Description: Goldberg Rube

Rube Goldberg Boob McNutt Original Drawing

Rube Goldberg original drawing and salutation on card stock, 4.25" x 2.75". Goldberg draws his title character "Boob" with a speech bubble saying "Hello Louise", with the inscription of "Love From Boob McNutt". Along the bottom Rube signed his drawing and dated the card "Aug 1931 / Rube Goldberg". An exceptional example. Please note that original Rube Goldberg comics can go for $1500 and up.

Rube was lured over to Hearst in 1918, where he automatically got a spot in a first-class Sunday section which ran in top newspapers. So, 95 years ago in June, a new character, Boob McNutt, was born. This character lived up to his name. He was a big, dopey man-child who began every episode forlorn, despondent and suicidal; yet somehow, a good Samaritan always would come on the scene to offer him a fresh start with a new job. These would inevitably be tasks requiring a lot of trust (foolishly placed) on their part and intelligence (totally lacking) on Boob’s end of the arrangement. However, botching a job every week can only go on for so long, so the strip added a love interest and an arch-enemy in the form of Pearl and Major Gumbo. Pearl would go on to marry, divorce and remarry Boob several times before the strip ended in 1934.

Rube and Boob had a run of 16 years with King Features Syndicate, but having the temperament of a true artist, and being very well off, Goldberg got bored with Boob and could afford to retire him in favor of a fresh project.

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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