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Aug. 12, 2026
Walt Kelly Collection of Books And Memorabilia
Est: $300 - $500
Walt Kelly Collection of Books And Memorabilia. Including: Walt Kelly Pogo Possum Plastic Mug And Figure, circa 1970's. Sizes: 1) 4'' x 1.5'' x 1.5'' (10 x 4 x 4 cm) (figure); 2) 4'' x 3.5'' x 2.5'' (10 x 9 x 6 cm) (cup). Together with a Collection Of 24 Pogo Possum Books By Walt Kelly. Shelf Space Approx: 12' (30 cm). I Go Pogo; Potluck Pogo; The Pogo Papers; Pogoâs Body Politic; Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us; Equal Time for Pogo; Instant Pogo; Pogoâs Sunday Punch; Deck Us All with Boston Charlie; Pogo Ã la Sundae; The Pogo Sunday Book; The Pogo Peekabook; The Impollutable Pogo; The Incomplete Pogo; Jack Acid Society Black Book; Beau Pogo; Pogo Puce Stamp Catalog; The Pogo Poop Book; Prehysterical Pogo (in Pandemonia); Positively Pogo; G.O. Fizzickle Pogo; The Pogo Party; Pogo: Prisoner of Love; Walt Kellyâs Pogo Romances Recaptured.
Material Culture
Jun. 18, 2026
Walt Kelly, (1913-1973), Pogo, Miz Beaver specialty drawing. Circa 1950.
Est: $500 - $700
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) Pogo, Miz Beaver specialty drawing. Circa 1950. Colored pencil, graphite, and ink on Bristol board. Signed in lower . Inscribed, "Best wishes to Courtney, from Miz Beaver & Lil Beaver for Walt K." in center right.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 18, 2026
Walt Kelly, (1913-1973), Pogo, Thanksgiving turkey hunt. 1949.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) Pogo, Thanksgiving turkey hunt. 1949. Colored pencil, graphite, and ink on Bristol board. Signed in final panel. Inscribed in lower margin, "Best wishes - Walt Kelly." Publication: Daily comic strip published in various nationwide newspapers on November 23, 1949.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 21, 2026
Walt Kelly - Pogo Possum n. 1, 1949
Est: €1,000 - €1,800
pastel and ink on thin cardboard 28 x 42 cm Original comic art made by Kelly for "The End of the Rainbow," an adventure published in Pogo Possum n. 1, page 46, by Dell in 1949. Published just a year after the Pogo strip debuted, this issue marked the beginning of Dell's 16-issue series featuring the beloved possum. No one mastered the art of political satire like Kelly. With Pogo, he fused his background in journalism and his experience as an animator for Walt Disney into a visually whimsical and nuanced comic that captivated on the surface and penetrated deeply. This page from "The End of the Rainbow" features Pogo with his animal friends, the inhabitants of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp.
Finarte
Apr. 14, 2026
Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1978) Original Comic Strip Art "Pogo"
Est: $400 - $800
Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1978) Original Comic Strip Art "Pogo," 1955. Original illustration art pen and ink four panel comic strip, inscribed by Kelly in lower margin. Matted and Framed. Size: 4.5'' x 16'', 11 x 41 cm (strip); 9.5'' x 21.5'', 24 x 55 cm (frame). Depicting: Bewitched, Bothered, and Bemildred, a recurring trio of anthropomorphic bats often portrayed as grubby, unshaven hobos and gamblers, with a good-natured but somewhat questionable sense of honesty. They wear identical black derby hats and have perpetual five o'clock shadows. According to the comic, they tell each other apart (if at all) by the patterns of their trousers - striped, checkered, or plaid
Material Culture
Oct. 16, 2025
Walt Kelly. Sunday Punch Inscribed & drawing
Est: $200 - $400
Pogo's Sunday Punch. NY 1957 1st printing in wraps with inscription and drawing of Pogo's head also inscribed.
Weiss Auctions
Oct. 16, 2025
Walt Kelly. Pogo Peek-A-Book Inscribed & drawing
Est: $200 - $400
NY 1955 3rd printing in wraps with inscription and drawing of Pogo's head also inscribed.
