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The Kewpies - 16 Newspaper pages & strips - 1935
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The Kewpies - 16 Newspaper pages & strips - 1935

Rare surviving episodes from various Sunday Comics sections, featuring episodes of The Kewpies by Rose O'Neill on one each single full page (pages are 27 x 38 cm) from 1935. 16 pages Only some images were selected. Comics mostly on the back: Jimmy Durante, Needlenose Noonan, Tom Mix, Little King,... Kewpies are dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by American cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies. The characters were first produced as bisque dolls in Waltershausen, Germany, beginning in 1912, and became extremely popular in the early 20th century. The pages are in good condition, although wrinkles, tears, flaking and missing pieces may occur. Will be shipped with track&trace. #specialcollectionservice

No. 101734913

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The Kewpies - 16 Newspaper pages & strips - 1935

The Kewpies - 16 Newspaper pages & strips - 1935

Rare surviving episodes from various Sunday Comics sections, featuring episodes of The Kewpies by Rose O'Neill on one each single full page (pages are 27 x 38 cm) from 1935. 16 pages

Only some images were selected.

Comics mostly on the back: Jimmy Durante, Needlenose Noonan, Tom Mix, Little King,...

Kewpies are dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by American cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies. The characters were first produced as bisque dolls in Waltershausen, Germany, beginning in 1912, and became extremely popular in the early 20th century.

The pages are in good condition, although wrinkles, tears, flaking and missing pieces may occur.

Will be shipped with track&trace.

#specialcollectionservice

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