Sambo (...and his funny Noises) - 13 新聞のページと連載漫画 - 1906/1907
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Extremely rare surviving pages featuring Sambo by William Marriner. 9 full pages from 1906, 4 full pages of 1907 !
On a page is written 'written by Billy Marriner, the originator of Sambo'
Comics on the back: Simon Simple, Herr Spiegelburger, Uncle Geo. Washington, 'Wags', the dog that adopted a man (also by Marriner), S-S-Stut-Ter-Ing S-S-Sam-my, Maud (by Opper),...
The pages are in good condition, wrinkles, tears, flaking will occur, look at the photos for details. Very delicate pages.
William F. Marriner was an early 20th-century newspaper comic artist. Among his longest-running gag-a-day comics were 'Johnnie Bostonbeans' (1901-1904), 'Foolish Ferdinand' (1901-1904), 'Sambo And His Funny Noises' (1905-1913), 'Wags, the Dog That Adopted A Man' (1905-1908) and 'Mary and Her Little Lamb' (1906-1909).
Sambo is a gag strip whose central themes were mostly racially insensitive stereotypes. The main character was Sambo, a neighborhood pre-adolescent who had a habit of getting into comic trouble. The distasteful portrayals of Sambo's attitude and speech were intended to add humor. Close to 100 years after their printing, those portrayals are shockingly insensitive. Each page of Sambo is a view into an era of racial ignorance which should never happen again. The market for Sambo is quite hot, more than likely attributable to the historic significance of the strip.
Marriner's 'Sambo and His Funny Noises' (1905-1913) was based on Helen Bannerman's popular children's novel series 'The Story of Little Black Sambo', of which she had sold the copyright. Sambo in both series was a little black boy who interacted with two white boys. While these comics can nowadays come across as a bit racially insensitive, little Sambo wasn't always the loser in this gag comic. Some jokes end with him receiving his come-uppance over others.
Will be shipped with track&trace.
The lots in this auction can be shipped combined. This is taken into account up to a weight of 5 kg. If packages need to be split due to weight, an additional charge will apply. In this case, we will contact you.
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Extremely rare surviving pages featuring Sambo by William Marriner. 9 full pages from 1906, 4 full pages of 1907 !
On a page is written 'written by Billy Marriner, the originator of Sambo'
Comics on the back: Simon Simple, Herr Spiegelburger, Uncle Geo. Washington, 'Wags', the dog that adopted a man (also by Marriner), S-S-Stut-Ter-Ing S-S-Sam-my, Maud (by Opper),...
The pages are in good condition, wrinkles, tears, flaking will occur, look at the photos for details. Very delicate pages.
William F. Marriner was an early 20th-century newspaper comic artist. Among his longest-running gag-a-day comics were 'Johnnie Bostonbeans' (1901-1904), 'Foolish Ferdinand' (1901-1904), 'Sambo And His Funny Noises' (1905-1913), 'Wags, the Dog That Adopted A Man' (1905-1908) and 'Mary and Her Little Lamb' (1906-1909).
Sambo is a gag strip whose central themes were mostly racially insensitive stereotypes. The main character was Sambo, a neighborhood pre-adolescent who had a habit of getting into comic trouble. The distasteful portrayals of Sambo's attitude and speech were intended to add humor. Close to 100 years after their printing, those portrayals are shockingly insensitive. Each page of Sambo is a view into an era of racial ignorance which should never happen again. The market for Sambo is quite hot, more than likely attributable to the historic significance of the strip.
Marriner's 'Sambo and His Funny Noises' (1905-1913) was based on Helen Bannerman's popular children's novel series 'The Story of Little Black Sambo', of which she had sold the copyright. Sambo in both series was a little black boy who interacted with two white boys. While these comics can nowadays come across as a bit racially insensitive, little Sambo wasn't always the loser in this gag comic. Some jokes end with him receiving his come-uppance over others.
Will be shipped with track&trace.
The lots in this auction can be shipped combined. This is taken into account up to a weight of 5 kg. If packages need to be split due to weight, an additional charge will apply. In this case, we will contact you.
#specialcollectionservice
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