Auction 241 Page:1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A CRICKET - AUSTRALIA - 1949 Onwards Lot 116 - Extract 116 1960-61 Australia v West Indies original 1961 cartoon drawing by Sam Wells, '3rd Test = For Better or Worse' showing Neil Harvey & Norm O'Neill (ducks in 2nd Test), bumpers by Wes Hall & Chester Watson, Ian Meckiff, Frank Worrell and even Don Bradman as selector. 100 Lot 117 - Extract 117 1961 Ashes Tour original 1961 cartoon drawing by Sam Wells, 'Aust Board of Cricket Control - Cricket Managers Behind the New Cricket Revival' showing Don Bradman (chairman & selector), Bill Dowling, Leo Rush & others, with new Test players Bill Lawry, Ian Quick, Brian Booth, Graham McKenzie, Ron Gaunt & Barry Jarman. 100 Page:2 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A FOOTBALL - AUSTRALIAN RULES Lot 375 - Extract 375 COLLINGWOOD: Original 1964 cartoon drawing by Sam Wells, 'It rained goals at Vic Park Sat (C'wood have "Killers" too/C'wood the "Bobby" Dazzlers)', also shows Ian Redpath heading into first Ashes Test after scoring 162, published in 'The Age'. 100 411 RICHMOND: Original artwork for 1966 cartoon drawing by Sam Wells including Tom Hafey's appointment as Richmond's new coach, plus other cartoons showing cricket with Bob Cowper century & tennis with Arthur Ashe, published in 'The Age'. 100 Lot 415 - Extract 415 SOUTH MELBOURNE: 1961 original artwork for cartoon by Sam Wells, 'The Southerly Busters - Swan's New Cygnets' showing Bob Skilton, Ken McCormack, Max Oaten, Brian McGowan, Brian Bennett, Dick Burke, Terry Brain, Henry Gunstone, John Carlile, Barry Hannon & coach Bill Foul. 100 Auction 241 Page:3 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A HORSE RACING - General & Miscellaneous Lots Ex Lot 515 - Extract 515 Cartoons by Sam Wells featuring horse racing, including Gatum Gatum's 1963 Melbourne Cup win, Nicopolis, 1962 Sydney Cup winner Grand Print, 1962 Melbourne, Caulfield & Werribee Cup winner Even Stevens. All signed 'Wells', each about 36x53cm. (4) 200 COLLECTABLES - GENERAL 635 Sketch Books 'Sketches, RAB, Near Manchester 1877' containing 12 pen and ink drawings & a watercolour, mainly of historic buildings; plus two c.1880 Australian sketch books with 16 naive watercolours of indoor & outdoor scenes; also two 19th Century comic sketches 'Beak' (Justice) & 'Trap' (Constable). (31 drawings) 150 CIGARETTE AND TRADE CARDS See also Lots 188-223 under 'Cricket'; Lots 307, 343 & 436-494 under 'Football' and Lots 581-588 under 'Horse Racing' above. 689 c.1923-60 Australian trade cards including 1923 Amalgamated Press 'Modern Motor Cars' [31/32]; 1926 Allens 'Wrestlers' [18/24]; 1927 Champion 'Tip-Top Tricks & Teasers' [16]; c.1930 Hoadleys 'Gold Cup Mystery' [57/60] (featuring Skeet - a knock-off of Ginger Meggs); c.1960 'Channel 7 Star Gallery' (16); plus colour print of Phar Lap, condition varies, Fair to Fine. (214) 150 Page:4 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 Lot Type Grading Description Est $A COMIC ART Ex Lot 693 693 Cartoons by British artists including Dudley Buxton - panel of 6 sporting scenes; Reg Carter (2) - one showing elves having snowball fight; Frank Smith & S Valda, various sizes, some ink, others watercolour. (5 items) 200 694 Balance of collection with cartoons by mainly Australian artists including Cousin (2); Les Dixon Bluey and Curley (1956-75); Norm Hetherington (Mr Squiggle); Vane Lindesay (4); Littlewood - WWII cartoon of Goebbels; Alex McRae Ben Bowyang; Rowley; Ted Scorfield; GKT?; Unk White; Wynne cartoon titled 'The Celebrity', various sizes and condition varies, though marvellous group. (15) 400 Ex Lot 695 695 British original artwork for saucy seaside postcards, with artists including Pedro, Arnold Taylor (2 + issued postcard) & Trow (2). Pencil, ink or warercolour. Taylor's pencil sketch has 'Blackpool Post Card Censorship Board APPROVED' handstamp on reverse. (5 items) 250 696 Animation Art balance of collection including 1920s comic strips (4) of 'In Animal Town'; book 'How to Create Cartoons' by Greene [New York, 1941]; Storyboards (4) for 'Monster Force', 'Dog City', 'Wildcats' & 'Death Race 2000'; anime character design & concept art for 'Macross Frontier' & 'Crescent Love' (2); various concept art in folio (40 pages). 