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Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Comics Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
V.T
V.T. Hamlin - Original Comic Strip Art for Alley Oop Sunday dated 2-8-48 (Newspaper Enterprise Association, 1948). One of the longest-lived characters on comic strip history, Alley Oop, the prehistoric man from Moo, made his first appearance in 1933 and has been going strong ever since. With adventures that ranged from the dawn of time to the far-flung future, readers never knew where Alley would show up next. The Sunday offered here places him in ancient China, listening to a dragon tell about ridding the world of demonic hummingbirds. Both written and drawn by the strip's creator (Hamlin wouldn't hire his first assistant until several years later), this piece is in excellent condition. It measures approximately 26" x 18.75" overall and is signed by Hamlin in the first panel. "Alley Oop" Sundays from this period are quite rare, and it may be quite a while before an example as good as this one is offered again. 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. 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.