Sale 2495 - Illustration Art, December 6, 2018

237 c DALE MESSICK. “She’s going to marry Hennie Horton!” Group of 4 original “Brenda Starr” comic strips, all relating to the impending marriage of Brenda and Hennie, published September 9, 13, 15, and 20, 1969, with The Chicago Tribune copyright pastedown in fourth panels. Pen ink, and colored pencil on paper. Each measures 127x394 mm; 5x15 1 / 2 inches and loosely mounted together on 23x19 1 / 2 - inch stiff black board, with tabs bearing the series name along left margins. Each strip is signed and dated. [600/900] 238 c FRANK MODELL. “I’ll tell you what. Get your analyst on the phone, if he says it’s dirty and perverted I promise, I’ll never ask you again.” Cartoon for Playboy, published 1980, with their stamps on verso. Charcoal and wash on paper. 241x330 mm; 9 1 / 2 x13 inches. Signed, captioned, and dated [19]80 in lower left image; additionally signed “Modell” in lower right image. [400/600] 237 238