DaCollector, Ruben :: STRIP ART - Rusty Riley

Rusty Riley - 1949-05-25

Artist: Frank Godwin (All)

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Artwork Details

Title:	Rusty Riley - 1949-05-25
Artist:	Frank Godwin (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	780
Likes on CAF:	8 9
Comments:	11
Added to Site:	2/15/2022
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Description

Its been a few years since I last added a newspaper strip to my gallery and I've dearly missed this part of my collecting, as newspaper strip art satiates the desire I have to collect fabulous quality, vintage American illustration regardless of subject matter and with nostalgia being a complete non-factor in the equation.

As an admirer of James Montgomery Flagg & Charles Dana Gibson, two of the better early 20th century American illustrators, I was naturally drawn to Godwin's Rusty Riley when I first got interested in newspaper strip art over 20 years ago, due to the clear influence the two aforementioned illustrators had on Godwin. For those of you who don't delve outside the superhero realm, you might find it interesting to know that Godwin actually worked in the comics biz throughout the 1940s, even drawing Wonder Woman for a time.

The reason I love early examples of Rusty Riley like this one is because they still retain some of that Gibson and Flagg influence. However, Godwin would continue to develop his style while working on this strip and eventually refine it and make it his own.

I love this particular example because aside from showing clear Gibson & Flagg influence, it also features both of the primary characters of this strip, Rusty and Patty, in every panel and with a gorgeous dual portrait of them right in the center!

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	Ruben DaCollector Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	April 2008
Last Login:	September 2025
Website:	http://www.ComicBookArtGallery.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Look at those faces in panel two! Wow, impeccable rendering and some really cool quill work happening in those backgrounds.

F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

The linework is truly exquisite proving (if need be) that there is clealry life (and quality) outside Carol Day ;)

Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Wow, its been a while since I have seen this, that was a very nice daily!

Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Portraiture at its finest. Lovely strip!

Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Wow that is some gorgeous artwork! Jeepers that's grand!! And cool background info on the artist Frank Godwin. Comic strips like these just instantly transport you back to a simpler time no matter if you read that particular strip or not. Glad you could delve back into this facet of your collecting and share it with us all.

Michael McIsaac
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Absolutely beautiful artwork!

Cartoon Fanboy
Member Since 2012

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Really nice Rusty Riley example there. Comic strips from this time can be so beautiful.

J H
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

I dig all the little lines that Godwin used. It gives it an engraving plate look, or like a wood carving. Lovely. And the delicate faces drawn in a turn-of-the-century style is a nice choice. It feels different than your usual late 40s art. Very cool trip back to your roots, Rubén. Viva la differencé! Congrat

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Illustrator, well, could you help me place this call?
See, the number Mr. Palmer dials' old and faded
Tex's living in L. A. with my best horse van, Patty
Guy, he saw Arkansaw well and sometimes worried

Isn't that the way they say strip goes?
Dibujantes Venadenses
And give me the Rusty if you can Riley
So I can call just to tell them I' m fine and to show

Five head of cattle, I've learned Frank Godwin well
I only wish my lines could just convince myself
That it just wasn't real but that's not the way it feels

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 2/15/2022

Gorgeous daily! I hadn't seen such early examples from this strip, and reading your commentary, I now see the influences you describe. Thanks for posting!

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 2/16/2022

These early ones are fantastic. I like them better than the earlier tryout dailies you see around. Fantastic, not many from this era out there.

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