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Al Taliaferro - Donald Duck Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-29-42 (King Features Syndicate,

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Al Taliaferro - Donald Duck Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-29-42 (King Features Syndicate,
<B>Al Taliaferro - Donald Duck Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-29-42 (King Features Syndicate, 1942).</B></I> This is a scarce "experimental" Sunday page by Al Taliaferro, one of his best examples. There was a short period in 1942 when Taliaferro was allowed by the Walt Disney Studios to experiment with shapes, open undefined panels, and circles. Taliaferro's goal was to break the square panel look, which, in his opinion, was beginning to look a bit humdrum. His experiment was a success, but slowed down his output due to the extra work and planning, so the Studio advised Taliaferro to return to the standard panel layout. This astonishing free-flowing design was not to be seen on the <I>Donald Duck</B></I> strips after 1942. Donald is featured in all thirteen panels of this amusing World War II "Homefront" Sunday. Taliaferro drew the Duck family strips for over thirty years. His original art rarely enters the open market, and the few examples that do appear are highly prized by collectors. This piece, in Excellent condition, measures approximately 24" x 16". <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> 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.