Amazing collection of over 400 original sketches by artists and cartoonists on individual 6 x 9.5 album pages, most dating from the 1930s through the 1950s. Spanning styles and genres, the collection includes a significant number of self-portraits, beloved comic characters, political figures and cartoons, sports scenes, canine companions, and military figures. With exceptionally detailed and thoughtful drawings from the men and women who defined the genre—from the obscure to the celebrated—this fascinating collection encapsulates the golden age of comic art, providing an expansive and beautiful look at the myriad styles that graced the pages of newspapers nationwide. While we have done our best to compile an accurate and complete list of names, additional research is necessary, with hidden treasures certainly contained within. In overall very good to fine condition. Interested parties are encouraged to view the collection in person at our offices or call us with specific inquiries, as this collection is sold as is and no returns will be accepted. From the Francis Greeley collection.
Political: Charles ‘Bart’ Bartholomew, Jeremy Bastian, C. K. Berryman, Daniel Bishop, Herblock Block, S. S. Byck, Jerry Costello, J. Danley, Bill Dyer, Ray Evans, Alan Foster, Craig Fox, Robert Fuzier, Harper, Eduard D. Keekes, R. A. Lewis, Scott Long, Bill Loring, Gee Tee Maxwell, Packer, Newton Pratt, Ed Reed, Ralph Reichhold, Hy Rosen, Bruce Russell, Fred Stern, Kenneth Stuart, William H. Summers, Burt Thomas, Harry J. Westerman, Ned White, and Dorman H. Smith.
Military: How H. Hing, Clyde Lewis, George Lichty, Jefferson Machamer, Fred Otnes, Carl Spencer, Gene Stanley, Marius Trinque, D’Alton Valentine, and Dow Walling.
Sports: T. Brown, Howard Freeman, John Hudson, Feg Murray, Murray Olderman, Abe Savesun, J. V. Sords, and Edward Shenton.
Dogs: Martha Decker, Robert L. Dickey, Tony DiPreta, Edwina Dumm (framed), Stuart Hay, Ray Helle, Walter C. Klett, Tom Lovell, Clifford McBride, Donald McKee, G. E. Studds, H. T. Webster, and Eugene Zimmerman.
Western: Jack Abbott, Clarence C. Allen, C. A. Bronstrup, Bo Brown, Johan Bull, Ralph Criswell, Lou Darvas, Gus Edson, Tom Elmwood, Tex Fairchild, Lawrence Lariar, Bandel Linn, Charles H. Owens, Quincy Scott, and Wiggins.
Portraits (Women): Jay Alan, McClelland Barclay, Alfred W. Brewerton, Ricardo Brook, Arthur William Brown, Ralph Pallen Coleman, Zdizslaw Czermanski, Gregor D’Alessio, Charles DeFeo, Ehrhardt, Beaumont Fairbank, John J. Floherty, Jr., D. L. Ghilchir, Frank Godwin, Harry Haenigsen, Len Hanlon, J. G. Harris, How H. Hing, Hoffman, Max Holden, Eldon Kelley, C. N. Landon, Margaret Lowengrund, Conrado W. Massaguer ,Dale Messick, Virginia Milliard, N. Mingo, Hans Obirle, Gladys Parker, Russell Patterson, Penryhyn Stanlaws, J. H. Striebel, Carol Swain, Ruben Van Buren, L. D. Warren, Russ Westover, R. F. Schabelitz, Armando Seguso, and C. J. Taylor.
Portraits (Men): Jonathan Cassel, Dean Cornwell, J. H. Dowd, Ehrhardt, Leslie Grimes, A. Henning, F. M. Howarth, Henry Luhrs, H. C. Millard, Carey Orr, William Meade Prince, Gluyas Schreiber, and Shoemaker.
Calligraphy and Signatures: Rolf Armstrong, J. H. Bachtenkircher, James D. Carter, James D. Carter, Richard P. Clark, J. N. Darling, E. H. McGhee, and F. W. Tamblyn.
