Mopsy The Maid Who Makes You Laugh (1945) NN
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Published 1945 (est.) by Mopsy Publishing Company.$199.00
View scans- Small puncture through front cover and first few pages, small corner pieces missing.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Gladys Parker. Stories and art by Gladys Parker. One of the first female-centric comic strips, by pioneering female artist Gladys Parker, Mopsy combines an Ever Meulen art style with pantomime-style gags and good-girl art. A collection of single-panel Mopsy strips from the mid-1940s showcases her work on wartime assembly lines and other scenes from the home front, as well as the working woman's lot during that time. 7-in. x 5 1/2-in. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.