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Sale 2556 | Lot 189
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Sale 2556 - Lot 189
"Rats - I lost me cigar." Original "Bringing up Father" Sunday comic, published May 15, 1938, with King Features Syndicate copyright pastedown in last panel. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. 290x414 mm; 11 1/4x16 1/4 inches, on 11 3/4x16 3/4-inch sheet. Signed "Geo. McManus" and dated in last panel.
Condition:
Tape with registration marks in margins. Graphite ghosting, scattered faint markings, and some texturing within comic panels. Portion of copyright pastedown is loose and is missing a section. Uneven cut to upper edge with minor soft creasing. Verso has tape remnants and printer's notations in graphite.
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