Due to holiday shipping delays, some of this week's new releases will be delayed.

The next Prime Auction will open for bidding Saturday January 3.

Mopsy The Maid Who Makes You Laugh (1945) comic books

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    Mopsy The Maid Who Makes You Laugh (1945) NN
    • 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.