Feg Murray's Seein' Stars was one of the main features of KIng Features Puck Sunday section. It always sells well on eBay, probably because of the celebrity connections. And indeed, there are few newspaper strips that are often so framable. I myself have given away one or two as a present. It surprises me that there has never been a collection of the Sundays (although there was one of the dailies, only a fraction of the enormous amount Marray made). But maybe collectors of certain movie starts do not want a book filled with other big names.
Showing posts with label Feg Murray. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Feg Murray. Show all posts
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Stars In His Eyes
Saturday Leftover Day.
Feg Murray's Seein' Stars was one of the main features of KIng Features Puck Sunday section. It always sells well on eBay, probably because of the celebrity connections. And indeed, there are few newspaper strips that are often so framable. I myself have given away one or two as a present. It surprises me that there has never been a collection of the Sundays (although there was one of the dailies, only a fraction of the enormous amount Marray made). But maybe collectors of certain movie starts do not want a book filled with other big names.
Feg Murray's Seein' Stars was one of the main features of KIng Features Puck Sunday section. It always sells well on eBay, probably because of the celebrity connections. And indeed, there are few newspaper strips that are often so framable. I myself have given away one or two as a present. It surprises me that there has never been a collection of the Sundays (although there was one of the dailies, only a fraction of the enormous amount Marray made). But maybe collectors of certain movie starts do not want a book filled with other big names.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Seeing Stuff
Monday Cartoon Day.
I like these Sunday pages of Seein' Stars. They are often clipped and sold seperately, which seems to make sense. Every ones in a while I run across a few in a complete paper. I am adding a similar panel George Scarbo did in the tiries and a Sunday version he did in 1944.
I like these Sunday pages of Seein' Stars. They are often clipped and sold seperately, which seems to make sense. Every ones in a while I run across a few in a complete paper. I am adding a similar panel George Scarbo did in the tiries and a Sunday version he did in 1944.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Monday, November 21, 2011
Stars Through His Eyes
Monday Cartoon Day.
Feg Murray was an Olympic hurdler, who took to cartooning in the 1920's. In 1936 he started the feture he was famous for, called Seein' Stars. It was a gossipy variation on the Belive it or Not format, with beautiful artwork by Mr. Murray hmself. In the ate thristies he became some sort of a minor celebrity himself, appearing on radio as some sort of gossip expert and probably even presenting his own program. I will have to look into that. Since I am concentrting on scanning stuff from the late fifties now and he stopped doing Seein' tars in 1951, I only have black and white scans for now. But an impressive lot it is. He sdoes not seem to have depended on ghost artists much, or at least the style remains solid all through the run. And even if he had help, remember he did this daily and Sunday for over 15 years...
Monday Cartoon Day.
Feg Murray was an Olympic hurdler, who took to cartooning in the 1920's. In 1936 he started the feture he was famous for, called Seein' Stars. It was a gossipy variation on the Belive it or Not format, with beautiful artwork by Mr. Murray hmself. In the ate thristies he became some sort of a minor celebrity himself, appearing on radio as some sort of gossip expert and probably even presenting his own program. I will have to look into that. Since I am concentrting on scanning stuff from the late fifties now and he stopped doing Seein' tars in 1951, I only have black and white scans for now. But an impressive lot it is. He sdoes not seem to have depended on ghost artists much, or at least the style remains solid all through the run. And even if he had help, remember he did this daily and Sunday for over 15 years...
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