Jess

Tricky Cad, Case 1
1954

An open vintage comic book displaying two pages from a story titled "TRICK TRA" on the left and "TRICKD" on the right. The left page shows a sequence of comic panels with characters discussing a scientific process involving stone pieces, while the right page continues the story with characters engaging in a dialogue about a sting operation. The pages are yellowed with age, and the comic is encased in a protective sleeve.
An open vintage comic book displaying two pages from a story titled "TRICK TRA" on the left and "TRICKD" on the right. The left page shows a sequence of comic panels with characters discussing a scientific process involving stone pieces, while the right page continues the story with characters engaging in a dialogue about a sting operation. The pages are yellowed with age, and the comic is encased in a protective sleeve.

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Date
1954

Classification
Books

Medium
Lithograph, pen, cut and adhered paper, on paper

Dimensions
Book: 10 1/4 × 9 3/8 × 11/16in. (26 × 23.8 × 1.7 cm) Sheet (each): 9 7/16 × 7 13/16in. (24 × 19.8 cm)

Accession number
95.20

Series
Cases

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee, the Drawing Committee and the Tom Armstrong Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
©The Jess Collins Trust
Reproduced with permission

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