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MEL CRAWFORD (1925-2015 "Oh, kiss me, fair maiden, and I will become a prince!" Original "McCall of the Wild" Sunday comic, published September 18, 1988, with Creators Syndicate pastedown between first and second panels. Pen, ink, and correction fluid on thick paper. 251x509 mm; 9 3/4x20 inches, on 11x22-inch sheet. Signed "Dumas & Crawford" in last panel and dated in lower left panel. Inscribed in lower right margin, "With all best wishes to Tina & Bill/Mel Crawford."
Provenance: Estate of William F. Brown and Tina Tippit Brown.
Crawford was the artist on several newspaper features written by Jerry Dumas, including "Rabbits Rafferty" and "McCall of the Wild." While he also drew fantasy and horror comics for Western Publishing, Crawford is best known for his illustrated book adaptations of popular Disney films, and for his story illustrations featuring popular fictional characters from production companies, such as Jim Henson and Hanna-Barbera.
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