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Classic, StatuesUniversal Monsters: Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man Bust - nick & dent This bust of the Wolfman measures approximately 7-inches tall. Recommended for collectors ages 18 and older. Wolverton Weirdos #4: Karen - nick & dent With her crooked little smile, long flowing hair, and nostrils you could get lost in, this little beauty is sure to warm your fickle heart. Those eyes! That hand! Karen is the final of four fantastic Basil Wolverton characters brought into shocking 3-D by Dark Horse. Complete your collection! Sculpted by Jean-Louis Crinon and authorized by the Wolverton Estate, "Karen" is a fully painted and assembled bust in a colorful package and limited to 1,200 pieces. Wolverton Weirdos #3: Artie - nick & dent Weirdo cartoonist Basil Wolverton described himself as the "Producer of Preposterous Pictures of Peculiar People Who Prowl This Perplexing Planet." This third Wolverton Weirdo bust from Dark Horse certainly fits the bill, though one may wonder exactly what planet Wolverton was thinking of when he created Artie . Sculpted by Jean-Louis Crinon and authorized by the Wolverton Estate, Artie is a fully painted and assembled bust in a colorful package and limited to 1,200 pieces. R. Crumb's Keep On Truckin' Mini Statue Keep on Truckin' is the fifth in the Little Bigass Statue Bonanza series from Bowen Designs. Sculpted by Randy Bowen and Neil Surges, the Keep on Truckin' Mini Statue is fully painted and ready to display. Approximately 4 inches tall, this statue is limited to 2000 pieces. Classic Comic Characters #12: Sarge Statue - nick & dent This item has a dented outer tin box, however, the statue inside the box will be in "like-new" condition. Sorry, no returns on Warehouse Nick and Dent items. Continuing its line of Classic Comic Characters, Dark Horse offers the companion piece, Sarge, Beetle Bailey's lovable if somewhat gruff N.C.O. He is captured in his full glory by the unstoppable talent of Yoe Studio! in a vintage-style sculpt. This statue is available in a limited edition of 950 numbered pieces. Sarge comes packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box. Also included is a certificate of authenticity, a retro-style pinback button, and a booklet about the character and his creator, Mort Walker. Classic Comic Characters #15: Terry Statue - nick & dent The classic strip Terry & the Pirates by Milton Caniff delivered heart-stopping adventure set in the fascinating and dangerous world of Hong Kong and China in the 1930s. Limited to 950 numbered pieces, Terry comes packaged in a special litho-printed, full-color tin box and includes a vintage-style pinback button and booklet about the character and his creator, Milton Caniff. Classic Comic Characters #8: Li'l Abner Statue - nick & dent Dark Horse continues its successful series of Classic Comic Characters statues, and this month we bring you Li'l Abner. Offered at a limited edition of 950 numbered pieces, Li'l Abner comes packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box with a certificate of authenticity, pinback button, and booklet about the character and his creator, Al Capp. This figure measures approximately 5 1/2". Classic Comic Characters #17: Fearless Fosdick Statue - nick & dent It's just a flesh wound! Don't worry, it won't stop Fearless Fosdick from performing his rightful duty. Dark Horse presents this mostly intact statue of Fearless Fosdick as the next in our line of Classic Comic Characters statues. Created as a lampoon of Dick Tracy by Al Capp, Fearless Fosdick was introduced to the world as Li'l Abner's favorite comic strip in 1942. The creative talent at YOE! Studio scored a direct hit with the sculpting of this figure! The statue is limited to 950 numbered pieces. Classic Comic Characters #10: Dick Tracy Statue - nick & dent This month Dark Horse brings you America's most famous detective, Dick Tracy. This tenth statue in the series is offered in a limited edition of 950 numbered pieces. Dick Tracy comes packaged in a special litho-printed full-color tin box with a vintage-style pinback button, and booklet about the character and his creator, Chester Gould. This figure measures approximately 5 1/2". Classic Comic Characters #9: Daisy Mae Statue - nick & dent Dark Horse continues its successful series of Classic Comic Characters statues with Daisy Mae. The statue is limited to 950 numbered pieces and comes packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box that includes a certificate of authenticity, pinback button, and booklet about the character and her creator, Al Capp. This figure measures approximately 5 1/2". Classic Comic Characters #19: Dagwood Statue - nick & dent Ah, Dagwood Bumstead; maker of the perfect sandwich, husband of a beautiful wife, and king of the living-room sofa. Dagwood, we celebrate you and your 70 years of making us laugh with this statue of one of your finer moments. This statue is offered as a numbered limited-edition of 600. Classic Comic Characters #21: Smokey Stover Statue - nick & dent Holy smokes! Hellzapoppin' down at the old firehouse, and Smokey Stover, perhaps the nuttiest fireman in comics history, is on the job. Spewing out puns both visual and verbal as if from a firehose, cartoonist Bill Holman's creation stands as one of the most surreal newspaper strips ever. Holman, along with cartoonists Rube Goldberg and Milt Gross, was one of the major players in the 1930's "Screwball Comics" craze. He also is credited with introducing the term foo ("if the foo fits, wear it", "merci beau foo", doctor of Foolosophy) to the western world. "Foo" fever swept the U.S., finding its way into popular songs and generating over 500 "Foo Clubs". The fad left "foo" references embedded in popular culture but with their origins rapidly forgotten. "Foo" resurfaced in 1944-45, via the term "foo fighters" (used by radar operators for the kind of mysterious trace that would later be called a UFO and in 1995 as the name of a rock...... |
