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Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Original Art Signed with a Christmas Greeting dated 11-4-56 (United Feat...

Lot: 92210, Auction: 2009 August Signature Comics & Comic Art Auction #7009

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Ended: Aug 13, 2009
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Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Original Art Signed with a Christmas Greeting dated 11-4-56 (United Feature Syndicate, 1956). One of the most beloved comic strips of all time made its debut in 1950 and established itself as the most successful comic strip in newspaper history. This early example featuring Lucy and Schroeder was created six years into the strip's life, and it showcases Schulz's virtuoso command at staging a three-tier Sunday page. This musical masterpiece has a delightful hand written Yuletide inscription by Schulz in panel one, "Merry Christmas to Billy from Charles M. Schulz (and Betty!), Dec. 25, 1956." This superb Sunday has an image area of 22.5" x 15". The strip has been mounted to a backing board and there are some small stains in panel six and an aged title logo stat; otherwise,, the art is in Very Good condition.

Schulz, Charles: Schulz, Charles is the creator of Peanuts, an renowned American comic strip. He served in the army during World War II, later becoming an art school instructor and then a free-lance cartoonist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Saturday Evening Post. In 1950, he sold the Peanuts strip to United Features, and it became the most widely-read comic in history, appearing worldwide in over 2,000 newspapers.. American cartoonist, illustrator, and author, 1922-2000

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