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Dick Sprang and Charles Paris - Batman Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-19-46 (McClure Syndic

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Dick Sprang and Charles Paris - Batman Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-19-46 (McClure Syndic
<B>Dick Sprang and Charles Paris - Batman Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 2-19-46 (McClure Syndicate, 1946).</B></I> Dick Sprang began ghosting the <I>Batman</B></I> feature for DC Comics in 1941. He inked his own work until 1945, and after a stint by Gene MacDonald as inker, Charles Paris took over, and became known as one of the greatest Batman inkers. Sprang went on to do seventy-five Batman stories and thirty-five covers. He once outlined his storytelling approach thusly: "You tried for a variation, and never repeat the same scene, never the same degree of sequential medium shot or closer, long shot. Always vary it. And in all this moving around you try to bring a rhythm into the way you draw the continuity of action and setting. The slant of a building, an exaggerated perspective, leads into the opposite, a bridge, or some other building in the next panel, something that always keeps the reader interested, and alive visually. We're drawing dramatic action stuff, not pretty pictures, so the camera probes, trying to get the best effect of movement and suspense." Dick Sprang <I>Batman</B></I> dailies are extremely rare, with only three examples known to exist. The image area of this strip is approximately 6.5" x 21.5", and the art, on Craftint board, is in Excellent condition. The strip has been autographed in the lower border by Batman creator Bob Kane, and by Dick Sprang in the first panel. Sprang is considered by many collectors to be the ultimate illustrator of the Dark Knight Detective; don't let this rare chance to own a vintage original piece slip by. <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.