Weiss Auctions
Jun. 24, 2025
WALT KELLY, JR. (New York/California, 1913-1973), Two original comic strips from "Pogo", 1956., Framed 12" x 18.25".
Est: $500 - $1,000
WALT KELLY, JR. New York/California, 1913-1973 Two original comic strips from "Pogo", 1956. Both signed by the artist and dedicated to Phil Allen. Housed in a common frame.
Eldred's
Jun. 17, 2025
KELLY, WALT (1913-1973). POGO 'GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO SAY'
Est: €350 - €650
India ink w. blue highlight colour. Four-panel comic strip daily art, 1959. Signed in the fourth panel. 14 x 44.5 cm. Behind glass.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Jun. 17, 2025
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS / WALT KELLY (1913-1973) Pluto, Mickey’s Surprise Party animation drawing and model sheet.
Est: $600 - $900
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS / WALT KELLY (1913-1973) Pluto, Mickey's Surprise Party animation drawing and model sheet. Graphite and colored pencil on paper, 1939; lithography on paper, circa 1937. Production Clean-up animation drawing of Pluto for the opening to Mickey's Surprise Party (1939), and a studio-issued print model sheet.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 06, 2025
ORIGINAL WALT KELLY ILLUSTRATION, POGO COMIC STRIP
Est: $200 - $300
Walt Kelly, American, (1913 - 1973) , 8-5 Dist. by Post-Hall Syndicate. and Copr. 1952 Walt Kelly ink and colored pencil comic strip, four panels, 4.75 by 18.5 in. NOTE: We cannot approve bidders during the auction. Please register as soon as possible.
CRN Auctions
Feb. 18, 2025
Walt Kelly (American 1913-1973), "Pogo": Four Panel Comic Strip Dated 3-18 and signed and dated 1957 in strip and signed and dedicated in blue ink l.r., Ink and blue pencil on paper, Frame: 6 3/4 x 18 in. (17.1 x 45.7 cm
Est: $600 - $800
Walt Kelly (American 1913-1973), "Pogo": Four Panel Comic Strip Dated 3-18 and signed and dated 1957 in strip and signed and dedicated in blue ink l.r., Ink and blue pencil on paper,
Weschler's
Dec. 03, 2024
KELLY, WALT (1913-1973). POGO
Est: €400 - €800
India ink w. blue highlight colour. Daily comic strip 7 February 1952. 15.5 x 44 cm. W. dedication in ink on bottom and a typed and signed letter by Walt Kelly in which he explains 'the many requests for special drawings would keep me at the the drawing board with hardly any time for anything else'. He thus gave this original strip instead 'With best wishes to you and your wife-to-be'.
Zwiggelaar Auctions
Nov. 08, 2024
WALT KELLY (CA, 1913-1973)
Est: $400 - $600
WALT KELLY (CA, 1913-1973) Original "Pogo" Cartoon, ink over pencil on cardboard, signed and dated 1958, also with handwritten dedication to Sallie Lou Parker, mounted between two acrylic slabs, 5 1/2" x 17 1/4", OS: 6" x 17 3/4".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 08, 2024
Walt Kelly - Pogo, 1967
Est: €850 - €1,300
pastel and ink on thin cardboard 54,5 x 17 cm Daily comic strip from 08/12/1967 for "Pogo". Signed and dated.
Finarte
May. 10, 2024
Walt Kelly - Pogo, 1968
Est: €550 - €900
pastel and ink on thin cardboard Daily comic strip from 10/23/1968 for "Pogo". Strip centered on the 1968 presidential campaign, featuring four swamp villains: Wiley Cat, Seminole Sam, Molester Mole and Deacon Mushrat. Signed and dated.
Finarte
May. 10, 2024
Walt Kelly - Pogo, 1959
Est: €650 - €1,000
pastel and ink on thin cardboard Daily comic strip from 06/11/1959 for "Pogo". Starring Pogo, Albert and one of the Soviet seals, Kelly quips about the race to the stars that was underway between the United States and Russia...the seals think they landed on the moon and are now trying to chase its legendary cheese mines . Signed and dated.
