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Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise tryout, 1962.

Artist: Jim Holdaway (Inker)

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Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise tryout, 1962. Comic Art

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Title:	Jim Holdaway - Modesty Blaise tryout, 1962.
Artist:	Jim Holdaway (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	10,271
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	2/16/2007
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To my knowledge only two Jim Holdaway tryouts for the Modesty Blaise daily strip has survived. This is one of them. Holdaway did this in 1962 - trying to get the job as an illustrator of the daily strip, written by Peter O'Donnell. Other great artists were tested, but Holdaway got the job - thanks to this work.

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Davide G.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/23/2016

Very interesting and rare piece, congrats and thanks for sharing!

John Livesay
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/4/2017

nice!

Rafa Roldan
Member Since 2010

Posted on 9/11/2018

Amazing! Congrats.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/31/2019

I would have given him the job too , based on this! Fabulous to see.

George Hagenauer
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/26/2025

And thankfull yhe got the job! Might be differnt if he hadn't!

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