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| Famous Fiction by Chad Grothkopf (0505-) 1st Appearance 1942 - Adaptations of classic literature sporadically appeared on the newspaper comics pages since the 1920's, perhaps even earlier. Beginning in 1942, Chad Grothkopf, the head of a fledgling art studio, saw profit in following suit. The sunday strip started under the title "Famous Fiction', although that title would shrink and finally disappear. The adaptations were simplified to usually last 2-3 months each. The artwork by Grothkopf was very clean. Paper Dolls were added in 1943 to boost subscriptions. Unfortunately, that only helped for awhile and the strip ended in 1946. The market for Famous Fiction is good. The more popular the book that was being adapted, the better the strips sell. (27) |
| Item # | Date-#-size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| S0505-0001 | 1942 - 2T, 3H | G/G/G | $25.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', On reverse Dixie Dugan(1H), Nebbs(2H) (7/12-8/2, 8/19) |
| S0505-0002 | 1942 - 3H | G/G/G | $18.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Under Two Flags', On reverse Dixie Dugan(3H) (9/20, 10/4, 11/15) |
| S0505-0003 | 1942 - 2H | G/G/G | $10.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Night Before Christmas', No reverse (11/26, 12/6) |
| S0505-0004 | 1943 - 20H | G/FR-G/G | $100.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Robin Hood', On reverse Nancy(1H), Gasoline Alley(2H), Dixie Dugan(3H) (1/17, 1/24, 2/7-6/6) |
| S0505-0026 | 1943/07/04 - T | VG/VG/VG | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Robin Hood' w/Paper Doll, on reverse Tarzan by Burne Hogarth(T) |
| S0505-0005 | 1943/08/01 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Robin Hood' w/Paper Doll, on reverse Dan Dunn(H- topcut) |
| S0505-0006 | 1943/08/22 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Robin Hood' w/Paper Doll, on reverse Chief Wahoo(H- topcut) |
| S0505-0008 | 1943/08/29 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ben-Hur' w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0009 | 1943/09/05 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ben-Hur' w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0010 | 1943/10/10 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ben-Hur' w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0011 | 1943/10/24 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ben-Hur' w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0012 | 1943/10 - 5TH | FR-G/FR-G/G | $13.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ben-Hur', No reverse |
| S0505-0013 | 1943/12/05 - H BWRY | FR/FR/G | $2.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'A Christmas Carol', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0014 | 1944/01 - 2TH | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ivanhoe', On reverse Ella Cinders(2TH) (1/2, 1/9) |
| S0505-0015 | 1944/02/13 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ivanhoe', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0016 | 1944/03/19 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'Ivanhoe', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0017 | 1944/05 - 2TH | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', On reverse Captain Yank(1TH) (5/7, 5/14) |
| S0505-0018 | 1944/04/09 - H | FR-P/FR-P/G | $1.00 | Top-cut, by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0019 | 1944/04/16 - H | FR/FR-P/G | $2.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0020 | 1944/05/07 - H BWR | G/G/G | $3.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0021 | 1944/05/28 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, On reverse Terry & the Pirates(H) |
| S0505-0022 | 1944/06/04 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, On reverse Terry & the Pirates(H) |
| S0505-0023 | 1944/07/02 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, On reverse Grin & Bear It(H) |
| S0505-0024 | 1944/07/09 - H | G/G/G | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'The Three Musketeers', w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0025 | 1946/03/24 - H | VG/VG/VG | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'King Arthur' w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
| S0505-0026 | 1946/04/07 - H | VG/VG/VG | $6.00 | by Chad Grothkopf, 'King Arthur' w/Paper Doll, No reverse |
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