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Raeburn Van Buren Self-Portrait with Artist's Models Inscribed Original Art (1935)....

Raeburn Van Buren Self-Portrait with Artist's Models Inscribed Original Art (1935)....

Auction amount: $3,360.00

Sold: Apr 27, 2022

Raeburn Van Buren (American, 1891-1987)

Comic Book Art

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Raeburn Van Buren - Original Comic Strip Art for Abbie an' Slats Group of 159 Strips (United Features Syndicate, 1946-70). For those collectors looking for something with a little weight, try this incredible hefty batch of Sunday originals by the talented artist Raeburn Van Buren. "Abbie an' Slats" began as an offshoot project for Al Capp, of "Lil' Abner" fame in 1937; he scripted the strip until 1945, when his brother Elliot Caplin took over. The strip ran until 1971, not one of the heavy hitters, but a modestly popular strip, especially with rural readers. This massive collection of 24" x 17" originals consists mostly of strips from 1960 to 1970, although there are a few pages from 1946 and 1953 included. A couple of pages are missing the title panel, and some strips used the occasional stat; however, most of these pieces are in excellent condition. You may never get another chance to see this many original pages of newspaper art together, let alone something as well drawn as this lovely strip. (Total: 159 Original Art)
Auction 809 | Lot: 4010 | Feb 8, 2004

Sold For: $3,565.00
Raeburn Van Buren Self-Portrait with Artist's Models Inscribed Original Art (1935).
Auction 322217 | Lot: 49180 | Apr 27, 2022

Sold For: $3,360.00
Raeburn Van Buren - Original Comic Strip Art for "Abbie n' Slats" Group of 190 Strips (United Features Syndicate, 1942-70). This long running strip was first developed and written by Al Capp, of "Lil' Abner" fame. The artist was Raeburn Van Buren, whose illustrations had appeared in many magazines like Saturday Evening Post. The strip ran from 1937 until Van Buren's retirement in 1971. This incredible stack of strips includes a total of 190 pieces of art; many are from 1948, with additional strips from 1946, 1949, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1967, and 1970. Most of the 20.5" x 7" strips are in excellent condition, although some panels were stated images from earlier strips. The stats are beginning to darken, and a few strips are missing items. Still, this is a great opportunity to get a treasure trove of art from one of the best in the business. A bonus strip is included from 1942; it features the artist himself, in a pitch for war bonds. (Total: 190 Original Art)
Auction 809 | Lot: 4011 | Feb 8, 2004

Sold For: $2,472.50
Raeburn Van Buren - Original Comic Strip Art for Abbie an' Slats Group of 200 Strips (United Features Syndicate, 1950-71). A massive treasure trove of original daily strips from one of the finest artists to toil away for the newspapers. Van Buren got his start in magazine illustration; he entered into a partnership with Al Capp (who wrote the strip as a moonlight gig away from his "Lil' Abner") to produce this long-running strip that veered from slapstick humor to soap opera, all with a rural flavor. These 200 strips begin in the early 1950s, including 1953, 1957, and 1959; but the real bulk of the work here is from 1960 to 1970. Three strips are missing the last panel, and a few strips used a stat or two which have turned a little brown. Most of these, however, are in excellent shape. This is a wonderful chance to collect an artist whose work is due a new recognition and admiration by today's fans. (Total: 200 Original Art)
Auction 809 | Lot: 4012 | Feb 8, 2004

Sold For: $1,265.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Christmas Themed Original Art dated 12-25-55 (United Feature Syndicate, 1955).
Auction 322131 | Lot: 46257 | Aug 4, 2021

Sold For: $1,200.00
Raeburn Van Buren "Becky Groggins" Illustration Original Art (United Feature Syndicate, 1944).
Auction 322444 | Lot: 50280 | Oct 30, 2024

Sold For: $720.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie and Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-30-46 (United Feature Syndicate, 1946).
Auction 830 | Lot: 93767 | Nov 15, 2008

Sold For: $657.25
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie and Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 10-13-57 (United Feature Syndicate, 1957)...
Auction 18093 | Lot: 13618 | Sep 21, 2008

