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Jack Davis - Jayne Mansfield Pin Up Original Art (undated).

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Jack Davis - Jayne Mansfield Pin Up Original Art (undated).
<B>Jack Davis - Jayne Mansfield Pin Up Original Art (undated).</B></I> We're not sure where this detailed montage of Jayne Mansfield's wedding day saw print. Be that as it may, there is no uncertainty regarding the brilliance of Jack Davis' pen work in this pin up. Inspired to bodybuild after viewing a magazine cover of Steve Reeves, Mickey Hargitay won the "Mr. Universe" competition in 1955 and eventually appeared as Hercules in an Italian film, "The Loves of Hercules." The two met while Mickey was posing in Mae West's popular revue at New York's Latin Quarter. Jayne happened to catch the show, and when her dinner companion asked her what she wanted that evening, she quipped, "I'll have a steak and the man on the left." Mickey and Jayne married two years later in what would become the most publicized marriage in Hollywood history. The two were married on January 13, 1958, in Palo Verde, California. Jack Davis gives the media event his send up in this drawing. The overall paper size measures approximately 17" x 23". The paper shows mild signs of aging and has a few minor stains outside the image area; otherwise it is in Very Good condition. This is a wonderful piece of 1950s American pop culture as rendered by the legendary <B>Mad</B></I> magazine artist! <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.