Four Large Comic Strips, Original Artwork, 1936 to 1942: "Freckles & His Friends", "Napoleon and Uncle Elby", "Oaky Doaks", and "Moon Mullins"

A group of four fantastic comic strips from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s, from a variety of cartoonists including Merrill Blosser, Frank Willard, Clifford McBride, and Ralph Fuller. Includes the following:

1. "Freckles and His Friends" by Merrill Blosser. Ca. 1936. Measures 25" x 6". Distributed by NEA Service, Inc. The strip depicts Freckles and his friends learning about a new colt in town, named Dynamite. The comic followed Freckles McGoosey and his friends in the small town of Shadyside. It was ghostwritten by Fred Fox and illustrated by Blosser from 1915 to 1966. After Blosser left the comic, "Freckles and His Friends" ran five more years until its end in 1971.

2. "Napoleon and Uncle Elby" by Clifford McBride. Ca. 1938. Measures 19.5" x 5" (sight), matted to the overall size of 23" x 8.5". Distributed by Lafave Newspaper Features. Uncle Elby accidentally hits Napoleon squarely on the snout while aiming for Bill Tracy's doorbell with a pea shooter. The strip launched in 1932 and ran for 29 years; by the mid-1940s, it was distributed by 80 newspapers around the world. Uncle Elby was based on McBride's own uncle, a lumberman from Wisconsin. Napoleon was a large, Irish wolfhound-like dog, who was constantly testing the limits of Uncle Elby's patience.

3. "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph B. Fuller. Ca. 1940. Measures 21.5" x 5.75" (sight), matted to the overall size of 24.5" x 8.5". Distributed by AP Features. The text panel reads "After a series of mishaps, Oaky has arrived in the palace of the Emir…" The strip focused on Oaky Doaks, a farm boy who constructed his own suit of armor and set out on his own adventures…or misadventures. The comic ran from June 1935 until December 30, 1961.

4. "Moon Mullins" by Frank Willard. March 19, 1942. Measures 21.5" x 7.25". Distributed by News Syndicate Co., Inc. Titled "Just before the bottle, Mother", Moon's kid brother, Kayo, tries to save Uncle Willie from Aunt Mamie's scolding. "Moon Mullins" ran as both a daily and Sunday strip, from June 19, 1923, to June 2, 1991. It followed a group of characters living at the Schmaltz boarding house.

Comic strips have varying degrees of toning, along with some spots of light soiling. Pencil notations, with some slight smudging.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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