Very rare surviving episodes from Sunday Comics sections, featuring It's only Ethelinda by 'Grif' on a half page from 1910 ! 11 half pages No comics on the back Fragile pages The pretty girl comic strip genre didn't really take off until the 1920s. Before then some cartoonists, George McManus for instance, were noted for their lovely damsels, but very few strips made them the main characters. It's Only Ethelinda was one of the few strips of the oughts that focused on a curvaceous beauty. Not that Ethelinda paraded around in deshabille like the flapper girls of later strips, of course -- the 1900s was not a decade that countenanced that sort of wanton sexuality. Back then a short-sleeved frock and a glimpse of ankle was about as close to promiscuity as could be dared. It's Only Ethelinda ran 8/23/1908 to 7/17/1910 in the Philadelphia North American. The strip, on the rare occasions when it was signed, gave credit to 'Grif'. Some have conjectured that this is Syd B. Griffin, but It's not sure since the style doesn't look right and this strip dates a full five years after his other known newspaper strips, all of which were done for New York City syndicates. The pages are in good condition, although wrinkles, tears, flaking and missing pieces may occur. 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