Description
Original pen-and-ink cartoon artwork comprising two sequential pages from a strip titled “First Chemistry Set,” credited in typed text to Stan Fine. Each sheet is laid out with a humorous prehistoric gag scene — a caveman figure interacting with a bubbling lava flow and an erupting volcano on page one, and the same character filling a container from a spring-fed stream with a grazing horned animal in the background on page two. The artwork is rendered in bold black ink over a visible graphite pencil underdrawing, giving a clear look at the cartoonist’s working process before the final inked linework was applied.
The title and byline “FIRST CHEMISTRY SET / By Stan Fine” appear typed at the top of page one, with each sheet numbered in the lower left corner (“1.” and “2.”). Faint pencil sketches of additional figures remain visible beneath the finished ink drawings on both pages, offering insight into the layout and revision stage of the artwork. The paper is a heavier illustration stock consistent with original comic or cartoon strip art intended for reproduction.
Both sheets show overall toning and age-related discoloration typical of vintage paper. The top corners exhibit small tears, creasing, and residual tape/adhesive marks from prior mounting, and scattered foxing spots appear across the surface, most notably on page one. The ink drawings themselves remain crisp and fully legible despite this handling wear.
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