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Alex Raymond Signed 1942 Sunday ''Flash Gordon'' Hand-Drawn Strip

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/31/2012

Alex Raymond signed ''Flash Gordon'' strip, hand-drawn in ink, from Sunday, 6 September 1942, syndicated by King Features. The strip is signed in the lower right corner, ''Alex Raymond'' with his characteristic flourishes. In this action-packed strip, Flash embraces Dale in front of Queen Desira, who feels the pangs of jealousy. After swimming with Flash, Dale and Dr. Zarkov to escape giant termites, she experiences a different kind of magnetism. Raymond drew his science fiction adventure from 1934-43. This panel belonged to Jim Raymond, his brother, also a cartoonist, who worked on Blondie. Strip is drawn on 20'' x 15'' artist's board and matted to an overall size of 20.5'' x 17.25''. Light overall toning and small area of foxing near King Features label, else near fine. Lot includes a Fall 1956 issue of ''The Cartoonist,'' featuring an obituary of Alex Raymond, who died in an auto accident on 6 September 1956, 14 years to the day after the date of this strip. A spectacular representation of Raymond's work.