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur” strip in two parts, dated 5 October 1941. In this chapter, we witness the wizard Belsatan cast a powerful spell for the return of his wife and its dramatic aftermath (which is “beyond description!”). In earlier action, Belsatan had concocted a scheme to use Val to get rid of his beautiful, but nagging wife, Acidia. The schemed worked, but the wizard soon grew lonely, leading to the action featured in this strip, a fantastic example by Hal Foster, the strip’s creator, working at the absolute top of his game. Foster inscribes the strip to his “favorite comic artist ‘Chick’ Young”. Hand-drawn strip measures 29″ x 15″ and 29″ x 22″. Both parts of the strip are mounted, with very light toning, overall very good to near fine. From the estate of “Blondie” creator, Chic Young. Sold for $27,981.
Complete issue comprised of twenty-six pages of original ”Sugar and Spike” comic art hand-drawn by creator Sheldon Mayer, from the June 1958 issue #16. Pages include the stories ”How They Began (A Request Number)” (6 pages complete), ”Doll-Boy and the Boy Dolly” (6 pages complete), ”Pint-Size Pin-Ups” with a Batman costume for Spike (2 pages complete), ”The Picnic” (4 pages complete), ”Scribbly’s Cartoon Corner” (1 page complete), ”Spike Rebels” (6 pages complete), and ”The Eating Machine” (1 page complete). Additional copied pages for ”Play Ladder” and ”Rudy Riddles” (which weren’t drawn by Mayer) are also included. Large pages of original artwork by Mayer each measure approximately 12.5” x 21” on thick illustration paper, all with ”Comics Magazine Code Authority” approved stamp at bottom. Also with DC Comics header at top of most pages, and signed or initialed by Mayer throughout. Pages are near fine with exception of slightly larger Scribbly page which has some toning, chipping to left edge and 1.25” closed tear to right edge. From the Sheldon Mayer estate. Sold for $19,899.
Complete issue comprised of twenty-six pages of original ”Sugar and Spike” comic art hand-drawn by creator Sheldon Mayer, from the February 1958 issue #13. Pages are filled with plenty of adventures for our pair, including their first snowball fight, discovering the yo-yo, and a wonderful day of sledding. Pages include the stories ”The Big New Word Mystery” (6 pages complete), ”The Yo-Yo Mystery” (1 page complete), ”First Snow-Ball Fight” (4 pages complete), ”Pint-Size Pin-Ups” (2 pages complete), ”The Substitute Mommie” (6 pages complete), ”The Wonderful Day!!” (6 pages complete), and ”Write Your Own Comic Page!” (1 page complete). Large pages of original artwork by Mayer each measure approximately 12.5” x 21” on thick illustration paper, most with DC Comics header at top. Several pages are also signed or initialed by Mayer. Light wear, overall in very good to near fine condition. From the Sheldon Mayer estate. Sold for $16,444.
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