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Chic Young - Blondie Daily Strip #3 Original Art, dated 9-17-30 (King Features Syndicate, 1930).

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Chic Young - Blondie Daily Strip #3 Original Art, dated 9-17-30 (King Features Syndicate, 1930).
<B>Chic Young - Blondie Daily Strip #3 Original Art, dated 9-17-30 (King Features Syndicate, 1930).</B></I> The original art from the first week of publication of a newspaper daily is usually a target for most collectors. This third-ever <I>Blondie</B></I> is special for many reasons, primarily because Blondie began as a somewhat empty-headed "flapper", and Dagwood was a dapper son of a wealthy well-to-do family. Voluptuous, vampy Blondie is seen in all four panels; she's a far cry from the domestic goddess she became during the strip's popular long run! This strip, the third daily (note the small #3 in the third panel) was the beginning of Dagwood's famous hunger strike, which lasted 28 days. In the end, he won out, marrying Blondie despite his disapproving father's wishes, and as a result, was disinherited. Dag's disagreements with his dad caught the public's attention, making this strip instantly popular. <I>Blondie</B></I> still runs today, over 70 years later! The art measures approximately 18" x 4.25", and 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.