ROBIN MALONE

ORIGINAL DAILY STRIP ART

July 18, 1968

By Bob Lubbers

The ROBIN MALONE comic strip was syndicated for a three year period by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) from March 19, 1967 through March 11, 1970.  The strip followed the adventures of the newly widowed heroine as she manages the corporate empire inherited from her late husband.  The themes fluctuated from soap opera, high drama, industrial and political intrigue, satire and broad farce based on the ever changing whims of the syndicate.  Lubbers modeled Robin after one of his favorite movie stars, the glamorous Joan Fontaine.  This strip is among Lubber's best work and allowed him to hone the skills he developed on earlier strips like The Saint, Big Ben Bolt, Rusty Riley, Long Sam, Tarzan, Secret Agent X-9 and Li'l Abner.

The art offered in this listing is the daily strip for Thursday, July 18, 1968 of ROBIN MALONE.   In this strip, Robin arrives on a private Greek Island, escorted by the nefarious Ivan Barracuda, where she hopes to find her longlost husband.  This is a stunning strip with features a gorgeous image of Robin in the center panel, flanked on either side by her modes of travel.  

 This art is produced in ink over graphite on duotone board.  The overall dimensions are 17 ½ x 4 ¾ Inches.  There is light toning around the edges and a touch-up with Wite-Out here and there.  Lubbers worked with a lightbox but the reverse of this art does not feature any rough sketches, indicating that he drew this piece completely freehand.  I purchased this strip at auction from the estate of the artist.  It is in Very Good Condition and is dated and signed by Lubbers.

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