Daisybelle Comic Strip

USA c. 1940s

9 x 20 in (23 x 51 cm)

ID #FF27C-PK13-11-LZ

"DAISYBEL / DID YOU WANT TO SEE ME, MOTHER? / YES, I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS BIRTHDAY CAKE OVER TO THE WOMEN'S CLUB WHEN IT'S FINISHED! EXCUSE ME! THERE'S THE PHONE! / GOOD GRACIOUS! SHE'S BEEN TALKING TWENTY MINUTES! I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER ANY LONGER! / I'LL BE RIGHT OUT, GIRLS / mother / sorry I couldn't / wait / Daisybelle"

Piece from a comic strip titled "Daisybelle", a topper strip created to accompany Golden Age comic book artist Gene Byrnes' long-running comic strip Reg'lar Fellers. The strip featured titular character Daisybelle, showing her humorous interactions. This particular strip shows a humorous interaction between her and her mother.

Artist: Gene Byrnes

Publisher: King Features Syndicate

Condition: Please note tears at edges, creasing, staining, and natural discoloration.

Material: Paper

100-250 1940s artist black and white book cake childrens comic daisybelle eugene francis byrnes fourties funny gene byrnes golden age golden age of comic books graphic novel humor illustration ink newspaper parents poster reg'lar fellers satire size-9-x-20 strip suburban usa vintage poster

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