Lot 51227 – Group of three original hand illustrated comic strips by Phil Berube (1935 & 1938)

Group of four original hand illustrated (in black ink) comic strips by Phil Berube (1935-1938) and one by Hollreiser (1958), one entitled “U.S. Olympic Prospects” depicting Uncle Sam and hurdler Al Moreau, one entitled “The 1936 Olympics” depicting racist stereotype of Jesse Owens and hammer throwers Don Elser and Anton Kishon; one depicting Jesse Owens and Eleanor Holm (with The Bell Syndicate archive label) and one depicting Forrest Towns; and the latter depicting Jesse Owens done for the Chicago Tribune, an attractive an unusual group (5).