PERCY CROSBY (1891-1964) "Oh, well. We can't all be Babe Ruths." Skippy Daily Comic Strip
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PERCY CROSBY (1891-1964)
"Oh, well. We can't all be Babe Ruths." Four-panel Skippy daily comic strip, dated September 2, 1926, with Johnson Features Inc. label in first panel. Ink and blue pencil on Bristol board. 160x550 mm; 6¼x21¾ inches, sheet. Signed by Crosby in last panel. Percy Crosby's "Skippy," one of the most popular comic strips from 1923-1945, inspired Peanuts among many other cartoons. It was said that at its height Crosby's weekly salary was greater than that of the President of the United States. It was the basis for a highly successful 1931 motion picture comedy of the same name starring Jackie Cooper, who was nominated as Best Actor, the youngest to ever be nominated in that category. The popular peanut butter was named for the famous comic strip character.
"Oh, well. We can't all be Babe Ruths." Four-panel Skippy daily comic strip, dated September 2, 1926, with Johnson Features Inc. label in first panel. Ink and blue pencil on Bristol board. 160x550 mm; 6¼x21¾ inches, sheet. Signed by Crosby in last panel. Percy Crosby's "Skippy," one of the most popular comic strips from 1923-1945, inspired Peanuts among many other cartoons. It was said that at its height Crosby's weekly salary was greater than that of the President of the United States. It was the basis for a highly successful 1931 motion picture comedy of the same name starring Jackie Cooper, who was nominated as Best Actor, the youngest to ever be nominated in that category. The popular peanut butter was named for the famous comic strip character.
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PERCY CROSBY (1891-1964) "Oh, well. We can't all be Babe Ruths." Skippy Daily Comic Strip
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