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Elzie Crisler Segar - Original Comic Strip Art

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Elzie Crisler Segar - Original Comic Strip Art
Elzie Crisler Segar - Original Comic Strip Art for Popeye Daily dated 9-5-32 (King Features Syndicate, 1932). On January 17, 1929, when Castor Oyl asked the gruff looking gentleman with the sailor's cap, corncob pipe, and anchors tattooed on his forearms, "Hey there! Are you a sailor?", and received the response, "'Ja think I'm a cowboy?", little did he, or anyone know that we were witnessing the birth of a comics superstar. Popeye was originally conceived as a walk-on character in E.C. Segar's Thimble Theater, a popular strip that had been running since 1919. Within a year of Popeye's first appearance, he had become the star of the strip, which was soon after renamed in his honor. The strip offered here, from relatively early in Popeye's career, features both Popeye and Olive Oyl (Castor's spindly sister), and is in excellent condition. Measuring approximately 21.25" x 5.25" overall, the words "The face in the moonlight" have been written along the bottom margin in blue pencil, presumably in Segar's own hand. A dark, moody example, with a pleasing sense of implied menace, the strip is signed by Segar in the last panel. 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.