The Art of the Adventure Comic Strip

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1. Steve

   I would love to know the original dimensions of these original artworks. Such detail and complexity.

   There’s a picture of Mauldin at a drawing table with a Willie & Joe piece — the panel looks to be 20 x 24!

   I imagine Heritage reports sizes, I’ll have to look.

2. D. D. Degg  (admin)

   According to Heritage Auctions…
   The Hal Foster piece has an image area of 22.75″ x 33.5″
   https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/hal-foster-prince-valiant-sunday-comic-strip-original-art-dated-6-3-1962-king-features-synd/p/40184-11110.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

   Alex Raymond’s measures 24″ x 11″ matted image area
   https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/alex-raymond-jungle-jim-sunday-comic-strip-original-art-dated-7-2-1939-king-features-syndic/p/40184-11108.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

   The 1934 Caniff has an image area of 20″ x 6″
   https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/milton-caniff-terry-and-the-pirates-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-11-22-34-news-synd/p/40184-11038.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

   The 1936 Caniff a bit larger with an image area of 21.5″ x 6.5″
   https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/milton-caniff-terry-and-the-pirates-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-5-2-36-chicago-tri/p/40184-11043.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

   Chester Gould about the same: an image area of 20″ x 5.75″
   https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/chester-gould-dick-tracy-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-12-17-36-chicago-tribune-ny/p/40184-11037.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

   Roy Crane’s a bit shorter: an image area of 20.5″ x 4.5″
   https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/roy-crane-and-leslie-turner-wash-tubbs-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-6-13-41-nea-ser/p/40184-11011.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

   The Gotto and Gray are 20″ x 6″ which seems to be the norm for dailies of that era, give or take a centimeter here and there.

3. Steve

   Thanks for that D. D.