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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. |
| Item # | Date-#-size* | Condition* | Price | Notes |
| S0560-0545 | 1933/01/08 - F | G/G/VG | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel & Play Stamp #64, On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0968 | 1933/01/15 - F | G/FR-G/G | $5.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel & Play Stamp #65, On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0547 | 1933/01/22 - F | G/G/G | $5.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel & Play Stamp #66, On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0969 | 1933/01/29 - F | G/G/G | $5.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel & Play Stamp #65, On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0555 | 1933/05/28 - F | G/G/G | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel, On reverse Harold Teen(H), Winnie Winkle(H) |
| S0560-0558 | 1933/07/23 - F | G/G/VG | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel, On reverse Harold Teen by Carl Ed |
| S0560-0560 | 1933/08/06 - F | G/G/VG | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel, On reverse Moon Mullins by Frank Willard |
| S0560-0562 | 1933/08/20 - F | G/G/VG | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel, On reverse Smitty(H), Tiny Tim(H) |
| S0560-0567 | 1933/09/10 - F | G/G/VG | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel, On reverse Smitty(H), Tiny Tim(H) |
| S0560-0568 | 1933/09/24 - F | G/G/VG | $6.00 | w/That Phoney Nickel, On reverse Smitty(H), Tiny Tim(H) |
| S0560-0575 | 1933/12/03 - F | G/FR-G/G | $5.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0579 | 1933/12/24 - T | G/G/G | $6.00 | Christmas Page, On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0580 | 1933 - 2T, 4H | FR-G/FR/G | $12.00 | 1 HT on Tab w/Lux ad(HT), On reverse Smitty(3H), Winnie Winkle(1H) (2/19, 3/12, 6/4, 7/16, 7/30, 8/13) |
| S0560-0583 | 1934/02/11 - T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $3.00 | On reverse Slim Jim by Stanley Armstrong(H) |
| S0560-0584 | 1934/02/18 - T | G/G/G | $3.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0587 | 1934/03/11 - F | G/G/VG | $5.00 | On reverse Smitty(H), Tiny Tim(H) |
| S0560-0589 | 1934/03/18 - F | FR/FR/G | $2.00 | On reverse Mr. & Mrs. by Clare Briggs |
| S0560-0590 | 1934/03/25 - T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $3.00 | On reverse Slim Jim by Stanley Armstrong(H) |
| S0560-0592 | 1934/04/22 - T | G/G/G | $3.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0593 | 1934/04/29 - T | G/G/G | $3.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0595 | 1934/05/13 - F | G/G/G | $5.00 | On reverse Mr. & Mrs. by Clare Briggs |
| S0560-0598 | 1934/05/20 - F | G/G/G | $5.00 | On reverse Somebody's Stenog by AE Heyward |
| S0560-0599 | 1934/05/20 - T | G/G/G | $3.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0601 | 1934/06/03 - F | G/G/G | $5.00 | On reverse Somebody's Stenog by AE Heyward |
| S0560-0603 | 1934/06/03 - T | G/G/G | $3.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0605 | 1934/06/17 - T | G/G/G | $3.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0608 | 1934/06/24 - F | FR-G/G/FR | $3.00 | On reverse Mr. & Mrs. by Clare Briggs |
| S0560-0609 | 1934/06/24 - T | G/FR-G/G | $3.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0610 | 1934/07 - 5T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $11.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner(5T) |
| S0560-0970 | 1934/08 - 4T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $8.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner(4T) |
| S0560-0971 | 1934/09 - 5T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $10.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner(5T) |
| S0560-0619 | 1934/10/21 - F | G/G/VG | $5.00 | On reverse Mr. & Mrs. by Clare Briggs |
| S0560-0972 | 1934/10 - 4T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $8.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner(4T) |
| S0560-0620 | 1934/11/11 - F | G/G/VG | $5.00 | On reverse Mr. & Mrs. by Clare Briggs |
| S0560-0973 | 1934/11 - 4T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $8.00 | On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner(4T) |
| S0560-0623 | 1934/12/02 - T | G/G/VG | $3.00 | On reverse The Gumps by Sidney Smith |
| S0560-0624 | 1934/12/16 - T | G/G/VG | $3.00 | Santa Claus, on reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0959 | 1934/12/23 - T | G/FR-G/G | $2.50 | On reverse Winnie Winkle/Looie by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0625 | 1934/12/30 - T | G/G/VG | $6.00 | New Year Zodiac, On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner |
| S0560-0631 | 1935/01/20 - F | G/G/G | $5.00 | On reverse Thimble Theatre by Elzie Segar |
| S0560-0633 | 1935/01/27 - F | FR-G/FR-G/G | $4.00 | On reverse Just Kids by Ad Carter |
| S0560-0961 | 1935/01 - 4T | G/FR-G/G | $8.50 | 1 HT on Tab w/Premium ad(HT), On reverse Winnie Winkle/Looie(3T), Sweeney & Son/Jinglet(1T) |
| S0560-0639 | 1935/02 - 4T | G/FR-G/G | $10.00 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher |
| S0560-0645 | 1935/03 - 5T | G/FR-G/G | $12.50 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher |
| S0560-0649 | 1935/04 - 4T | G/FR-G/G | $10.00 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher |
| S0560-0653 | 1935/05 - 3T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $6.00 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff(2T), Blondie(1T) (5/5, 5/19, 5/26) |
| S0560-0657 | 1935/06 - 4T | G/FR-G/G | $10.00 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher (6/2, 6/9, 6/23, 6/30) |
| S0560-0662 | 1935/07 - 4T | G/FR-G/G | $10.00 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher |
| S0560-0666 | 1935/09 - 5T | G/FR-G/G | $12.50 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher |
| S0560-0669 | 1935/11/24 - F | G/G/G | $4.00 | Half on Full w/Corky(H), On reverse BWP Timid Soul(F) |
| S0560-0671 | 1935/11 - 3T | G/FR-G/G | $7.50 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff(2T), Little Orphan Annie(1T) (11/3, 11/10, 11/24) |
| S0560-0676 | 1935/12 - 4T | FR-G/FR-G/G | $9.00 | On reverse Mutt & Jeff by Bud Fisher (12/1-12/22) |
| S0560-0677 | 1935 - 9H (1 is BWBR) | G/G/G | $17.00 | On reverse Tiny Tim(1H), Gumps(1H), Henry(1H), Little Orphan Annie(2H), Peter Rabbit(1H), Timid Soul(1H) (1/6, 9/1-9/29, 12/1-12/15) |
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