Finarte
May. 10, 2024
Walt Kelly - Pogo, 1948
Est: €4,800 - €6,000
pencil and ink on thin cardboard Daily comic strip from 11/23/1948 for "Pogo". After being fired from Disney where he worked as a designer in 1941, Kelly found work at Dell Publishing and here he created the character of Pogo, an anthropomorphic opossum who debuted in 1942 until 1947 when publication was discontinued. In 1948 Kelly became art director of the New York Star and for this newspaper he created 30 "pilot newspapers" to present the Pogo universe to the newspaper's readers. These pilot strips were all numbered and eventually published, although not in their original order. Our strip is the very rare n. 13, even though it was published as the forty-fourth Daily comic strip. Work published in the volume "Walt Kelly: The Life and Art of the Creator of Pogo" by Thomas Andrae and Carsten Laqua on page 80 in 2012. On two panels. Signed and dated.
Finarte
Apr. 23, 2024
WALT KELLY, AMERICAN 1913-1973, POGO DAILY COMIC STRIP ORIGINAL, 1957, Pen and ink over blue pencil card, Card: 5 3/4 x 17 in. (14.6 x 43.2 cm.)
Est: $600 - $800
WALT KELLY AMERICAN, 1913-1973 POGO DAILY COMIC STRIP ORIGINAL, 1957 Pen and ink over blue pencil card Lower left: 9-30 The HALL SYNDICATE, INC.; Lower right: copyright, dated and signed: 1957 / Walt / Kelly; lower center in ball point inscribed with dedication: Best to Elinor Sandlass from Walt Kelly; lower right numbered in graphite: 457. 573
Potomack Company
Mar. 30, 2024
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) Original Pencil Drawing
Est: -
Featuring His Original Character Pogo! The Frame Measures Approximately 12.5” X 9.5”. The Image Measures Approximately 8” X. 5”. Artist Signed In The Lower Right Corner. All In Good Condition. Bh40052 Ka
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Mar. 30, 2024
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) Original Pencil Drawing
Est: -
Featuring The “ Pup Dog “ From The Daily Comic Strip Pogo. Artist Signed On The Lower Right Corner. Measures Approximately 23” X 17”. In Good Condition With Slight Water Marks Near Bottom. Bh40052 Ka
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Mar. 24, 2024
Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1973) Pogo Comic Assortment
Est: $400 - $600
Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1973) Pogo Comic Assortment (3) items including (2) daily strips and an inscribed and signed drawing, all ink over blue pencil, all matted under acrylic in painted frames Property from: an Estate, Chicago (River North), Illinois Category: Collectibles > Comic Books Estimated Sale Time: 2:49 pm CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Last modified: March 8, 2024, 9:43 am
Leonard Auction
Nov. 10, 2023
WALT KELLY (NY/CA, 1913-1973)
Est: $200 - $300
"Pogo", graphite drawing on file folder, inscribed "Best to Dave from Walt Kelly", unframed, loose, 12" x 8 1/2".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 10, 2023
WALT KELLY (NY/CA, 1913-1973)
Est: $400 - $600
Original Cartoon Artwork for "Pogo", dated 10-21-1957, featuring Howland Owl and Beauregard Bugleboy (hound), inscribed at the bottom "Thanks & Best Wisheds to David Sherman from Walt Kelly". In pewter colored metal casement frame, matted under glass, OS: 9 1/2" x 21", SS: 5" x 17".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 02, 2023
WALT KELLY (American, 1913 - 1973). Pogo characters: "Deacon Mushrat," "Albert Alligator," "Pup Dog," and "Porkypine.", Charcoal drawin
Est: $350 - $550
WALT KELLY (American, 1913 - 1973). Pogo characters: "Deacon Mushrat," "Albert Alligator," "Pup Dog," and "Porkypine.", Charcoal drawings or sketches of four POGO characters. Each one individually signed by Walt Kelly and one dedicated to "Mary." Unframed. ARTIST PROFILE: Walter Crawford Kelly Jr., commonly known as Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. - Large: 29 x 23 inches and small: 23 x 23 inches
Sloans & Kenyon
Jun. 10, 2023
Micky Maus Ankündigungsplakat 1952 Nr. 1
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
A3-Plakat, Kreuzfaltung, farbfrisch, minimal stockfleckig, Zeichner: Kelly, sehr, sehr selten.
