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Billy DeBeck - Barney Google Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-20-?? (circa 1920s).

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Billy DeBeck - Barney Google Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-20-?? (circa 1920s).
<B>Billy DeBeck - Barney Google Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-20-?? (circa 1920s).</B></I> This original page, known as "The Race Today," features perhaps the most desirable and sought-after <I>Barney Google</B></I> sequence, featuring the Barney Google Derby horse race won by Spark Plug. This page features the entire race from start to finish, beginning with a roster of entries, and ending with a victorious Barney caboosing out of town. Spark Plug was a star in many of the Google stories, appearing on the cover of a number of hardcover book editions of DeBeck strips, and popular in jewelry designs, as this scrappy little horse really caught the public's eye. The <I>Barney Google</B></I> strip began in 1919 and continued past DeBeck's death in 1942; today it is better known as <I>Barney Google and Snuffy Smith</B></I>, with Barney making only rare cameo appearances. This strip has an image area of approximately 17.5" x 4"; there are a couple of very small stains in the first panel, otherwise this page is in Excellent condition. <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.