200 Auction 241 Page:5 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 697 697 COMICS: Collection including science fiction pulps 'Captain Future' (Summer 1942 & Spring 1944); comics with 'Captain Marvel' (5) including Nos.16 & 20; 'Daredevil' (2) Nos. 43 & 89; 'Captain Midnight' (Australian) No.17; 'Bugs Bunny' [1949]; 'The Atom'; 'Iron Man'; 'Captain Atom'; 'Bat Man' (2); 'The Shadow', 'Green Lantern'. (24) 400 698 COMICS: Collection of UK comics with'The Rainbow' 1944-52 (109);'Illustrated Chips' 1947-51 (61); Canada 'Star Weekly Comics' 1962-73 (130+); also'Play Box', 'Tiny Tots' & 'Jingle', condition varies. (c.440) 150 Ex Lot 699 699 COMICS: Collection including scarce Australian 'Corky - Chico & Kelly' #3 [Apache Comics, Sydney, 1955] (not listed in 'Panel by Panel - A History of Australian Comics' or 'Bonzer'); 'The Adventures of Superman' #505 with postcard of issue #1; 'Skunge NYPD' #0 & #1; 'Youngblood'; 'Air Hawk' magazine issue #4 & Summer Special; Mickey Mouse collectable book; plus poster 'The Australian Comic Book Exhibition 1930s-1990s'. (9 items) 200 Page:6 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 700 700 CONCEPT ART: Joseph Mackie original artwork (3) for Daredevil, Black Bolt & Triton; Brett Breeding DC Comics artwork; plus concept artwork photocopies for 'Spiderman - The Attack of the Arachnoid'. (5 items) 150 Ex Lot 701 701 HAROLD BARRY ('MICK') ARMSTRONG: original cartoon showing jealous woman, signed 'Armstrong' lower right, with two other cartoons of fishing & policeman on reverse, in black ink on paper, 35x48cm. With cartoon booklet 'The Loony Cove and other Blokes' by Mickle & Armstrong [Sydney, 1942] in which all three cartoons appear. (2) 100 702 BRUCE BAIRNSFATHER: 'Fragments from France' [London, 1914], deluxe edition, humorous WWI cartoons, cover and peripheral faults, though cartoons fine. 60 Auction 241 Page:7 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 703 - Extract 703 JIMMY BANCKS: original cartoon 'Spring - and a Man's Fancy', with man sitting at desk with racehorses jumping out of his ledger, signed 'Bancks' lower left, ink & pencil on paper, 22x30cm. [Jimmy Bancks was an Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs]. 150 Page:8 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 704 704 KEITH CHATTO: Cover artwork for 'Twilight Ranger - The Girl in the Black Mask' issue No.4 by Michael Noonan & Keith Chatto, signed by Chatto lower right, pastel & watercolour on paper, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 58x70cm; together with the issued comic, published by Apache Press, [Sydney, 1956]. [Keith Chatto was the first Australian illustrator to draw a full-length episode of The Phantom comic] (2) 750 Ex Lot 705 705 BOB CLARK: Comic strip artwork for 'Boofhead' comprising four-panel strips (4) & three-panel strip, ink & blue pencil, most signed 'RB Clark' within artwork, and four dated 1967. [The daily comic strip Boofhead ran in Sydney's 'Daily Mirror' from 1941 until its creator's death in 1970, and led to the popularisation of the phrase 'boofhead' which means a slow, clumsy and unthinking lad] (5) 150 706 ERIC CLARK: Two original political cartoons for NZ newspapers, one with caption 'Never Mind Our Daughters!!! Lets Grab Some of the Action Ourselves...', both signed "Clark Signs Ltd" within image. (2 items) 100 707 ROBERT CORAM: Group of 17 original cartoons, each signed "Maroc" and captioned. [Bob Coram was a British cartoonist, and a regular contributor to Punch] (17) 150 Auction 241 Page:9 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 708 708 STAN CROSS: 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross, fifteen issues from #2 [1943] to #16 [1957] complete, Fair to VG condition. Issues #2, 3, 4 & 5 are difficult to find in good condition. (15) 200 709 STAN CROSS:'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross, issues #3 [1944], #4 [1945] & #13 [1954], Fair to VG condition (#4 with tape on spine). (3 items) 100 Lot 710 710 WALT DISNEY STUDIO: 'The Adventures of Mickey Mouse. Book 1' [Philadelphia, 1931]. Some pencil writing on cover, generally very fine and clean copy of the first Disney-published Mickey Mouse book. Boards paper-covered with a blue paper spine. 600 Page:10 www.abacusauctions.com.au Apr 18, 2020 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Lot 711 711 WALT DISNEY STUDIO: 'The Adventures of Mickey Mouse. Book Number 2' [Philadelphia, 1932], Fine condition with extremely rare dustjacket (with minor peripheral faults). 400 Ex Lot 712 - Extract 712 JOHN DIXON: Comic strip artwork for 'Air Hawk and the Flying Doctor' comprising half-page & three-panel strip, ink on paper, both signed "John Dixon" within artwork, both framed & glazed, larger 61x46cm, and smaller 59x20cm. [Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors ran from 1959 to 1986 in every Australian State, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, France, and both North and South America]. (2) 200 713 FRANK DUNNE: Comic artwork with WWI scene from the trenches regarding gas masks, signed "Frank Dunne", lower right, ink on paper, 43x35cm. Some tone spots and peripheral faults. [Frank Dunne was an Australian cartoonist. He served in the 1st Field Ambulance from 1915 to 1919 in theatres from Gallipol to Pozieres]. 100 Auction 241 Page:11 COMIC ART (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $A Ex Lot 714 714 EDWARD AMBROSE DYSON: Artwork for the WWII Australian army newspaper 'SALT', including children looking in toyshop window, Melbourne scene, underground mining, aborigines, etc; various sizes, with 5 window mounted. One signed "Amb Dyson" above image, another signed on reverse.