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Frederick Opper Signed Original Rear Cover Print from Puck Magazine, February 27, 1884

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Frederick Opper Signed Original Rear Cover Print from Puck Magazine, February 27, 1884
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OPPER, Frederick Burr. (1857-1937) One of the pioneers of American newspaper comic strips, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan. His comic characters were featured in magazine gag cartoons, covers, political cartoons and comic strips for six decades. Puck magazine was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. Opper worked for Puck for 18 years, drawing everything from spot illustrations to chromolithograph covers. Original rear cover print for the February 27, 1884 issue featuring Opper's illustration, entitled "Lothario Logan. -- He Can't Reach Her With Such a Ladder as This," that depicts Republican presidential candidate John A. Logan attempting to serenade the maiden, who is the personification of the presidential nomination, with a banjo that is the metaphor for Logan's war record and by climbing a ladder that is pieced together with disparate platforms. A leery old man keeps an eye on Logan while carrying a rifle labeled "Public Distrust." Logan ultimately got the nomination, but was selected as James G. Blaine's vice presidential running mate. Measures 10 in. x 13.5 in. Signed by Opper in black ink at the lower right, "F. Opper 1934." Small tear at the lower right corner. Otherwise, still in fine condition.