Find the value of the dell comic mutt and jeff volume 1. In 1939, dc gave them their own comic book, published until 1958 for 103 issues. Again, fisher was clever, as he setup his own production company to make. Comic books are, of course, recognizable as periodicals issued on a regular basis that feature sequential artwork. Mutt and jeff is an historic comic strip, created by bud fisher in 1907, being notable as the first to successfully run on a daily basis, as well as the first to receive worldwide popularity. Mutt and jeff was the first strip to essay weekslong story lines, such as a trip to mexico to join pancho villas revolution.
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Mutt and jeff cartoons by bud fisher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tall and skinny mutt, in his cheap suit and hat, is the perpetual fallguy for the antics of the sawedoff troublemaker jeff, who is half mutts height even with his trademark top hat on. Mutt and jeff book 8 author fisher, bud formatbinding card covers book. But in on march 27, 1908, tall, skinny mutt met the diminutive jeff, and the series began to transcend its limited venue. Home attic books mutt and jeff book 8 mutt and jeff book 8. Cartoonist harry bud fisher invented mutt first, in 1907, introducing him solo in a comic strip that ran daily on. Comic strip mutt and jeff go comics has been running vintage mutt and jeff strips with the. Allamerican dc reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tallandshort. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Perhaps this, and the kansas city nonsense, is to affect a phoney american pedigree, just the reverse of the u. Superworld comics buying and selling comic books, free. Despite its significance in comics history, mutt and jeff is scantly regarded today. Mutt and jeff is an historic comic strip, created by bud fisher in 1907, being notable as the first to successfully run on a daily basis, as well as the.
Allamerican dc reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tallandshort comedy duo. Mutt and jeff have appeared in comic books since the 1930s, including funnies on parade, credited as the first comic book published. Printed card stock wraps, stapled to page gatherings, cloth tape bind. Unfollow mutt and jeff comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Compared to betterremembered strips of the era, mutt and jeff was crudely drawn, yet it captured the nations fancy. Stories and art by al smith credited as bud fisher. Welcome to the best website for bronze age, silver age and golden age collectible comic books and original comic book art. Mutt and jeff talk the comicbook artist into drawing them in a cool style. Please enter search termssearch terms must be less than 50 characters long. Mutt and jeff is a longrunning and widely popular american newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist bud fisher in 1907 about two mismatched tinhorns. Mutt and jeff book 8 by bud fisher 1922 from attic.
Plus a tootsie roll ad, captain tootsie in emergency landing, with art by bill schreiber, and a psa starring superboy about respecting different cultures. It is commonly regarded as the first daily comic strip. Mutt and jeff became a national hit in syndication and is recognized as the first successful daily comic strip, spinning off into comic books, animated shorts and merchandise. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
Type name series mutt and jeff m national comics publications of canada ltd 3 issues in 1948 1948 series mutt and jeff m harvey 33 issues in 1960 1965. They were a funny paper team for well over 70 years. In latin america, mutt and jeff actually ran under another name. Mutt and jeff cartoons bud fisher bauman rare books. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of ec comics. Mutts easygoing dimwittedness contrasted to great comic effect with the fact that jeff. The earliest examples of american comics date back to the 1920s, when newspaper. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. They published juvenile fiction and childrens books but are mainly.
Jeffs latest oddball invention is an underground airplane. My recent buy will be a regular feature in the insider. In a surreal strip, mutt seeks jeff for the days comic strip, only to find hes still inside the inkwell. Mutt and jeff was the first successful daily comic strip. The mutt and jeff comic strip continued long past fishers death in 1954, finishing its run in 1982. The first monthly comic book, aptly titled comics monthly, began. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Mutt and jeff, though the duo was already well known and well merchandised by that time.