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John Thornton - Original Comic Strip Art for Fl

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
John Thornton - Original Comic Strip Art for Fl
John Thornton - Original Comic Strip Art for Flamingo Daily dated 11-6-52 (Phoenix Features, 1952). Created by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker, this short-lived strip told the story of Flamingo, the beautiful gypsy girl. Baker stayed with his creation for a relatively short time, before handing the artistic reins over to John Thornton, who ably continued in Baker's classic style. The example shown here is particularly desirable, as it offers two Flamingos for the price of one in the shocking last panel! In very good condition, and measuring approximately 20.25" x 6.75" overall, there is some tape discoloration around the edges, but this does not affect the art in any way. The piece is signed by the artist and by Ruth Roche, the writer, 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.