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Holdaway, Jim
Jim Holdaway (1927 - 1970) was not only the first comic trip artist to draw Modesty Blaise. He was also by far the greatest. Nothing compares to his work on the strip. His run on Modesty Blaise is probably nothing less than the world's best comic strip ever. Born in Barnes, London, Jim Holdaway became a freelance illustrator in 1950. He worked on all types of artwork, adverts, cartoons, book illustrations and covers. His first full-length stories were for Gallant Detective in 1952, and then went on to strips for Comic Cuts, and Swift. His first newspaper strip was Romeo Brown in the Daily Mirror. Sadly none of the original art for this strip has survived. This association with Peter O'Donnell led to the creation of Modesty Blaise, which he drew from 1963 until his untimely death in 1970. All the circa 2100 Modesty Blaise strips by Jim Holdaway has survived. Sadly, recently his personal archives, containing loads of unpublished material, were lost after the death of his widow. A cleaning company emptied her apartment and disposed of his archives. A goldmine of art was lost forever - and the speciality art you see in this gallery is probably the majority of non-strip art which has survived by this great british artist.
There are 12 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
Holdaway - Modesty Blaise 2076 (detail)
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 8191 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 10/10/2007 |
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Holdaway - Modesty Blaise 2076 (detail)
Artist: Jim Holdaway (All)
8191 Views, 1 Comment
Jim Holdaway - Head sketches (old).
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pencil |
| Art Type: | Sketchbook |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3552 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/3/2006 |
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| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Head sketches (old).
Artist: Jim Holdaway (Penciller)
3552 Views
Jim Holdaway - Mexican Rider
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2968 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/20/2009 |
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| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Mexican Rider
Artist: Jim Holdaway (All)
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Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 1136A (rare).
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2096 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Added to Site: | 12/3/2006 |
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| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 1136A (rare).
Artist: Jim Holdaway (All)
2096 Views, 2 Comments
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 1537A (rare).
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1570 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/3/2006 |
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| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 1537A (rare).
Artist: Jim Holdaway (Penciller)
1570 Views
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 869.
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (Penciller) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1494 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 12/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 869.
Artist: Jim Holdaway (Penciller)
1494 Views, 1 Comment
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 870.
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1751 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Added to Site: | 12/3/2006 |
About the Owner
| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise Daily 870.
Artist: Jim Holdaway (All)
1751 Views, 1 Comment
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise tryout, 1962.
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Illustration |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 10271 |
| Comments: | 5 |
| Added to Site: | 2/16/2007 |
About the Owner
| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise tryout, 1962.
Artist: Jim Holdaway (Inker)
10271 Views, 5 Comments
Jim Holdaway - Round the Campfire
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1734 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 8/20/2009 |
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| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - Round the Campfire
Artist: Jim Holdaway (All)
1734 Views
Jim Holdaway - The Nude, watercolour.
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (Painter) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 2554 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 12/2/2006 |
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| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway - The Nude, watercolour.
Artist: Jim Holdaway (Painter)
2554 Views
Jim Holdaway Modesty Blaise 743
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (All) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 5293 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 9/16/2009 |
About the Owner
| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Jim Holdaway Modesty Blaise 743
Artist: Jim Holdaway (All)
5293 Views
Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin - detail
Art Details
| Artist: | Jim Holdaway (Inker) |
| Media Type: | Pen and Ink |
| Art Type: | Comic Strip |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 3425 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 10/12/2007 |
About the Owner
| Comicart.dk Peter Hartung
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| Member Since: | March 2006 |
Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin - detail
Artist: Jim Holdaway (Inker)
3425 Views
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