1941 TARZAN TIP TOP COMICS #58 ORIGINAL PRINTING PLATE PAGE - BURNE HOGARTH ART

Incredibly rare original metal printing plate for (I believe) Tip Top Comics #58, published in early 1941. It is for a page featuring the legendary Sunday Newspaper comic strip Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, with what looks like art by Burne Hogarth. At the bottom it says (printed in reverse) "CONTINUED IN TIP TOP COMICS NO. 59 TO BE PUBLISHED FRIDAY JANUARY 31, 1941". Please note that the title lettering, as well as the rest of the strip is in reverse, since printing plates have the image reversed from how it will look once the final product is printed. The plate measures approximately 6 5/8" by 9 5/8". The plate looks to be in very good condition, and appears to be complete. Please note that the scan gives the plate a somewhat darker appearance. In person it actually has a somewhat lighter silver appearance (particularly when tilted towards the light), and is much sharper and nicer. It is a thick metal. I have heard that years ago, they may have actually melted down and recycled printing plates in order to re-use materials and save money. So there may not be many surviving plates, which would of course make this piece even rarer. This is a very cool and rare comic collectible that you will hardly ever get a chance to see. Considering the price of original art for Tarzan Sundays from the era, this is a much more reasonable way to own a piece of production art featuring one of the greatest action and adventure strips in American history.