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€ 19.000 - 25.000
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At auction on Thursday 08 May 2025 at 14:30
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pencil and ink on cardboard
43 x 70 cm
Original comic art made by Crepax for "Valentina nel metrò", published on pages 49 - 50 for the first time in the magazine Linus in 1975. A journey into the madness of the Milanese subway, a vacation that ignites memories and reveals family secrets, two opportunities for Valentina to cross paths with the great comic book characters, in what is a long act of love by Guido Crepax towards the ninth art. The Milanese master takes refuge in fantasy, openly citing his loves and having fun reinterpreting with his style some milestones of comics in a series of single-page adventures following the style of the Sunday comic strips of American comics. In this splendid comic strip, Crepax's Valentina meets Hal Foster's Prince Valiant. Very rare. Signed and dated.
43 x 70 cm
Original comic art made by Crepax for "Valentina nel metrò", published on pages 49 - 50 for the first time in the magazine Linus in 1975. A journey into the madness of the Milanese subway, a vacation that ignites memories and reveals family secrets, two opportunities for Valentina to cross paths with the great comic book characters, in what is a long act of love by Guido Crepax towards the ninth art. The Milanese master takes refuge in fantasy, openly citing his loves and having fun reinterpreting with his style some milestones of comics in a series of single-page adventures following the style of the Sunday comic strips of American comics. In this splendid comic strip, Crepax's Valentina meets Hal Foster's Prince Valiant. Very rare. Signed and dated.
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