Three HARRY DEVLIN Daily Strips from the 1950s! One Low Price!

Harry Devlin (1918-2001) was a wonderful cartoonist and illustrator, most well-known for his sweet Cranberry series of children’s books. Devlin worked in a variety of mediums throughout his career, from magazines to advertising, winning six National Cartoonist Society awards in the process. In the 1950s, Devlin created Fullhouse, a nationally syndicated strip that ran in 1954 and 1955. The strip was syndicated by the Editors Syndicate, a small outfit with only a handful of strips in its stable. Fullhouse sometimes ran under the title Raggmopp and the Kids, and I’ve seen at least one example that went into 1956. With these small syndicates, often having small client papers, things were always published according to schedule. Devlin drew the feature while his wife Wendy wrote it. The strip mainly featured a cast of kid characters (Ritchie, Brion, Lexi and others), with the occasional adult making a cameo appearance. I’m glad to be able to offer a group of three Fullhouse dailies for one low price. The strips were published on 4/16/54, 6/27/55, and 8/22/55. The pieces were executed entirely in brush and ink and shows off Devlin’s inking skills beautifully. He was clearly from the less-is-more school of cartooning, and drew the spaces and figures in each strip beautifully. The strips measure approximately 5½”x 16¼” and are overall in Fine condition. Some strips have some glue staining on the back, but these were drawn on an illustration board type material, so nothing shows through. You can see some very light spotting on one of the strips, though my scanner always darkens that sort of thing. Devlin’s work is really quite beautiful in person and these are an absolute bargain. $100.00 for the three strips + 12.50 shipping.