Preston Blair’s RED HOT Dancing

How to Animate Film Cartoons by Preston Blair (1980) 15 drawings embellished and mounted by the artist, pencil and white opaque paint on trimmed paper mounted to 20″ x 28.5″ heavyweight paper, image size: 16.5″ x 27.5″ This is artist-author Preston Blair’s assemblage of fifteen (15) trimmed and mounted images…

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LOOPY DE LOOP, 1962

HANNA-BARBERA STUDIO Bunnies Abundant (1962) original production animation layout drawing pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 5.5″ x 4.5″ This original animation layout drawing of Loopy de Loop was created by a Hanna-Barbera artist in development of scene 3 in the animated cartoon. The cartoon starts off with the kind-hearted…

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Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch

Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch #7 “The Basher Crashes” Complete 8-Page Story Original Art (Charlton, 1976). Based on the 1970s Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name, Wheelie and his friends putter (and sputter) through this complete story produced in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area of…

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The Banana Splits

The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park Animation Drawing Group of 4 (Hanna-Barbera, 1972). Four original hand-drawn images of Bingo, Drooper, Fleegle, and Snorky, along with some secondary characters. This is from the ABC Saturday Superstar Movie that premiered on November 25, 1972. Live action scenes were shot at King’s…

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Where’s Huddles?

Where’s Huddles? Ed Huddles Production Cel with Background (Hanna-Barbera, 1970). Hand painted production cel featuring Ed Huddles from the prime time animated series, Where’s Huddles? The cel is placed over a hand painted H-B background. Matted to an image area of 9″ x 7″.

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Willie Ito The Perils of Penelope Pitstop

Willie Ito The Perils of Penelope Pitstop Model Drawing (Hanna-Barbera, 1969). Model drawing of Penelope Pitstop along with Sylvester Sneekly (the Hooded Claw) by legendary animator/layout artist, Willie Ito. Rendered in graphite on 12 field 3-peghole paper. Images of 6″ and 7″. In Fine condition. Signed at the lower right.

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Willie Ito Josie and the Pussycats

Willie Ito Josie and the Pussycats Model Drawing (Hanna-Barbera, 1970). Size comparison model drawing featuring Josie and Alan by veteran animator/layout artist, Willie Ito. Drawings have been trimmed and mounted to a 12 field 3-peghole sheet of animation paper. Images of 7″. Signed by the artist at the lower right.…

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Ashita no Joe

A serie of  42 genga from Ashita no Joe Ashita no Joeis a critically acclaimed boxing manga written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba in 1968 that was later adapted into an anime series and movie. The title means “Joe of tomorrow” or Tomorrow’s Joe. Outside Japan it is also referred…

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The Adventures of Maya the Bee

Two incredibles doga from “The Adventures of Maya the Bee”  This article is about the German works. For the animated Japanese television series, see Maya the Honey Bee. Maya the Bee is the main character in The Adventures of Maya the Bee, a German book, comic book series and animated…

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