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Jim Davis - Original Comic Strip Art for Garfie

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
Jim Davis - Original Comic Strip Art for Garfie
Jim Davis - Original Comic Strip Art for Garfield Daily dated 8-4-78 (United Features Syndicate, 1978). On June 19, 1978 a fat orange cat with an oversized attitude debuted in a mere 40 newspapers nationwide. From such humble beginnings are mighty titans born, however, and within a decade that initial circulation had grown to an astounding 2,000 papers, a level previously reached only by the eternally-popular Blondie and Peanuts. Even later, Garfield would find himself the focus of animated TV specials, a Saturday morning cartoon, and more merchandise than you could shake a plate of lasagna at. The strip offered here, a very early example, features a different, slightly surlier Garfield than the one we've come to know and love. In a mere three panels, the plump feline totally demolishes the world of TV commercials. With an image area of approximately 14" x 4" overall, and in excellent condition, this gem is signed in the final panel by Jim Davis. 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.