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Here is a George Herriman Krazy Kat 1942 Sunday original art strip we have sold in the past:

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.

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FREE APPRAISAL. To buy, auction, sell or consign your item that is for sale, please email your description and photos to [email protected] of Nate D. Sanders Auctions (http://www.NateDSanders.com).