Vintage 1933 NAPOLEON Superb SUNDAY X-Large CLIFFORD McBRIDE 1st Year CLASSIC - $1,395 - (Follansbee, WV)
Napoleon and Uncle Elby by Clifford McBride original drawing for a Sunday newspaper comic strip published on November 5, 1933 india ink with blue pencil on heavyweight art paper 18 x 24 inches Very Good/Fine Please note: Napoleon started as a daily strip in U.S. newspapers in June 1932; the Sunday strip was added in March 1933 Napoleon and Uncle Elby was a popular syndicated newspaper comic strip created by Clifford McBride. Over a span of 29 years it was distributed by three different syndicates to both American and foreign newspapers. By the mid-1940s, the strip was carried by 80 newspapers.While drawing such features as McBride's Cartoon (1927) and Clifford McBride's Pantomime Comic (1932), McBride introduced Elby, a character based on his uncle, Wisconsin lumberman Henry Elba Eastman. He soon began to add situations involving Elby's dog, Napoleon.For a minor syndicate, LaFave Newspaper Features, McBride began Napoleon as a daily strip on June 6, 1932, reaching a wider audience once he connected with the McNaught Syndicate. His Sunday strip was added in March of 1933, and the following year, the title was changed to Napoleon and Uncle Elby.~ Wikipedia
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