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Auction or Sell Your 1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday Comic Strip Art for up to Nearly $40,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders

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George Joseph Herriman (August 22, 1880 – April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944). More influential than popular, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among those in the arts. Gilbert Seldes’ article “The Krazy Kat Who Walks by Himself” was the earliest example of a critic from the high arts giving serious attention to a comic strip. The Comics Journal placed the strip first on its list of the greatest comics of the 20th century. Herriman’s work has been a primary influence on cartoonists such as Will Eisner, Charles M. Schulz, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Bill Watterson, and Chris Ware.

Below is a recent realized price for George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip art from 1918. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday Comic Strip Art. Sold for nearly $40,000.

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”Krazy Kat” Sunday Comic Strip by George Herriman From 7 November 1943

”Krazy Kat” large Sunday comic strip, dated 7 November 1943. Created by cartoonist George Herriman, Krazy Kat depicts the unlikely love triangle of a cat, a mouse and a dog: Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse and Officer Bull Pupp. Krazy Kat’s naive, unrequited love for Ignatz is consistently and unceremoniously rewarded by bricks hurled to the back of his head, thrown by the cantankerous mouse. Officer Bull Pupp does his best to protect Krazy Kat, whom he not so secretly loves, from Ignatz’ relentless brick attacks. True to form, this hand-drawn 1943 Sunday strip features Officer Bull Pupp’s unsuccessful attempt to shield Krazy Kat from an inevitable brick attack at the hands of Ignatz. With a distinctly Southwestern visual style, Krazy Kat has long been a favorite of comic fans and such notables as E.E. Cummings, William Randolph Hearst, Jack Kerouac and Pablo Picasso. Strip measures 16.5” by 25”. Mounted to board but in otherwise remarkably near fine condition with only a hint of toning. From the estate of ”Blondie” creator Chic Young. Sold for $22,878.

1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip art
”Krazy Kat” Sunday Comic Strip by George Herriman From 7 November 1943. Click to enlarge.

Very Rare George Herriman “Krazy Kat” Strip Signed

Original George Herriman “Krazy Kat” Sunday strip in pen and ink, signed “Herriman”, dated 31 May 1942. “Krazy Kat” first appeared in 1913 in William Randolph Hearst’s newspaper, the “New York Evening Journal.” The strip instantly became a favorite of Hearst, who furnished Herriman with a lifetime contract and insisted that the strip run in all of his papers. The comic strip, which was set in Coconino County, Arizona, where Herriman had a vacation home, mixed Herriman’s native Creole dialect with alliterative and rhyming word play, absurdist humor, social commentary, and a recurring action of a mouse who throws a brick at a cat. In this 10-panel strip, Krazy Kat quizzes Mr. Kenga Roo and finds himself deceived by appearances, when out of Kenga Roo’s pouch springs his son, and then, from the son’s pouch, his son, and just when Krazy thinks he’s seen enough, out springs the great-granddaughter, Fannie, from the grandson’s pouch. The last panel features Herriman’s quirky characters, Ignatz Mouse and Gooseberry Sprig, watching Krazy, obviously disturbed, hopping off into the expansive Arizona landscape. This strip features an additional horizontal panel that was introduced in 1938: Krazy and Ignatz watch a reclining rattle snake who’s kept awake by his tail. Ignatz explains: “His tail is nervous – it keeps him awake.” Strip, measuring 17″ x 24″, has a few stains in spots, pencil notes along bottom and is framed to an overall size of 19.25″ x 28″. Near fine condition. Sold for $9,500.

1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip art
Very Rare George Herriman Krazy Kat Comic Art Signed. Click to enlarge.

Incredibly Rare George Herriman Original “Krazy Kat” Sunday Strip

Original George Herriman “Krazy Kat” Sunday strip in pen and ink on stiff paper, dated 16 May 1943. “Krazy Kat” first appeared in 1913 in William Randolph Hearst’s newspaper, the “New York Evening Journal.” The comic strip, which was set in Coconino County, Arizona, where Herriman had a vacation home, mixed Herriman’s native Creole dialect with alliterative and rhyming word play, absurdist humor, social commentary and a recurring motif of a mouse who throws a brick at a cat. The strip became a favorite of Hearst, who furnished Herriman with a lifetime contract and insisted that the strip run in all of his papers. In this 20-panel Sunday strip, Ignatz Mouse is on trial for brick throwing. The scales of justice are manipulated as Ignatz hires Hoot Zoot Soot, the Mesmeric Marvel, to hypnotize the judge to rule in Ignatz’s favor. After Ignatz is free, and is extorted by Hoot Zoot to pay an additional fee, he attempts to unsuccessfully hypnotize the brickmaker, Kolin Kelly, into giving him a brick. Herriman appends the strip at the bottom horizontal panel showing a hypnotized Ignatz attempting to throw a brick at Krazy. Strip, measuring 16.5″ x 25″, has minor soiling along edges, the number “64” written in blue pencil at top left and is framed to an overall size of 19.25″ x 27.75″. Very good condition overall. A fine example of Herriman’s work. Sold for $9,500.