Micky Waue Auktions GmbH
Apr. 26, 2023
Walt Kelly Pogo Original Daily Strip
Est: $500 - $800
Dated 6/13 1958 Signed and inscribed by Kelly. Pogo and Churchy are featured. 5 1/2" x 17 1/2".
Weiss Auctions
Dec. 15, 2022
WALT KELLY (American, 1913 - 1973). Pogo characters: "Deacon Mushrat," "Albert Alligator," "Pup Dog," and "Porkypine.", Charcoal drawin
Est: $400 - $600
WALT KELLY (American, 1913 - 1973). Pogo characters: "Deacon Mushrat," "Albert Alligator," "Pup Dog," and "Porkypine.", Charcoal drawings or sketches of four POGO characters. Each one individually signed by Walt Kelly and one dedicated to "Mary." Unframed. ARTIST PROFILE: Walter Crawford Kelly Jr., commonly known as Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. - Large: 29 x 23 inches and small: 23 x 23 inches
Sloans & Kenyon
Dec. 12, 2022
Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1973) Original Sunday Comic Strip Drawing POGO, 1967
Est: $300 - $500
POGO AND PORKY. Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1973). Cartoonist Walt Kelly Original Sunday Illustrated POGO & PORKY Published Comic Strip. Ink signed and personally inscribed by Walt Kelly (lower margins). Black ink on panel boards. Dated 1967, Hall Syndicate. Dimensions: Each Panel: 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. Condition: good original unframed estate condition. Provenance: Boston, MA Estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Dec. 11, 2022
Walt Kelly 'Seated Nude' Ink & Watercolor on Paper
Est: $200 - $400
Walt Kelly (American, 1913-1973) ink and watercolor on paper painting sketch study depicting the backside of a seated nude figure, inscribed "For Sally From Walt Kelly" to verso, housed under glass in a gilt wood frame. Image: 7" H x 7.5" W; frame: 14.25" H x 14.75" W.
Auctions at Showplace
Nov. 17, 2022
WALT KELLY (American, 1913 - 1973). Pogo characters: "Deacon Mushrat," "Albert Alligator," "Pup Dog," and "Porkypine.", Charcoal drawin
Est: $400 - $600
WALT KELLY (American, 1913 - 1973). Pogo characters: "Deacon Mushrat," "Albert Alligator," "Pup Dog," and "Porkypine.", Charcoal drawings or sketches of four POGO characters. Each one individually signed by Walt Kelly and one dedicated to "Mary." Unframed. ARTIST PROFILE: Walter Crawford Kelly Jr., commonly known as Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941, at the age of 28, Kelly transferred to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. - Large: 29 x 23 inches and small: 23 x 23 inches
Sloans & Kenyon
May. 07, 2022
Walt Kelly - Pogo, 1961
Est: €1,000 - €1,600
pastel and ink on thin cardboard Sunday page of 05/11/1961 for "Pogo". The protagonists, as always, are the famous anthropomorphic possum and its animal friends, inhabitants of the Okefenokee swamp in Georgia. Signed and dated.
Finarte
May. 07, 2022
Walt Kelly - Pogo St. Patricksburg Day, 1956
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
pastel and ink on thin cardboard Original illustration by Kelly during a trip to St. Petersburg on St. Patrick's Day in 1956. A fragment of the publication of the time is attached. Slight vertical crease in the center. Signed and dated.
Finarte
May. 05, 2022
Walt Kelly Portrait Painting
Est: $100 - $200
Walt Kelly Portrait Painting, American, oil on cardboard panel, signed lower right 1991, seated lady in red dress cutting an apple, site 32" x 39 1/2", gilt wood frame, 36" x 44". CONDITION: Very good, some wear to frame.
