Richard F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-14 (New York Herald, circa 1906-1910)....

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Richard F. Outcault Buster Brown Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-14 (New York Herald, circa 1906-1910). A monumental example of a classic feature -- extra-large at almost two feet in height -- with one dazzling light-and-shadow panel and a knockout explosive effect (second and third tiers, center). The irrepressible Buster Brown arrived in 1902 -- brainchild of Outcault, an inventor of the comic-strip medium as a revolutionary component of the newspaper industry. Buster's companion in mischief is his bulldog, Tige -- regarded as the funnypapers' first talking animal. In this splendid page, an attempt to photograph Grandpa Grouch proves disastrous. A historic masterpiece of cartooning. Ink over graphite on Bristol board. Image area (strip), 19.25" x 23.5". Moderate toning. Torn corners, including two nicks that extend into the image area. Good condition. From the Outcault Family Collection.

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