Dec 16, 2021 - Sale 2592

Sale 2592 - Lot 190

Price Realized: $ 11,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
[OTTO MESSMER (1892-1983)] (PAT SULLIVAN).
"Homes are scarce in this stone age." * "My Kingdom for a pair of roller skates." * "Ah, coconuts - at last I eat." Together, group of 3 original "Felix the Cat" Sunday comics, published consecutively on May 7, 14, and 21, 1933, with King Features Syndicate pastedowns. Pen and ink over graphite on Bristol board. Each 410x520 mm; 16 1/4x20 1/2 inches, on 18 1/4x23-inch sheet. Unsigned.

Messmer worked for the Pat Sullivan Studios, who claimed credit for the character.