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Elder & Kurtzman Original Art: Goodman Gets Gun p.139 * NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE *
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HARVEY KURTZMAN & WILL ELDER. Page
139, "Goodman Gets a Gun" episode (1962) in Goodman
Beaver.
This is one of five hilarious G.B. stories
that Kurtzman & Elder created for Help! magazine in
the early '60s before Goodman morphed into "Little Annie
Fanny" for Playboy. On this page Goodman is trying
to impress his crush, Miss Taylbone
(Elizabeth Taylor) intellectually, but she is swept away by a
more aggressive competitor. (Note: page number is from the Kitchen
Sink Press collection, not Help! or the MacFadden paperback,
Executive Comic Book.)
Provenance:
From the estate of Harvey Kurtzman. Comes with a letter of authenticity
upon request.
Size/medium/condition/price: Written by Kurtzman. Drawn by Elder based on pencil
layouts by Kurtzman. Pen, brush and ink on heavy illustration
board. Board measures 8" wide x 9 3/8" high. Actual
image is 4 3/8" x 6". The "original" lettering
on all Goodman Beaver art consists of photostats glued to the
board with forty year-old rubber cement. Some light staining
is visible on most Goodman lettering. The four words from the
right balloon this page are missing. (These words could be replaced
by photocopies from the Goodman Beaver collection.) There
is white tape on three sides of the artwork, registration marks,
and printer's handwritten notations outside the image area. All
Goodman Beaver originals have these minor flaws to a lesser or
greater degree. These can be easily eliminated from view by matting
the original. The original comes with a removable acetate overlay
(not pictured here) with certain areas blocked in by Elder in
red marker. (The red areas were shot by the printer and converted
to a 30% "screen," then "double-burned" on
to the line art on the film negatives to create the gray tone
areas on the published panels.) Exquisite pen and ink work by
Elder from the self-described "funniest" work this
famous team ever created. Note the classic Elder sight gag in
the background (magnifying glass).
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