1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip art
Incredibly Rare George Herriman Krazy Kat Comic Art from a Sunday Strip. Click to enlarge.

Krazy Kat Illustration by George Herriman — Composed in Ink & Watercolor, Measuring 9.5″ x 6″ of Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse & Officer Bull Pupp

Original “Krazy Kat” hand-drawn and signed illustration by George Herriman, rendered in multi-color ink and watercolor. An extremely popular comic strip created by Herriman in 1913, Krazy Kat depicts the unlikely love triangle of a cat, a mouse and a dog: Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse and Officer Bull Pupp. Krazy Kat’s naive, unrequited love for Ignatz is consistently and unceremoniously rewarded by bricks hurled to the back of his head, thrown by the cantankerous mouse. Officer Bull Pupp does his best to protect Krazy Kat, whom he not so secretly loves, from Ignatz’ relentless brick attacks. In this hand-drawn illustration from the early 1930s, the three march along, holding up their respective offerings: a brick, bobby stick, and umbrella and flower. Signed by Herriman, “Hey ‘Louie’ – Thine – Geo. Herriman”, drawn for Louis Staub, a New York printer. Krazy Kat ran for almost thirty years, from 1913-1944, a favorite of comic fans and such notables as E.E. Cummings, William Randolph Hearst, Jack Kerouac and Pablo Picasso. Illustration measures 9.5″ by 6″. Three hole punches at top and light creasing to edges, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $4,600.

1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip art
Krazy Kat Illustration by George Herriman. Click to enlarge.

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”Prince Valiant” Sunday Artwork by Hal Foster From 1939 — Perhaps the Most Recognizable Artwork by Hal Foster From ”Prince Valiant”, the Majestic Andelkrag Castle

One of the greatest pieces of artwork by Hal Foster in his career, the original artwork for the 120th ”Prince Valiant” Sunday comic strip from 28 May 1939. In this instantly recognizable piece — featured on the cover of Fantagraphics’ ”Prince Valiant Vol. 2: 1939-1940” and in numerous ”Prince Valiant” publications — Val sees the foreboding castle of Andelkrag in person, surrounded by Huns as they prepare to attack it. The six panel strip measures 26” x 34.5”, (the large Andelkrag panel measures 17” x 21” by itself), with incredible detail showing the seemingly impregnable fortress, the mountains behind it, the flames roiling up aside it and Prince Valiant standing upon a hillside, gazing at its beauty and enormity. In this strip, Val makes his approach and plunges into the river moat at darkness, to find a fire-raft built by the Huns in order to destroy Andelkrag’s bridge. As Prince Valiant destroys their handiwork, the Huns vow revenge in return. Artwork is signed by Foster on the second panel, inscribed to ”Edward W. Larson / with friendly greetings / Hal Foster”. With King Features Syndicate, Inc. label on fifth panel, with 1939 copyright. The date of 28 May 1939 appears on the fourth panel, along with ”120”, the number of this Prince Valiant strip in the life of the series. Artwork is mounted to board and matted to a size of 33” x 41.5”, with matting strips separating the panels. With minute amount of soiling, artwork is in near fine condition. Accompanied by the color newsprint of this artwork and two ”Prince Valiant” books featuring this strip. Sold for $70,461.

1918 George Herriman Krazy Kat Sunday comic strip art
”Prince Valiant” Sunday Artwork by Hal Foster- 1939. Click to enlarge.

Charles Schulz Original Hand-Drawn ”Peanuts” Comic Strip — In This Strip From 1957, Schulz Draws the Score From Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 1 to Call in Snoopy, Who Trots in on 4 Feet

Special ”Peanuts” original comic strip, hand-drawn by Charles Schulz for publication on 16 December 1957. Strip is one of the rare examples of Schulz meticulously recreating a musical score by Beethoven, in this case Piano Sonata No. 1. Schroeder whistles the Sonata to call in Snoopy for dinner, who trots in on four legs rather than two, a hallmark of the early ”Peanuts” strips. With United Feature Syndicate label on first panel, strip measures 29” x 7”. Mild toning, overall very good to near fine condition. Sold for $58,954.

Charles Schulz Original Hand-Drawn ”Peanuts” Comic Strip. Click to enlarge.

Charles Schulz Original Hand-Drawn Sunday ”Peanuts” Comic Strip — In This ”April Showers” Strip, Woodstock Gets Drenched by a Rain Gutter

Original Sunday ”Peanuts” comic strip, hand-drawn by Charles Schulz. In this ”April showers” themed strip, published 26 April 1970, Snoopy, Woodstock and Peppermint Patty get caught in a downpour, but then little Woodstock is further harassed by a flowing rain gutter. Strip measures 24” x 17”, inscribed by Schulz to Jim Pearson. Near fine condition. Sold for $56,250.

Charles Schulz Original Hand-Drawn Sunday ”Peanuts” Comic Strip. Click to enlarge.

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