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Ben Casey Daily 2/20/1963

Location: Strip Art ( Adams, Drake, Robbins a o )
Artist: Neal Adams (All)

Location: Strip Art ( Adams, Drake, Robbins a o )
Title: Ben Casey Daily 2/20/1963*
Artist: Neal Adams (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Comic Strip
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1857
Likes on CAF: 2
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 10
Added to Site: 10/22/2017

Ink on Bristol. Image area ca. 16" x 5". Excellent condition.
I have otherwise largely stopped buying comic art, but this one was too good to let go.

Ben Casey was a TV medical drama that ran from 1961 to 1966.
Comics historian Maurice Horn said the strip “did not shrink from tackling controversial problems, such as heroin addiction, illegitimate pregnancy, and attempted suicide. These were usually treated in soap opera fashion … but there was also a touch of toughness to the proceedings, well rendered by Adams in a forceful, direct style that exuded realism and tension and accorded well with the overall tone of the strip”.

There was both a comic strip and a comic book based on the television series. The strip was developed and written by Jerry Capp (Caplin) and drawn by Neal Adams. The daily strip began on November 26, 1962 and the Sunday strip debuted on September 20, 1964. Both ended on July 31, 1966 (a Sunday).

Big thanks to Lee.

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Member Since: March 2005
Last Login: July 2026
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Country: SWEDEN
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David K Member Since 2008

Posted On 10/22/2017

Outstanding example Lars!!!

Mark Yanko Member Since 2009

Posted On 10/22/2017

Dazzling technique and a swell example! Neal did such fine work on this series. Good to see you buying art again, Lars.

Steve Kro Member Since 2007

Posted On 10/22/2017

I guess you miss the old workplace? Great looking strip. Super real!

Lee Benaka Member Since 2004

Posted On 10/22/2017

This is just what the doctor ordered! I'm always glad to enable your addiction when you have such good taste. Nice pick-up Lars!

Ray Cuthbert Member Since 2003

Posted On 10/23/2017

A nice cure to a stoppage of buying comic art!

Mark Howland Member Since 2004

Posted On 10/23/2017

Love the perspective of that first panel, Lars! Cool strip!

Thomas Ward Member Since 2004

Posted On 10/27/2017

No Lars, you should have stopped collecting artwork and passed this one onto me! Lol, Absolutely love this, one of the best Ben Casey dailies I have ever seen! Congrats!

kelly b Member Since 2004

Posted On 12/10/2017

looks like a strip from The Wall- "you might feel a little pinprick.." very cool!

Lars Teglbjaerg Member Since 2005

Posted On 12/10/2017

kelly b wrote:

" looks like a strip from The Wall- "you might feel a little pinprick.." very cool! "

I too was thinking of "The Wall", Kelly, but it looks like this patient is in for more than just a little pinprick :-)

Will K Member Since 2006

Posted On 4/17/2018

Great example of this strip!!

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Ben Casey Daily 2/20/1963

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