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Cliff Sterrett - Polly and Her Pals Sunday Comic Strip Original Art 9-11-32 (King Features Syndicate

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Cliff Sterrett - Polly and Her Pals Sunday Comic Strip Original Art 9-11-32 (King Features Syndicate
<B>Cliff Sterrett - Polly and Her Pals Sunday Comic Strip Original Art 9-11-32 (King Features Syndicate, 1932).</B></I> Maw's gone off to the country for a spell, leaving a jubilant Paw Perkins and his pet Kitty alone in the house. Then the noises start.... For a very brief period of time, Cliff Sterrett produced a series of Art Deco <I>Polly and Her Pals</B></I> pages, and this strip is an excellent example from that highly sought-after period. The black areas balance each other perfectly and create a separate Art Deco world. The strip's gag is funny in itself, but under the surface is lurking a sinister, unsettling effect, creating the feeling that someone has when staying alone at night in a big house. Published at the height of the Art Deco period, this strip is overflowing with streamlined lamps, light fixtures, flowers, candles, pillows -- even the reflections in the windows look stylized. Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot would be right at home in this Deco environment. Cliff Sterrett is often compared to <I>Krazy Kat</B></I>'s George Herriman in creating a world unto itself, and there are some common characteristics; however, Sterrett took his own artistic path. The <I>Polly and Her Pals</B></I> storylines were years ahead of their time. This surviving Sunday shows a timeless comic classic, from a true master of the medium. The page measures approximately 27" x 22", 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.