Ellinport, Jeffrey M.  Collecting Original Comic Strip Art!  Norfolk, VA: Antique Trader Books, 1999.  136 pp.  ISBN: 1-58221-010-1 (paper).

Foreword ... 7
Preface ... 9
Ackowledgements ... 11
Introduction ... 13

PART I: Setting the Scene

Chapter 1: Collecting Original Comc Strip Art ... 19
Chapter 2: A Brief History of the American Comic Strip ... 25
Chapter 3: Indentification ... 41
Strips; Panels; Sundays vs. Dailies; Toppers; Types of Strips; Specialty Drawings; Ghosting
Chapter 4: The Making of a Comic Strip ... 51
The Artist; Syndicates--The Business of Comic Strips

Part II: Acquiring Original Comic Art

Chapter 5: Specialization ... 61
Benefits; Areas of Possible Concentration; Degrees of Specialization; Deciding What to Collect
Chapter 6:  Sources ... 73
Comic Strip Artists; Auctions; Original Comic Strip Art Dealers; Autograph Dealers; Animation Galleries; Miscellaneous Sources; Purchasing Artwork
Chapter 7: Care and Custody ... 87
Record Keeping; Storage and Preservation; Conservation; Display

Part III: Values

Chapter 8: Value ... 101
Factors Particular to the Piece; Market Factors; Other Factors; Specialty Drawings; Note on Ranking Factors

Price Guide (by artist) ... 112
Price Guide (by strip) ... 120

Appendix: Suggested Periodicals ... 127
Collections of Comic Strip Art; Comic Strips on the Internet; Original Comic Strip Dealers; Major Comic Strip Syndicates
Bibliography ... 131
Index ... 133
About the Author ... 135
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