Cartoon & Comic Books Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1948-1949 decal for the United States Navy 2nd VF-93 fighter squadron featuring Woody Woodpecker, who was officially approved as the group's insignia in January 194This squadron existed from August 1948 until November 1949...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War era patch showing Bugs Bunny hard at work transcribing a telegraph message. The patch is reportedly for the USAF Morse Intercept Operator School, Keesler The patch reads LEON SCHLESINGER along the bottom. Schlesinger's...

ARTIFACT: This is a great uniquely painted wooden sign for the United States Army A Company, 6th Medical Battalion (6th Division). After the Japanese surrender, the 6th was assigned to the southern half of the American zone of occupation in Korea. The...

ARTIFACT: Fantastic Snoopy and Red Baron novelty lighter from the Vietnam War. "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" was inspired by the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz, which featured a recurring storyline of Snoopy imagining himself in the role of...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce Radio Orphan Annie identification bracelet showing the initial "A". The bracelets were a promotional item distributed by Ovaltine for the radio show's November 20, 1940 broadcast. The initial on front corresponded to...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1936 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society decoder badge. First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society sprung up in 193The...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1935 Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society decoder badge. First introduced as a comic strip character in 1924, Little Orphan Annie went on to score her own radio show as soon as 1930, and her Secret Society sprung up in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s Sky Roads Flying Cadet Tin Lithograph pin. Skyroads was a cartoon penned by two World War I pilots that debuted in 1929, and the flying club grew out of the strip's popularity the next year. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's - 1930's Krazy Kat enameled lapel pin. The pin features Krazy carrying a red enamel sign that reads: "IF you CAN READ THIS YOU'RE TOO DARN CLOSE". Krazy Kat is a character in a newspaper comic strip by George Herriman, which ran...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1930 Krazy Kat enameled pin. This example features great, faux ruby eyes and shows Krazy Kat playing the banjo in black and white enamel detail and wearing a red scarf. Krazy Kat is a character in a newspaper comic strip by...

ARTIFACT: Great 1920's ??? 1930's Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Junior Komic Club promotional celluloid pin by Bastian Bros. Co. in New York. The center features the image of a clown and the pin reads: "SUN-TELEGRAPH JUNIOR KOMIC CLUB". The reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool circa early 1960s or 1970s pin for "Reddy Kilowatt Safety Club". Reddy was the premier American mascot of electricity since 1926, and was created by Ashton B. Collins, Sr. He was featured in different media, including a movie and...