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| Gasoline Alley by Frank King (0560-) 1st Appearance November 24, 1918 - The goings-on in Gasoline Alley Texas was voted as the top comic-strip of all time. The strip began in 1918 under the guidance of one of the finest cartoonists ever, Frank King. King would start with 'Uncle Walt', a rotund but good-natured local of the small-town. The strip meandered in obscurity for a couple of years, until on February 14, 1921 King added the new dimension of Skeezix, an abandoned baby which Walt adopted. From there, King would begin to weave a tapestry of growing up in small-town america. King's finest moments were the interaction of Walt and Skeezix and then later Corky (his son from his marriage to Phyllis Blossom). The pages where the kindly Walt is walking through the seasons with his sons are spectacular. Walt would bring up his boys in a world full of warmth and color, while the boys would get into their mischief. King was the master of mood in his presentations, and the mood was usually bright. His work on extending page layouts beyond the traditional panels and to extend the artwork past the panel boundary is a study in cartooning. The strip is still alive today and has a popular following. The market for Gasoline Alley is very strong. Luckily for the collector, the popularity of the strip placed it in an extraordinarily high number of newspapers which makes the supply ample and keeps prices reasonable. Fulls for Gasoline Alley are readily available into the late 1930's, collectors go for those at a steady pace. The very earliest strips through the first year of Skeezix are premium. Other premium pages include King's panel experimentation strips, his color mosaic strips and his trademark yearly calendar strips. (981/118) |
| Item # | Date-#-size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| S0560-0010 | 1921/12/04 - F | G/G/G | $10.00 | On reverse BWR Kernie Cootie by Casey Orr |
| S0560-0013 | 1923/07/15 - T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $3.00 | on reverse BW Pigtails by Burleigh |
| S0560-0014 | 1923/10/14 - F | G/G/FR-G | $8.00 | on reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0017 | 1923/11/11 - F | P/P/G | $2.00 | On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0018 | 1923 - 1F | FR/FR/G | $3.00 | Pre-Christmas Page, On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed (undated) |
| S0560-0021 | 1924/04/20 - F | FR/FR/G | $4.00 | On reverse BWR Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0023 | 1924/05/04 - F | FR-G/FR/G | $4.00 | On reverse BWGR Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill |
| S0560-0029 | 1924/07/06 - F | FR/FR/FR-G | $3.00 | On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0030 | 1924/08/03 - F | G/FR-G/G | $6.00 | On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0034 | 1924/09/07 - F | FR/FR/FR-G | $3.00 | On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0036 | 1924/09/14 - F | FR/FR/G | $12.00 | On reverse Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill |
| S0560-0037 | 1924/09/21 - F | FR-G/FR/G | $4.00 | On reverse BWYR Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill |
| S0560-0039 | 1924/12/14 - F | FR-G/FR/G | $6.00 | Pre-Christmas Page, On reverse BWYR Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill |
| S0560-0044 | 1925/01/25 - F | G/G/FR-G | $6.00 | On reverse BWGR Mr. & Mrs by Clare Briggs |
| S0560-0046 | 1925/03/08 - F | G/G/FR-G | $6.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0048 | 1925/04/05 - F | P/P/G | $1.00 | On reverse Captain and the Kids by Rudolf Dirks |
| S0560-0049 | 1925/04/12 - F | G/G/G | $8.00 | On reverse Captain and the Kids by Rudolf Dirks |
| S0560-0050 | 1925/04/19 - F | FR-G/G/FR-G | $5.00 | On reverse BW Toonerville Folks by Fontaine Fox |
| S0560-0053 | 1925/06/07 - F | G/FR-G/G | $6.00 | On reverse The Nebbs by Sol Hess |
| S0560-0055 | 1925/06/21 - F | G/G/G | $15.00 | On reverse BWO The Pixeys by William Donahey |
| S0560-0056 | 1925/08/16 - F | G/FR-G/G | $6.00 | On reverse BWB Man in the Brown Derby by HT Webster |
| S0560-0057 | 1925/09/13 - T | FR/FR-P/G | $1.00 | On reverse Smitty by Walter Berndt |
| S0560-0058 | 1925/11/29 - F | G/FR-G/G | $6.00 | On reverse BWR Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0059 | 1925/12/27 - F | FR/FR-P/FR | $2.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0060 | 1925 - 1F | FR-G/FR-G/G | $5.00 | on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0061 | 1925 - 1F | G/G/G | $6.00 | on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0062 | 1925 - 1F | G/G/G | $6.00 | on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0063 | 1925 - 1F | G/G/G | $6.00 | on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0064 | 1925 - 1F | G/G/G | $6.00 | on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0065 | 1925 - 1F | FR/FR/G | $2.00 | on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0067 | 1925 - 1F | G/G/G | $8.00 | on reverse BWP Harold Teen(F) (undated) |
| S0560-0074 | 1926/03/28 - F | VG/VG/VG | $8.00 | on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0077 | 1926/05/02 - F | FR-G/FR-G/VG | $5.00 | on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0079 | 1926/05/09 - F | VG/VG/VG | $8.00 | on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0081 | 1926/05/16 - F | VG/VG/VG | $8.00 | on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0085 | 1926/05/23 - F | G/FR-G/G | $6.00 | on reverse BWP Reg'ler Fellers by Gene Byrnes |
| S0560-0093 | 1926/09/05 - F | VG/VG/VG | $8.00 | on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0098 | 1926/09/19 - F | G/G/G | $6.00 | On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0100 | 1926/10/10 - F | G/G/VG | $8.00 | On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0105 | 1926/10/17 - F | G/G/VG | $8.00 | On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0108 | 1926/10/31 - F | G/G/G | $8.00 | Halloween Panel, On reverse BWO Texas Slim by Ferd Johnson |
| S0560-0110 | 1926/11/07 - F | G/G/G | $8.00 | On reverse BWO Texas Slim by Ferd Johnson |
| S0560-0112 | 1926/11/14 - F | G-VG/G/VG | $8.00 | On reverse BWO Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray |
| S0560-0114 | 1926/11/21 - F | VG/G-VG/VG | $8.00 | On reverse BWO Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray |
| S0560-0121 | 1926/12/05 - F | G/G/VG | $8.00 | On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0122 | 1926/12/12 - F | VG/VG/G | $8.00 | on reverse BWO Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0127 | 1926/12/26 - F | VG/G/VG | $8.00 | on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett |
| S0560-0138 | 1926 - 4T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $8.00 | On reverse Smitty by Walter Berndt (2/21, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4) |
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