TOM FLYNN - AN ADVENTURE COMIC BY JOLLIFFE, CIRCA 1930S-1940S

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE COMIC FEATURING THE CHARACTER TOM FLYNN, ILLUSTRATED AND AUTHORED BY JOLLIFFE. THIS EARLY AUSTRALIAN COMIC PUBLICATION REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF LOCAL PUBLISHING AND ILLUSTRATION FROM THE INTERWAR PERIOD. THE NARRATIVE FOLLOWS TOM FLYNN THROUGH A SERIES OF ADVENTUROUS ESCAPADES INVOLVING HORSES, CATTLE, AND FRONTIER-STYLE ACTION SEQUENCES TYPICAL OF THE ADVENTURE COMIC GENRE OF THE ERA.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PUBLISHER: JOHN FAIRFAX & SONS PTY. LTD., 38 HUNTER STREET, SYDNEY
- CREATOR: JOLLIFFE (SIGNED THROUGHOUT)
- FORMAT: BOUND COMIC WITH CARD COVERS AND PRINTED INTERIOR PAGES
- COVER DESIGN: YELLOW AND BLUE PRINTED COVERS FEATURING DYNAMIC ILLUSTRATION OF TOM FLYNN ON HORSEBACK WITH CATTLE AND ACTION SCENES
- INTERIOR: MULTIPLE SEQUENTIAL COMIC PANELS IN BLACK AND WHITE WITH HAND-LETTERED DIALOGUE AND NARRATIVE CAPTIONS
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1930S-1940S BASED ON PRINTING TECHNIQUE, PAPER STOCK, AND ARTISTIC STYLE
- PRICE MARK: 6 PENCE (VISIBLE ON COVER)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS LOT PRESENTS IN FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE COVER ARTWORK SHOWS SIGNIFICANT FADING TO BOTH THE YELLOW AND BLUE PRINTED AREAS, WITH THE SPINE HEAVILY CREASED AND WORN FROM HANDLING. PAGES THROUGHOUT ARE YELLOWED AND SHOW BRITTLENESS TYPICAL OF PAPER FROM THIS PERIOD. THE BINDING REMAINS SECURE AND ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT AND LEGIBLE. MINOR CREASING AND FOXING ARE EVIDENT THROUGHOUT, THOUGH NO MAJOR TEARS OR LOSSES HAVE OCCURRED. THE COVER EDGES SHOW WEAR AND SLIGHT FRAYING. THIS IS A READING COPY THAT HAS BEEN WELL-USED AND LOVED, WITH PATINA REFLECTING GENUINE AGE AND HISTORICAL USE RATHER THAN RESTORATION OR ARTIFICIAL AGEING.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 18cm, Depth: 2cm, Weight: 0.3Kg

Condition: Fair

656544+17

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