NCSF Auction to Benefit St. Jude

The National Cartoonists Society is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and as a birthday present they are doing a big auction of original cartoon art to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The auction started yesterday and runs through November 3rd. It features over 150 pieces of original art from a who’s who of pro cartoonists.

From the NCS:

The NCS has enlisted the help of Heritage Auctions, the industry leader in the field of comic and cartoon art, to conduct the auction. The auction will go live on Wednesday, October 27th and will close the following Wednesday, November 3rd. Lots may be previewed at http://comics.ha.com/. Images may not be available until the week before the auction.

2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the National Cartoonists Society, and to celebrate this milestone, the NCS and the National Cartoonists Society Foundation have joined forces with Heritage and will be auctioning more than 150 works of art. Several beloved comic and cartoon characters are also enjoying anniversaries this year, so the auction also commemorates the landmarks of many characters that have sprung from the pens of NCS members over the decades. Included in the array of cartoons, comic strips, and illustrations, are such favorites as Dennis the Menace, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Dumbo, MAD Magazine’s Spy vs Spy, Archie, 101 Dalmations, The Fantastic Four, Yogi Bear, Deadpool, Ren and Stimpy, Mutts, Zippy, Dick Tracy, and many more.

via the National Cartoonists Society

A worthy cause and a lot of really great art is available at just about any price range.

Full disclosure I do not have a piece in this auction. I really want to contribute but I have had to put a moratorium on any of this kind of thing with the ongoing superproject that is CLAPTRAP. However if you are a MAD fan there is a number of great pieces by MAD artists including Sergio Aragonés, Angelo Torres, Sam Viviano, Peter Kuper, Ray Alma, David DeGrand, Bill Morrison, Johnny Sampson, Bob Lizarraga, Dalton Vaughn, Gideon Kendall and probably some other I missed.

Go visit the auction site if for no other reason than to enjoy the virtual art show!