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| Lot#48 "Robin Hood" from Swift Vol4: 7 (16 February 1957) |
Compal auctions have their latest auction up at TheSaleroom and their own webpage. This time we have a Robin Hood page from Swift (this latter links shows Current Bids).
It's a lovely page (the second of two from the comic) with an action-packed Bellamy panel. And before anyone mentions it, those white movement lines are NOT likely to be 'white-out / Tippex fluid' as Bellamy states he never used it. They are more likely to be scratches made in the artboard. Whoever wins this, please let us know!
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| Scan from my copy of the comic of the action panel |
Robin Hood original artwork (1957)
Drawn and signed by Frank Bellamy for Swift comic Vol. 4, No 7 1957 (comic included)
'Cool and steady, Robin Hood fitted an arrow to his longbow and took careful aim at the galloping Robert the Wolf…'
Indian ink and grey wash on board. 21 x 15 ins
£500-600
He doesn't mention that Bellamy lettered the piece and left space for the libretto text below each panel. For your delectation and delight (yes, the TV programme "The Goold Old Days" was watched in our house!) here are both pages from this issue of Swift scanned from my collection.
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| Swift Vol.4: 7 (16 February 1957) p.9 |
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| Swift Vol.4: 7 (16 February 1957) p.10 |
How have sales gone before? Well, they've been interesting:
In May 2022 "Robin Hood" in Swift Vol.3:41 (13 Oct 1956) was sold by Compal for £470.00; in August 2017 Swift 24 Nov 1956 sold for Heritage Auctions at £785.58 and in Novemeber 2011 a page from Swift Vol 4. No. 25 (dated 22 June 1957) was unsold with an estimate of £850 by Compal
As this page has such an iconic profile of the main man, I wonder how much this will sell for. The auction ends on Sunday 15 March when I'll add the end result below and add it to the spreadsheet.
"ROBIN HOOD" Swift Vol.4:7 (16 Febraury 1957) (Lot 48)
WHERE?: Compal/TheSaleroom
Estimate: £500-600
Opening Bid: £450
ENDING PRICE: £
END DATE: Sunday 15 March 2026
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