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Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Betty Boop Daily dated 11-2-34 (King Features Syndicate, 1934). Betty just seems...
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Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Betty Boop Daily dated 11-2-34 (King Features Syndicate, 1934). Betty just seems to finds fans wherever she goes! Out West to make a new picture, the "Boop-oop-a-doop" girl is crowned Princess by an admiring tribe of Native Americans. Betty, originally designed and developed by the legendary "Grim" Natwick, got her start in Max Fleischer's animated cartoons, and soon moved onto the comics page for a brief four year run. Deemed too sexy by America's moral watchdogs, the Hayes Administration, Betty made her last comic strip appearance in 1938, and her last Fleischer cartoon in 1939. That didn't stop her from becoming an American icon however, and today her image can be seen on everything imaginable. Betty seems to be as popular with today's crowd as she was with the Depression era generation, a staggering achievement when one considers the paucity of her output. Original Betty Boop strips are exceptionally rare. Jerry Weist in his Comic Art Price Guide, Second Edition estimates that only ten to exist today. Several are being offered in this sale, which may represent your only opportunity to acquire one of these rare gems. This example has an image area of approximately 19.75" x 4.75", and is in excellent condition.Auction Info
2004 April Comic Auction #810 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
April, 2004
2nd-3rd
Friday-Saturday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 16
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