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Sale 2556 | Lot 192
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Sale 2556 - Lot 192
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"Shucks!! It's too high for me to reach." * "You've got to be an aviator to hunt for wild geese..." Together, two original "Felix the Cat" Sunday comics, published January 14 and 21, 1934, respectively, with King Features Syndicate pastedowns. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. Each 410x520 mm; 16 1/4x20 1/2 inches, on 17 3/4x22 3/4-inch sheet. Unsigned.
Messmer worked for the Pat Sullivan Studios, who claimed credit for the character.
"Shucks!! It's too high for me to reach." * "You've got to be an aviator to hunt for wild geese..." Together, two original "Felix the Cat" Sunday comics, published January 14 and 21, 1934, respectively, with King Features Syndicate pastedowns. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. Each 410x520 mm; 16 1/4x20 1/2 inches, on 17 3/4x22 3/4-inch sheet. Unsigned.
Messmer worked for the Pat Sullivan Studios, who claimed credit for the character.
Condition:
Edges flaking and toning. Registration tape and date stamps in margins. Some graphite ghosting, blue pencil notations, and discolorations within image area. Some texturing to second to last panel of "Shucks!".
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