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The Birthday Collection - 1974 - The Berrys by Carl Grubert

Artist: Carl Grubert (All)

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The Birthday Collection - 1974 - The Berrys by Carl Grubert Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	The Birthday Collection - 1974 - The Berrys by Carl Grubert
Artist:	Carl Grubert (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,008
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	7/18/2012
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This one is interesting.

I bought it because it was a "birthday" strip, but once it arrived, I realized that there was a whole different set of dialogue underneath the one for 10/21/1974. Not only that, he changed Pat's hairstyle to match her '74 look.

Looking at other examples from this period (the last year of the strip's existence), it seems that Grubert did this a lot in the months before the strip ended.

The new dialogue kind of points to a bit of nostalgia, as if Grubert were thinking about his long association with newspapers.

To the best of my ability, I digitally restored the original version of the strip.

Basically, it's like getting two strips in one!

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	Philip R. Frey
Joined:	November 2008
Last Login:	September 2025
Ebay Id:	rhindle_the_red
Website:	http://www.edwoodonline.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Dale E Withers Peck
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/20/2012

The two-for-one is very cool! I used to read this comic strip every day. Great pickup!

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