Characters: Constantin Alajalov, Carl Anderson, Alfred Andriola, Ansula, Peter Arno, Beck, Walter Berndt, Carl W. Bertsch, Blossom, Martin M. Branner, Dave Berger, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Ernie Bushmiller, Gene Byrnes, Jack Callahan, E. Simms Campbell, Milton Caniff, Dick Cavalli, Chad, Franklin Collier, Palmer Cox, Al Cramer, Phil Davis, Billy DeBeck, B. W. Depew, Harold Detje, Tony DiPreta, Ed Dodd, William Dohaney, Bil Dwyer, Carl Ed, Gus Edson, W. J. Enright, William Ferguson, Ham Fisher, Charles Flanders, Frank Fletcher, Hal Forrest, Bill Freyse, Ted Gale, Mel Graff, Vernon Grant, Clarence Grays, B. Green, Vern Greene, Harry Hershfield, Oscar Hitt, Walter C. Hoben, Ferd Johnson, Gus Jud, Russell Keaton, Maurice Ketten, Ted Key, Harry Keys, Frank King, Tack Knight, Peter G. Laing, Fred Lasswell, Lank Leonard, Stanley Link, Lljaba, Howard P. Maeder, Norman Marsh, Frank Miller, Pop Momand, Walt Munson, Paul Norris, Henry Payne, Paul Plaschke, John Prentice, J. Carver Pusey, Paul Robinson, Bill Sanders, Sperling, Russell Stam, Hal Stephen, Frank Tinsley, Dow Walling, C. H. Wellington, Frank Willard, J. R. Williams, Richard Q. Yardley, Lyman Young, Charlie Schmidt, Walt Scott, Fred O. Seibel, Claude Shafer, Sidney Smith, and Ed Wheelan.
Single-Panel Comics, Sketches, and Paintings: Armstrong, Glenn Bernhardt, Margaret Brisbine Prebble, Albert S. Benoist, Jesse Cargill, Joseph Cowan, Mal Eaton, Ken Ernst, Ewing, Anton H. Fischer, William Hanny, A. E. Hayward, Ray L. Herman, Pete Keenan, Camillus Kessler, Frank King, Jr., Wyncie King, J. Norman Lynd, Gus Mager, Sid Maxell, Darrell McClure, T. E. Powers, Art Radibaugh, Foxo Reardon, Al Ross, George Shellhase, Shoemaker, Keith Temple, Don Ulsh, Victor Estenio Pazmiño, Charles H. Winner, and Winter. F. O. Alexander, Adam John Barth, L. A. Beroth, Kermette Bird, Bogislas, William Bolin, Franklin Booth, Paul Bransom, Scott Brown, J. Calley, Wallace Hamilton Campbell, William Canfield, F. V. Carpenter, Ruth Carroll, Ted Cook, Gib Crockett, Robert W. Crowther, Louis Dalrymple, Robert Day, Marius de Zayas, Courtney Dunkey, Frank Fogarty, Fontaine Fox, Howard Freeman, Ralph Fuller, Galloway, Garbutt, Gardel, Dave Gerard, Ed Graham, Syd B. Griffin, Frank Hanley, R. A. Hershberger, Bill Holman, Kin Hubbard, Jay Irving, Reamer Keller, Bill Klinger, Marty Linke, Orson Lowell, David Trent, Ray McGill, Gus Mager, L. B. Martin, John T. McCutcheon, Lou Mortison, Zack Mosley, Al Posen, George Price, Harry Rasmusson, S. J. Ray, Ken Reynolds, W. L. Ridgewell, Ray Rohn, Jack Romer, Jean Routier, Eric Safer, Frederic Dorr Steele, Emma Summerhill, Tagle, Harlan Tabell, John Terry, Buford Tune, Don Ulsh, Ed Valtman, Fritzy Wilkinson, Zaro (Van Arsdale), Fritzy Wilkinson, Frederic Dorr Steele, Mac Raboy, and DIB.
Self-portraits: Colin Allen, C. W. Anderson, H. M. Bateman, R. H. Bearden, A. E. Beard, Ragnvald Blix, Martin M. Branner, W. A. Carlson, John Chase, C. Chickering, Mr. Colby, Nate Collier, F. G. Cooper, Mario Cooper, Edwin Cox, Richard Decker, Jim Dobbins, Jerry Doyle, Bob Dunn, George T. Eggleston, Lou Erickson (signed “Eric”), Jack Fabricant, John Falter, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Vic Forsythe, Bill Gallo, Will Gould, Nelson Harding, Don Herold, Jean Hersholt, Helen E. Hockinson, Hugh M. Hutton, John Jarvis, Crockett Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Fay King, Russ King, George Klein, Ken Kling, Charles H. Kuhn, Dorothy McKay, Morris Weiss, Fred Neher, Carey Orr, Grover Page, Don Palmer, Jack Patton, Piero Mancini, Grant Powers, Percy Hutton Fearon, Waldo Proctor, Arthur G. Racey, Cliff Rogerson, Adolf Schus and Birnbaum, Bruce Shanks, Bill Steinke, L. S. Soderstrom, G. Summers, C. H. Sykes, Kendall Vintroux, H. Vuscinka , R. Graham Wahm, Tom Webster, Gluyas Williams, Orville P. Williams, Workman, and Al Zere.
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