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Al Smith (attributed) - Original Cover Art for

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Al Smith (attributed) - Original Cover Art for
Al Smith (attributed) - Original Cover Art for Mutt and Jeff #142 (Harvey, 1964). Credited as the first original comic strip with continuing characters, Bud Fisher's greatest creation first saw the light of day on November 15, 1907 in the San Francisco Chronicle. Originally titled A. Mutt (the "A" stood for Augustus), the strip focused on Mutt's love of sports gambling. Soon, however, the direction of the strip would change, when Jeff was introduced on March 27, 1908. From then on, the pair was inseparable and comics history was made. With a solid run in the newspapers, Mutt and Jeff also enjoyed popularity in comic books, being cover featured on Funnies on Parade, considered the very first comic book, and solid runs in their own titles from the 1940s through the mid-1960s. The cover offered here, from their Harvey run, is a lovely example of the gentle humor that made this pair so popular for several generations of fans. Measuring approximately 8.5" x 11" overall, the cover is in excellent condition, with some use of white-out. The title and logos are a recent recreation, but all else is original. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.