Sold For: $597.50
Raeburn Van Buren False Faces Illustration Original Art (undated).
Auction 19082 | Lot: 12764 | Aug 9, 2009

Sold For: $567.63
Raeburn Van Buren Pin Up Girl Illustration Original Art (1938).
Auction 191110 | Lot: 11805 | Nov 1, 2009

Sold For: $567.63
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-25-55 (United Feature Syndicate, 1955).
Auction 122012 | Lot: 17783 | Mar 23, 2020

Sold For: $552.00
Clayton Knight, Ralph Heimdahl, Thomas "Pap" Paprocki, Raeburn Van Buren, and Bud Blake - Comic Strip Original Art, Group of 5 (various, 1938-75). Start a new original comic strip art collection with this varied comic group lot that spans four decades, or just add a few more sterling strips to your portfolio. This lot includes a Clayton Knight Hall of Fame of the Air "topper" strip (for Ace Drummond Sunday, dated 6-26-38); a Ralph Heimdahl Bugs Bunny daily (dated 2-7-67); a Thomas "Pap" Paprocki sports cartoon featuring the Brooklyn Dodgers' Carl Furillo (undated); a Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats daily (dated 11-29-48); and a Bud Blake Tiger daily (dated 6-5-75). These strips range in overall size from 9" x 11" to 21" x 14". The Clayton Knight original has aged considerably and is in Fair condition; otherwise, the other strips average Very Good condition. (Total: 5 Items)
Auction 821 | Lot: 44317 | Aug 12, 2006

Sold For: $537.75
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie and Slats Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 1-27-42 (United Feature Syndicate, 1942)....
Auction 18094 | Lot: 14636 | Sep 28, 2008

Sold For: $537.75
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Hand-Tinted Original Art dated 7-29-45 (United Feature Syndicate, 1945).
Auction 121826 | Lot: 11173 | Jul 1, 2018

Sold For: $504.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 6-16-40 (United Feature Syndicate, 1940).
Auction 122032 | Lot: 13657 | Aug 10, 2020

Sold For: $480.00

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Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-13-45 (United Feature Syndicate, 1945).
Auction 7204 | Lot: 94904 | Feb 23, 2019

Sold For: $456.00
Raeburn Van Buren - Abbie and Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 3-30-46 (United Feature Syndicate, 1946).
Auction 825 | Lot: 43431 | Aug 4, 2007

Sold For: $448.13
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-13-45 (United Feature Syndicate, 1945).
Auction 122110 | Lot: 13906 | Mar 8, 2021

Sold For: $408.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 6-1-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 121747 | Lot: 13184 | Nov 19, 2017

Sold For: $406.30
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip daté 14-04-63 (United Feature Syndicate, 1963).
Auction 7257 | Lot: 53411 | Oct 3, 2021

Sold For: $400.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Daily Comic Strips Original Art Group of 3 (United Feature Syndicate, 1946). (Total: 3 Original Art)
Auction 322423 | Lot: 46242 | Jun 5, 2024

Sold For: $384.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-13-45 (United, 1945).
Auction 7141 | Lot: 94464 | Nov 19, 2016

Sold For: $382.40
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-5-1940 (United Feature Syndicate, 1940). (Total: 2 Items)
Auction 322347 | Lot: 49248 | Nov 22, 2023

Sold For: $372.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-1-45 (United Feature Syndicate, 1945).
Auction 121906 | Lot: 12190 | Feb 10, 2019

Sold For: $360.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art Group of 3 (1963). (Total: 2 Original Art)
Auction 122019 | Lot: 13657 | May 11, 2020

Sold For: $360.00

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Raeburn Van Buren Abbie and Slats Consecutive Daily Comic Strips Original Art Group fo 2 (United Feature Syndicate, 1958) (Total: 2 Original Art)
Auction 322412 | Lot: 48180 | Mar 20, 2024

Sold For: $360.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 6-1-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 121939 | Lot: 19241 | Sep 29, 2019

