Summer Slam Collectibles Aug'26
Lot 629:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! This collection consists of original Sunday newspaper comic strip pages and syndication proofs from the mid-to-late 1930s, featuring the titles Ming Foo and Little Annie Rooney. The strips are written by Brandon Walsh, with illustrations by Nicholas Afonsky (signed N. Afonsky on Ming Foo) and Darrell McClure (on Little Annie Rooney). Published by King Features Syndicate, Inc., these large-format color pages are printed on newsprint with headers such as America’s Greatest Comic Weekly, Comic Weekly, and Color Comic Section.
The collection includes the following sheets:
A full-page Ming Foo strip dated Sunday, July 12, 1936, with the America’s Greatest Comic Weekly / Comic Weekly header.
A full-page Ming Foo strip dated Sunday, May 10, 1936, with the America’s Greatest Color Comic Section header.
A full-page Ming Foo strip dated Sunday, July 26, 1936, with the America’s Greatest Comic Weekly header.
A split-page sheet dated Sunday, September 26, 1937, featuring Ming Foo panels on the left/top and Little Annie Rooney panels on the right/bottom, with the America’s Greatest Comic Weekly / Comic Weekly header.
A split-page sheet dated Sunday, February 20, 1938, featuring Ming Foo panels on the left/top and Little Annie Rooney panels on the right/bottom, with the Comic Weekly header.
A full-page Ming Foo strip dated Sunday, March 1, 1936, with the America’s Greatest Color Comic Section header.
Three undated syndication or split sheets featuring Ming Foo on the top half and Little Annie Rooney on the bottom half, identified by panel date codes December 1, December 8, and October 27.
Condition report:
The sheets are in raw, ungraded condition. The newsprint exhibits off-white to cream toning characteristic of paper from the 1930s. The margins are overall clean with minor handling wear, soft corners, and light edge creasing. The colors remain bright and the text is clear, with no major tears, tape repairs, or severe staining visible.
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