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Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Betty Boop Daily dated 10-23-34 (King Features Syndicate, 1934). A true American...
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Bud Counihan - Original Comic Strip Art for Betty Boop Daily dated 10-23-34 (King Features Syndicate, 1934). A true American icon, Betty Boop's image can be seen today on everything from t-shirts to lunchboxes and from posters to wall clocks. Astonishingly, for someone so universally recognized and beloved, she appeared in only a handful of animated features and comic strips in the 1930s. Her first appearance, as a sexy dog, was in the Fleischer Studios short "Dizzy Dishes" by future Disney legend Grim Natwick, released in 1930. The following year, slightly redesigned, she appeared in "Mask-A-Raid," and from there her career took off. Phenomenally popular throughout the 1930s, she was deemed too sexy for the Hayes Administration's tastes, and her last Fleischer feature played in 1939. Her comic strip career was even shorter, running from 1934 until 1938, with art by the talented Bud Counihan, who was Chic Young's former assistant on Blondie. These strips, of which only a handful are known to exist today, focused on Betty's career as an up-and-coming Hollywood starlet. The example offered here, with an image area of approximately 19.75" x 5", and in excellent condition, features Betty in every panel. It will be an exciting piece for any fan of the "Boop-oop-a-doop" girl.Auction Info
2004 April Comic Auction #810 (go to Auction Home page)
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April, 2004
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