Gasoline Alley - 1918-1926

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Gasoline Alley by Frank King (0560-) 1st Appearance November 24, 1918 - The goings-on in Gasoline Alley Texas was voted as the top comic-strip of all time.  The strip began in 1918 under the guidance of one of the finest cartoonists ever, Frank King.  King would start with 'Uncle Walt', a rotund but good-natured local of the small-town.   The strip meandered in obscurity for a couple of years, until on February 14, 1921 King added the new dimension of Skeezix, an abandoned baby which Walt adopted.  From there, King would begin to weave a tapestry of growing up in small-town america.   King's finest moments were the interaction of Walt and Skeezix and then later Corky (his son from his marriage to Phyllis Blossom).  The pages where the kindly Walt is walking through the seasons with his sons are spectacular.  Walt would bring up his boys in a world full of warmth and color, while the boys would get into their mischief.  King was the master of mood in his presentations, and the mood was usually bright.  His work on extending page layouts beyond the traditional panels and to extend the artwork past the panel boundary is a study in cartooning.  The strip is still alive today and has a popular following.   The market for Gasoline Alley is very strong.  Luckily for the collector, the popularity of the strip placed it in an extraordinarily high number of newspapers which makes the supply ample and keeps prices reasonable.  Fulls for Gasoline Alley are readily available into the late 1930's, collectors go for those at a steady pace.  The very earliest strips through the first year of Skeezix are premium.  Other premium pages include King's panel experimentation strips, his color mosaic strips and his trademark yearly calendar strips.   (981/118)
Sunday Comics Links ---> Gasoline Alley - to 1926 Gasoline Alley - 1927-1928 Gasoline Alley - 1929-1930
Gasoline Alley - 1931-1932 Gasoline Alley - 1933-1935 Gasoline Alley - 1936-up Gasoline Alley - Dailies

Sunday Comics

Item # Date-#-size* Condition* Price Notes
S0560-0010 1921/12/04 - F G/G/G $10.00 On reverse BWR Kernie Cootie by Casey Orr
S0560-0013 1923/07/15 - T FR-G/FR-G/G $3.00 on reverse BW Pigtails by Burleigh
S0560-0014 1923/10/14 - F G/G/FR-G $8.00 on reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0017 1923/11/11 - F P/P/G $2.00 On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0018 1923 - 1F FR/FR/G $3.00 Pre-Christmas Page, On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed (undated)
S0560-0021 1924/04/20 - F FR/FR/G $4.00 On reverse BWR Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0023 1924/05/04 - F FR-G/FR/G $4.00 On reverse BWGR Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S0560-0029 1924/07/06 - F FR/FR/FR-G $3.00 On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0030 1924/08/03 - F G/FR-G/G $6.00 On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0034 1924/09/07 - F FR/FR/FR-G $3.00 On reverse BWP Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0036 1924/09/14 - F FR/FR/G $12.00 On reverse Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S0560-0037 1924/09/21 - F FR-G/FR/G $4.00 On reverse BWYR Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S0560-0039 1924/12/14 - F FR-G/FR/G $6.00 Pre-Christmas Page, On reverse BWYR Bungle Family by HJ Tuthill
S0560-0044 1925/01/25 - F G/G/FR-G $6.00 On reverse BWGR Mr. & Mrs by Clare Briggs
S0560-0046 1925/03/08 - F G/G/FR-G $6.00 On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner
S0560-0048 1925/04/05 - F P/P/G $1.00 On reverse Captain and the Kids by Rudolf Dirks
S0560-0049 1925/04/12 - F G/G/G $8.00 On reverse Captain and the Kids by Rudolf Dirks
S0560-0050 1925/04/19 - F FR-G/G/FR-G $5.00 On reverse BW Toonerville Folks by Fontaine Fox
S0560-0053 1925/06/07 - F G/FR-G/G $6.00 On reverse The Nebbs by Sol Hess
S0560-0055 1925/06/21 - F G/G/G $15.00 On reverse BWO The Pixeys by William Donahey
S0560-0056 1925/08/16 - F G/FR-G/G $6.00 On reverse BWB Man in the Brown Derby by HT Webster
S0560-0057 1925/09/13 - T FR/FR-P/G $1.00 On reverse Smitty by Walter Berndt
S0560-0058 1925/11/29 - F G/FR-G/G $6.00 On reverse BWR Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0059 1925/12/27 - F FR/FR-P/FR $2.00 On reverse Winnie Winkle by Martin Branner
S0560-0060 1925 - 1F FR-G/FR-G/G $5.00 on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated)
S0560-0061 1925 - 1F G/G/G $6.00 on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated)
S0560-0062 1925 - 1F G/G/G $6.00 on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated)
S0560-0063 1925 - 1F G/G/G $6.00 on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated)
S0560-0064 1925 - 1F G/G/G $6.00 on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated)
S0560-0065 1925 - 1F FR/FR/G $2.00 on reverse BWP Bungle Family(F) (undated)
S0560-0067 1925 - 1F G/G/G $8.00 on reverse BWP Harold Teen(F) (undated)
S0560-0074 1926/03/28 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0077 1926/05/02 - F FR-G/FR-G/VG $5.00 on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0079 1926/05/09 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0081 1926/05/16 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0085 1926/05/23 - F G/FR-G/G $6.00 on reverse BWP Reg'ler Fellers by Gene Byrnes
S0560-0093 1926/09/05 - F VG/VG/VG $8.00 on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0098 1926/09/19 - F G/G/G $6.00 On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0100 1926/10/10 - F G/G/VG $8.00 On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0105 1926/10/17 - F G/G/VG $8.00 On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0108 1926/10/31 - F G/G/G $8.00 Halloween Panel, On reverse BWO Texas Slim by Ferd Johnson
S0560-0110 1926/11/07 - F G/G/G $8.00 On reverse BWO Texas Slim by Ferd Johnson
S0560-0112 1926/11/14 - F G-VG/G/VG $8.00 On reverse BWO Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray
S0560-0114 1926/11/21 - F VG/G-VG/VG $8.00 On reverse BWO Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray
S0560-0121 1926/12/05 - F G/G/VG $8.00 On reverse BWYR Harold Teen by Carl Ed
S0560-0122 1926/12/12 - F VG/VG/G $8.00 on reverse BWO Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0127 1926/12/26 - F VG/G/VG $8.00 on reverse BWY Polly by Cliff Sterrett
S0560-0138 1926 - 4T FR-G/FR-G/G $8.00 On reverse Smitty by Walter Berndt (2/21, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4)
Sunday Comics Links ---> Gasoline Alley - to 1926 Gasoline Alley - 1927-1928 Gasoline Alley - 1929-1930
Gasoline Alley - 1931-1932 Gasoline Alley - 1933-1935 Gasoline Alley - 1936-up Gasoline Alley - Dailies

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