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Rip Kirby - strips du 13 au 18 juillet 1987
Ink
37 x 13.5 cm (14.57 x 5.31 in.)
Description
John Prentice - 6X Original Comic Strips - Rip Kirby - Dailies From July 13th-18th - (1987)
Here is the original art for a complete week of Rip Kirby dailies by the great John Prentice. These are from the Amazon treasure hunting story, one of the best stories of the 1980s. This sequence features Rip and Axton in a dramatic battle for the emeralds as their raft is battered by the rapids, while the other treasure seekers worry.
Here is the original art for a complete week of Rip Kirby dailies by the great John Prentice. These are from the Amazon treasure hunting story, one of the best stories of the 1980s. This sequence features Rip and Axton in a dramatic battle for the emeralds as their raft is battered by the rapids, while the other treasure seekers worry.
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About John Prentice
John Prentice was a cartoonist who took over the comic strip Rip Kirby upon the death of the strip's creator, Alex Raymond.
Prentice was born in Whitney, Texas. From 1940-1946 he served in the United States Navy. After briefly attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he moved to New York City and worked in a variety of illustrator jobs before being tapped to replace Alex Raymond. Prentice drew the strip for the next 43 years.
Prentice worked occasionally for DC Comics in the 1950s, providing artwork for the first issue of Showcase comics' story, "Fireman Farrell".
Prentice received the National Cartoonist Society Story Comic Strip Award for the series in 1966, 1967, and 1986
