Original comic art page by Christian MATHELOT, Hell Is in the Bush, 1947, drawing

  
Illustrator and comic book artist. He worked primarily with publisher and scriptwriter MARIJAC. He illustrated "Colonel X", "War on Earth", "Lili the Flight Attendant", and "The Circus Orphan" for the magazines "Coq Hardi", "Mireille", "Frimousse", and "Samedi jeunesse". His artwork, influenced by Alex RAYMOND, is superb.

THE ARTWORK: Original comic art in India ink on tracing paper. Page 7 of the self-contained story "Hell in the Bush", published in 1947 in the "Vaillance" series. Dimensions: 32.5 x 23.5 cm. Italian text has been pasted over the French text; several pieces have come loose or been torn off. The complete story is not for sale. In-person collection is available in Paris’s 9th arrondissement.