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Little Lulu Prelim with frame
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DescriptionI bought this wooden frame with archival glass and matting, and it came with a John Stanley prelim/sketch script in it. At least, that's what the pricing on this page seems to indicate anyway. Probably would have been more expensive if it was inked by Irving Tripp...John Stanley is much admired in alternative cartooning circles but he is of no consequence to most OA collectors. So his art goes cheap even though his vintage inked art is next to impossible to find. These are some of the best children's comics ever produced in America - funny, entertaining, and groundbreaking over half a century on. Description from Hake's: c. early 1950s. 16x18.5” high quality frame has double archival mat w/8.25x10.75” opening. Seven panel self contained pencil page has vibrant action. Lulu is watching Tubby chase scared Annie w/ a frog. He tries to scare Lulu, but she just stares at him and he goes back to chasing Annie until Lulu catches him in a net saying “ Back In The Lake With The Frog, Tubby”. Page is titled “Marge’s Little Lulu Net Gain” at top w/”John Stanley” ink signature just beneath. Extreme right edge of page has minor creasing as originally stored in Stanley’s files, otherwise Exc. Great example of Stanley’s writing and art. Ready for display. From the Robert M. Overstreet Collection. Social/Sharing |
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Dan F 
Member Since 2004
Posted on 8/27/2013
I for one definitely appreciate this; and almost bid. But, it's hard for me to know what to do with a prelim. It is a cool piece of history, but not sure how it fits on the wall all framed up. At least my wall. I'm not dogging on it, in fact, I figured I would never see another Stanley prelim as they are incredibly rare. Funny, I most likely would have bought it if it were unframed.. Would be nice to see if this was from a published page or if it exists because it had not been used yet. Congrats! A fun piece for sure, from what I consider the best comic book series of all time.
Suat Tong Ng
Member Since 2009
Posted on 8/27/2013
Dan F wrote:
I for one definitely appreciate this; and almost bid. But, it's hard for me to know what to do with a prelim. It is a cool piece of history, but not sure how it fits on the wall all framed up. At least my wall. I'm not dogging on it, in fact, I figured I would never see another Stanley prelim as they are incredibly rare. Funny, I most likely would have bought it if it were unframed.. Would be nice to see if this was from a published page or if it exists because it had not been used yet.Dan, you *definitely* didn't need it. You have more than enough cool John Stanley/Tripp pieces already. You should leave some of the scraps for the rest of us! This is more like a place holder until an early inked piece drops in my lap (yes, fat chance). Still, it's nice to see what those Little Lulu articles mean when they talk about Stanley's sketch scripts. I'm too lazy to check through the Little Lulu library to see if this was ever turned into a published story. I didn't see it on a quick flip through. Another funny thing about this prelim - Lulu looks like she's wearing pants but that's just in the nature of the sketching process.
Dan F
Member Since 2004
Posted on 8/27/2013
Suat Tong Ng wrote:
Dan, you *definitely* didn't need it. You have more than enough cool John Stanley/Tripp pieces already. You should leave some of the scraps for the rest of us! This is more like a place holder until an early inked piece drops in my lap (yes, fat chance). Still, it's nice to see what those Little Lulu articles mean when they talk about Stanley's sketch scripts. I'm too lazy to check through the Little Lulu library to see if this was ever turned into a published story. I didn't see it on a quick flip through. Another funny thing about this prelim - Lulu looks like she's wearing pants but that's just in the nature of the sketching process.What I also liked about this piece, or it may have been the painting auctioned at the same time, was the letter from Stanley stating that he work on all of the covers throughout the Stanley/Tripp run. There has been varying opinions about this, but that cleared it up for me. I have a pretty good memory of all the pages in the LL library, and I don't think this is in there. That's why I think it may be an unused idea. Probably why it still exists.
Dan F
Member Since 2004
Posted on 8/27/2013
By the way, I think they are at Summer camp, which explains the t shirts and shorts on all of them. Some of my very favorite issues when I was a kid were the Summer camp ones.
Hart R.
Member Since 2004
Posted on 8/27/2013
I like Little Lulu as well. A friend of mine gave me his old/torn comics he was getting rid of...there were a few Little Lulu comics amongst the pile. Ahhh...nothing beats the smell of old comics, eh! And I agree with Dan...Camp Stories are always fun to read about! Congrats Suat!
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