Sold For: $360.00
Raeburn Van Buren - Abbie and Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art, dated 6-10-45 (United Features Syndicate, 1945). Bathless Groggins takes out the Meatball King in a panel straight out of Lil Abner, in this Sunday strip by Raeburn Van Buren. Van Buren brings some of the best drawing ever done in comic strips to his stint on this series, and this page is a great example. The art measures 14.5" x 22" and is in Excellent condition.
Auction 815 | Lot: 4395 | Feb 10, 2005

Sold For: $345.00
Frank Godwin - Original Art Comic Strip Art for Rusty Riley Sunday (King Features Syndicate, 1959). Few newspaper strips look quite as nice as Rusty Riley. Artist Frank Godwin was a master with the brush, as seen in this lovely example. Like Raeburn Van Buren, Godwin had a long career as a book and magazine illustrator which preceded his work on Rusty In fact, he even had an earlier strip, "Connie", which ran from 1922 to 1944. "Rusty Riley" began in 1948 (after Godwin had spent a little time drawing comic books, including Wonder Woman) as a male counterpart to "Little Orphan Annie". In time, it developed into an ongoing saga about the world of horse racing. While there are no animals in this example, there is plenty of fine portrait art by one of the last of the "old masters". The art size is 23.75" x 16.5", and is in very nice condition.
Auction 809 | Lot: 4034 | Feb 8, 2004

Sold For: $333.50
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 6-6-38 (United Feature Syndicate, 1938).
Auction 322534 | Lot: 48302 | Aug 20, 2025

Sold For: $325.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-30-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 122107 | Lot: 15896 | Feb 15, 2021

Sold For: $312.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-30-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 121748 | Lot: 14204 | Nov 26, 2017

Sold For: $310.70
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 11-23-39 (United Feature Syndicate, 1939).
Auction 322536 | Lot: 46308 | Sep 3, 2025

Sold For: $300.00
Raeburn Van Buren - Abby and Slats Daily Comic Strip Original Art, dated 11-23-39 (United Features Syndicate, 1939). Becky b...
Auction 14122 | Lot: 17806 | Dec 19, 2004

Sold For: $299.00
Raeburn Van Buren Farm Relief Original Art (1934)
Auction 121902 | Lot: 12142 | Jan 13, 2019

Sold For: $288.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-16-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 121908 | Lot: 15239 | Feb 24, 2019

Sold For: $288.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 11-18-53 (United Feature Syndicate, 1953).
Auction 122111 | Lot: 15931 | Mar 15, 2021

Sold For: $288.00
Raeburn Van Buren Cartoon Illustration Original Art (1931)....
Auction 110051 | Lot: 11645 | May 2, 2010

Sold For: $262.90
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Daily Comic Strip Original Art (United Feature Syndicate, undated).
Auction 121542 | Lot: 13017 | Oct 18, 2015

Sold For: $262.90
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-16-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 322223 | Lot: 47188 | Jun 8, 2022

Sold For: $240.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie and Slats Consecutive Daily Comic Strip Original Art Group of 3 (United Feature Syndicate, 1947). (Total: 3)
Auction 122118 | Lot: 11874 | May 3, 2021

Sold For: $240.00

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Raeburn Van Buren Abbie and Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-12-57 (United Feature Syndicate, 1957).
Auction 19082 | Lot: 12765 | Aug 9, 2009

Sold For: $239.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art 4-6-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941). (Total: 2 Original Art)
Auction 122111 | Lot: 15930 | Mar 15, 2021

Sold For: $228.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 12-9-51 (United Feature Syndicate, 1951).
Auction 122107 | Lot: 15898 | Feb 15, 2021

Sold For: $228.00

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Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 3-16-41 (United Feature Syndicate, 1941).
Auction 121735 | Lot: 14115 | Aug 27, 2017

Sold For: $227.05
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 9-3-49 (United Feature Syndicate, 1949).
Auction 322538 | Lot: 48315 | Sep 17, 2025

Sold For: $225.00
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie an' Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 6-28-70 (United Feature Syndicate, 1970).
Auction 322526 | Lot: 49266 | Jun 25, 2025

Sold For: $204.00

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$428 or more
Raeburn Van Buren Abbie 'an Slats Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 1-17 (United Feature Syndicate, c. 1946).
Auction 121548 | Lot: 15210 | Nov 29, 2015

Sold For: $203.15

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