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Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Bet

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Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Bet
Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Betty Boop Daily dated 10-23-34 (King Features Syndicate, 1934). A true American icon, Betty Boop's image can be seen today on everything from t-shirts to lunchboxes and from posters to wall clocks. Astonishingly, for someone so universally recognized and beloved, she appeared in only a handful of animated features and comic strips in the 1930s. Her first appearance, as a sexy dog, was in the Fleischer Studios short "Dizzy Dishes" by future Disney legend Grim Natwick, released in 1930. The following year, slightly redesigned, she appeared in "Mask-A-Raid," and from there her career took off. Phenomenally popular throughout the 1930s, she was deemed too sexy for the Hayes Administration's tastes, and her last Fleischer feature played in 1939. Her comic strip career was even shorter, running from 1934 until 1938, with art by the talented Bud Counihan, who was Chic Young's former assistant on Blondie. These strips, of which only a handful are known to exist today, focused on Betty's career as an up-and-coming Hollywood starlet. The example offered here, with an image area of approximately 19.75" x 5", and in excellent condition, features Betty in every panel. It will be an exciting piece for any fan of the "Boop-oop-a-doop" girl. 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.