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Auction History Result 1z055 CHUMP CHAMP linen 1sh 1950 Tex Avery, great cartoon art of Spike & Droopy at start of race! Date Sold 12/5/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Chump Champ, the 1950 Tex Avery animated cartoon comedy short (produced by Fred Quimby; Droopy and Spike compete in a series of Olympic style athletic events, including running, and as usual, Spike cheats every way he can while Droopy plays by the rules, but everything Spike does backfires on him) featuring the voices of Billy Bletcher (as Spike), Daws Butler, and Bill Thompson (as Droopy). Note that Fred "Tex" Avery was one of the greatest legends of Hollywood animation. He started working for Walter Lantz on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the early 1930s. He moved to Warner Bros. in 1935, where he became a legend, working on the Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes series, creating or developing the best remembered Warner Bros. cartoon characters, including Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, and others. In 1941, after a disagreement, he briefly worked on a series called "Speaking of Animals", where real animals "talked" with animated lips, but he soon signed a contract with MGM, where he did even more wonderful work than before. He developed an entirely new type of cartoon (his MGMs are instantly recognizable as being "Tex Averys"), and they include characters such as Droopy, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and many others. He is one of the greatest animators ever, and posters from his cartoons are difficult to obtain, and are highly sought after by collectors! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had paper loss at the top crossfold and tiny tears and tiny bits of paper loss in the portions of the folds near the top crossfold. It had just a few tears and tiny bits of paper loss on all of the other folds, with some pinholes around the edges. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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