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This long run of the long-running comic strip "Ella Cinders" (1925-1961) is by writer Fred Fox and artist Roger Armstrong, and represents the closing years of the strip. The main character, Ella, was modeled on silent film actress Colleen Moore, and retained her 1920s look while other characters reflected the period in which they were drawn. Also included are 31 "tryout" strips for a never-syndicated strip"Perilous Pauline" which indicate potential editorial changes. Both strips manifest frequent use of almost pristine Zip-A-Tone, a material used to add texture to simple line art.
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Fred Fox and Roger Armstrong Comic Strip Art; Box and Folder (if known); Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Gift of Gregory Benton, 2017.
2017.2018.M001: Source of acquisition--Gregory Benton. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--7/7/2017.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
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Fred Fox was an American writer and cartoonist, born as Frederick Louis Fox in New York. He was involved in the creation of Charlie Plumb's 'Ella Cinders' strip for the Metropolitan Newspaper Service since the 1920s. He took over the writing of the strip anonymously in 1940 and assumed complete control between 1945 and 1961, leaving the artwork during the final year of his tenure to Roger Armstrong.
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| Comics -- Educational | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Armstrong, Roger | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Fox, Fred | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |