Kriozere, Steve :: Russ Heath -- Gunsmoke/National Lampoon

Gunsmoke/National Lampoon -- strip 1

Artist: Russ Heath (All)

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Gunsmoke/National Lampoon -- strip 1 Comic Art

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National Lampoon -- published page

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Gunsmoke

National Lampoon Presents: The Very Large Book of Comical Funnies -- published cover

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Title:	Gunsmoke/National Lampoon -- strip 1
Artist:	Russ Heath (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,902
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	4/19/2014
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Description

GUNSMOKE was the hottest TV series in the 1950s and Russ drew these three large (23" x 7 1/4") try-out strips as samples in order to generate work. They are all very detailed and technically accurate per Russ's high standards of realism. Each strip is also hand-signed by Russ in one panel. His signature, like many other comic legends, is a piece of stylish artwork in itself. Not wanting work he was proud of to go unseen (or unpaid for), Russ "recycled" various panels of the three samples in 1975 for The National Lampoon in a story titled: "Il Showdown A Rio Jawbone" which was published in THE VERY LARGE BOOK OF COMICAL FUNNIES.

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. BRAUNY
Member Since 2007

Posted on 4/19/2014

Cool piece of comic art history!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 4/20/2014

Outstanding!

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