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John Thornton - Flamingo - 16 March 1952

Artists: John Thornton (Penciller) , John Thornton (Inker) , Ruth Roche (Writer)

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John Thornton - Flamingo - 16 March 1952 Comic Art

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Title:	John Thornton - Flamingo - 16 March 1952
Artist:	John Thornton (Penciller)
Artist:	John Thornton (Inker)
Artist:	Ruth Roche (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	$150.00
Views:	975
Likes on CAF:	0 1
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Added to Site:	4/28/2019
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Offered here is a really nice example of John Thornton's work on Flamingo which appeared in newspapers on 16 March 1952... I think. There is no year in the indicia. On several occassions, I have seen people list publication dates for this strip as late as 1958. I honestly believe this strip only ran for a little over a year with Matt Baker doing the first few months, then Thornton taking over for him until it ended in 1952. If anyone knows for certain that Flamingo lasted past 1952, I'd love to know.

Regardless, Flamingo is a gypsy girl known for her fiery dances. She is a local beauty, often barefoot and courted by men when she moves from town to town. In this story, Flamingo has joined Joe and Billy. Billy had planned to leave, but jumped ship, leaving all his luggage, and swims back to Joe and Flamingo waiting on the dock where the three decided to remain together. A nice daily with Flamingo in all panels including a really nice face portrait in panel 3.

The art has an image area of ~6.5 x 16.5" on a larger 8 x 19" piece of 2-ply Bristol. The art was signed by Thornton and Roche art at the bottom of the first panel and dated simply "3-21" in the last panel.

As always with me, the price does not include shipping, which is extra. I prefer payment by check or money order. If you need to use PayPal, I need payment sent as a "gift" or via "friends and family". I apologize in advance if that is an inconvenience.

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