[WALTER WINCHELL.] A group of five original and printed comics reflecting Winchell's cultural reach: 1.) JERRY DOYLE (1898-1986) and L.S. A circa 1920s signed original ink and wash cartoon panel depicting a flapper at a doctor's office being shown a calendar page, captioned: "Well, now who's right, you or Walter Winchell?" [about a potential "Blessed Event," Winchell's famous coined euphemism for pregnancy]. 12" x 9 1/4." Condition: toning; tear to bottom right corner; losses to margins. 2.) AN ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED GET WELL CARD. Circa 1940s/1950s ink and color chalk/crayon; to WW/Walter Winchell, "W(ish you get)W(ell) Fast." Titled: "As it was and will be... As it is," with happy faces reading the Daily MIrror. Inscribed "We miss you! The Look-Quick Gang at Cowles," and unclear signature (Shep Shapiro??). Undated. 13 3/4" x 14 1/2." 3.) TOGETHER WITH: three framed vintage cartoons/clippings, frames ranging from 6" to 13 3/4," one by "FJC" with a "Blessed Event" joke; and two possible New Yorker full-page cartoons, by Jay Irving; the other (artist?), sailor chasing woman ("Aw-w-w, how's Winchell gonna find out?"" PROVENANCE: THE HAROLD A. LAYER COLLECTION. From The Walter Winchell Files, Butterfield & Butterfield, 1990/91.
Group of Walter Winchell Theme Cartoons (5), incl. 2 Original
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