Such a wonderful example, Matthew.  Congratulations on picking up a sweet, sweet Herriman!

McManus was such a great comedic artist.  He just drew funny.  Plus elegantly.  And for those who aren't aware of the partial color, artists back then colored each element once for the Sunday page, as a color guide to the engravers.  We used to see many more partially colored Sundays back in the day, before some folks decides they should be fully colored.

Congrats Jeff!

Such a wonderful page, Peter.  You know I dig Bum Bill Bee, one of Herriman's best secondary characters.

Timony really captured the Mayer vibe beautifully in this cover.  Congrats on the cover, my friend, and Happy Birthday!

Marcus, the feature was also syndicated Stateside during the war, as "Private Breger".  That was a single-panel feature.

A fantastic and historic addition to your collection, Carl.  I'm glad the piece is in good hands.  Congratulations to you!

That's a cool piece, Dan, especially the design elements.  Was there a time that Ketcham actually drew the Sunday page?

Illingworth was a terrific cartoonist and this is a wonderful original.  His sense of design and touch with the materials is superb.  Congrats!

There sure aren't many here on the CAF site.

Whaddaya mean, "old"?!?!

:-D

Hey, that's me in the photo with Al!  Photographer: Charlie Roberts.

I'm so glad you discovered so much more history about this piece.  It's fascinating that it was used in multiple ways.  I'm glad it's in a very good home.

I love those hatching textures that Anders layers into his work, along with those contrasts.   A powerfuo piece, to be sure.

Ah, the old artwork of shame story.  I remember reading about an Italian collector waking up next to a Titian painting in 1570.  He certainly had some explaining to do to his wife. 

Big congrats my friend!

Holy hell, that's an incredible illustration by Sullivan!  Wow!

Ben, this is a fantastic Sunday page!  The combination of drawing and the written word, which sometimes also works as a visual, is Herriman at his very best.  And I love those sweeping vistas.  Plus, you get Krazy Kat him/herself singing!  Wonderfulness.  Mazel tov!

Marcus, hey, I resemble that remark! :-)

Such a wonderful example.  Congrats!  I missed out on most of these offerings, but didn't leave empty-handed.  Soon to be posted. 

That's a wonderful example, Scotty.  And it so nice to see you posting here again on the CAF.

How wonderful!  I'm so glad you got a commission from Farel.  And he really knocked it out of the park!  Thanks for mentioning the small image of Sinclair, as I would not have noticed him fluttering about!

A very cool addition to the collection.  Is he also using oil pastels for the drawing?

This is truly wonderful, Alex! Big congrats to you and Kathy!

That's a terrific piece, John.

That's a lovely example by Morgan, Jim.  I really do enjoy his less-is-more approach.  So much information with so relatively few means.

Wow!  That's phenomenal!  She is such a wonderful watercolorist, and when combined with that terrific line of hers, the result is lively, rich, and wonderful (again!).  Congrats Alex (and Kathy)!

Congrats on a wonderful example of Hirschfeld's work!  My family received the NY Times growing up, and my sister, brother and I would always head to the Arts & Leisure section on Sundays to look for the NINAs in the Hirschfeld drawing.  Such an incredible line, as well as being a wonderful caricaturist.

A gorgeous example, Zaddick.  And even with a dinosaur!  Congrats!

This is a stunner of a commission, my friend.  Such a beautiful use of blacks and whites, and all those lovely details. And still, those great Hembeck swirly knees!

Wow!  That's a beaut, Dan!  Big congratulations to you!

Mazel Tov, fellow Rob!  That's a stunner of a piece.  There is no scan or pic that can do a McCay original like this justice.  They are truly incredible in person.  Big congrats, my friend.

Congrats on acquiring a honey of a Sunday page, Roger!  Scarbo was wonderful.  The date of publication is July 19, 1942.  I've just sent you a pic of the printed version on FB.

Congratulations my friend!  It is indeed a wonderful drawing, one that I have a history with.  I originally found it in a small comic book shop in Minneapolis in the early 1990s.  I owned it for a number of years before it went to Albert, who clearly parted with it, eventually going to Roger.  I've often wondered what happened to the drawing and I'm glad to know that it's in good hands.

I love Bud's work, and this is a terrific example. 

Back when I taught drawing at the university, when it came time to do portraits, I went over the proportions and measurements of the head with the students carefully.  When we came to the hair, my standard line was, "Those of you cursed with hair are on your own".  Then we'd go ver the hair ;-)

Marcus, I'm thinking 110 years later!

Ben, Mazel Tov to you!  Such incredible drawing.  Those Jones trees always get me.  It's like they're carved out of ink with such care and sensitivity. 

Congrats to on your retirement!  All the best to you.

Such a wonderful cover, Alex.  Joe is a treasure. 

George, please let me know if you decide to part with one of your "Hank" dailies.  Thanks.

Mazel Tov to you, my friend.  That's a wonderful page, and captures Mayer's sweet drawaing and humor well.

Thanks for the added context about Mayer.  I always appreciate the backstory/history that goes along with this stuff we love.

I don't think I've ever seen a Dennis the Menace Sunday page rough before.  That's some beautiful drawing right there.  Congrats Dan!

Percy Crosby actually employed this type of gag in Skippy long before Brynes did.  Byrnes used ghost artists pretty early on, from around the late 20s.  I'm not sure who was ghosting at this point, but the artwork is lovely.

That's a gorgeous piece, Ben.  For such a limited color palette, Schoonover has created some wonderful lushness throughout.  Congrats!

Bull is a pretty underrated ink-slinger and this is a wonderful example of his ink work.  Big congrats to you, Jim.  Any chance of adding a close-up detail shot?

A fantastic illustration, Alain!  The line work is magnificent!  Congratulations!

Big congrats to you, fellow Rob!  That is a wonderful, wunnerful Sunday page!  And yes, Jack was a nut and more.  I was at his small apartment one time and it was jam-packed with stuff.  But this is really an iconic page.  I'm glad it wound up where it belongs.

Farel is the best, and a hell of a nice guy to boot!

A happy ending to a story with more twists and turns than a Tom Clancy novel! :-)  Seriously, I'm glad you wound up with the pages, Alex, and for such a sweet price.  Congrats again!

I just noticed that I need to rescan mine. This scan is likely over 20 years old.

Ah, the fuller context adds a great deal to the work.  Thanks for the link, Brian.

I'm not sure what PUCK has to do with chemistry, but that's a hell of a painting.  The enlarged version shows more of the brush work, which I really enjoy seeing.

That's really a wonderful drawing.  Howard's use of bold black shapes combined with strong line work is just terrific.  Big congrats!