Barry S. Slosberg Inc
Jan. 27, 2022
Walt Kelly Numbered Print, The Political Dope
Est: $10 - $1,000
Walt Kelly. 42/750. Framed And Under Glass: 16" X 14.5".
Berner's Auction Gallery
Jul. 24, 2021
Walt Kelly, New York / California (1913-1973), Tammany Tiger, original comic illustration, ink on paperboard, 16 x 20 inches
Est: $400 - $600
Walt Kelly New York / California, (1913-1973) Tammany Tiger original comic illustration, ink on paperboard signed lower right, unframed.
Link Auction Galleries
Jun. 24, 2021
WALT KELLY (1913-1973) "Don't you got no conscience?" [COMICS / POGO]
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
WALT KELLY (1913-1973) "Don't you got no conscience?" Original "Pogo" Sunday comic, published January 12, 1958, by Hall Syndicate, Inc. Mixed media, including ink over blue pencil on board. 405x495 mm; 16x23 1/2 inches, on 17x24-inch sheet. Signed "Walt Kelly" and dated "1958" in final panel, and dated "1-2" with "The Hall Syndicate, Inc." indication in fourth panel; verso has rubber stamp with "Nov. 16, 1957." Hinged to board with window matte; archivally framed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 20, 2020
Walt Kelly
Est: €600 - €800
Pogo, Strip original à l'encre de chine. Dimensions : 44,5 cm x 12,5 cm.
Septimus
Jun. 28, 2020
Walt Kelly Original Pogo Comic Strip Illustration
Est: $800 - $1,200
Walt Kelly. American. Original Pogo Daily Comic Strip illustration. Ink and blue pencil. 1957. Hall Syndicate edition 2-16. Blue pencil notations on margin. Blue ink inscribed “To Kenny & Joan from Walt Kelly”. Framed. Not examined out of frame. Sight size: 17” x 5-½”. Overall size: 20-½” x 9-¼”.
Tremont Auctions
Oct. 19, 2019
WALT KELLY POLITICAL SATIRE CARTOON 1959
Est: $200 - $400
Walt Kelly (American, 1913 - 1973), four-panel ink and non-photo blue on paper cartoon depicting a satirical commentary about politics, 1959. Signed, dated and dedicated by the artist on the face. Kelly is best known for being the creator of the character Pogo. Dimensions are: sight size 5 1/8 inches tall X 16 7/8 inches wide, overall 9 1/8 inches tall X 20 1/2 inches wide. All measurements are approximate. Artist Biography: Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. (American, 1913 - 1973), commonly known as Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. In 1941 Kelly transferred at the age of 28 to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary. Ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Kelly#Dell_Comics
Oakridge Auction Gallery
Dec. 06, 2018
WALT KELLY. "I be moughty obliged to you Mr. La Femme if you kin baby-it the new tad a spell."
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
WALT KELLY. "I be moughty obliged to you Mr. La Femme if you kin baby-it the new tad a spell." Original 4-panel cartoon "Pogo" comic strip, published February 6, 1956. India ink and blue pencil on paper. 128x419 mm; 5x16 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in last panel, and labeled "The Hall Syndicate, Inc."; Inscribed "Best to Peter, from Walt Kelly" in ink, lower margin. Mounted to board, with window matte mounted to perimeter. Framed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 05, 2018
Walt Kelly (1913 – 1973), Pogo
Est: €1,500 - €3,000
Sunday strip published on 8th November 1953. Pencil, blue pencil and ink on thin cardboard, cm 60,5x44. Great condition.
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Aug. 23, 2018
Two Vintage Illustrated Pogo Books by Walt Kelly
Est: $25 - $50
Two Vintage Illustrated Pogo Books by Walt Kelly; for those that want to remember the wry humor and great use of language by Walt Kelly (1913 - 1973); 1) The Pogo Stepmother Goose, published by Simon and Schuster, 1954,100 pages, in good condition showing staining on the covers; 2) Uncle Pogo So-So Stories,Â published by Simon and Schuster, 1953, 96 pages, in good condition showing some chipping on the spine and a 4" tear where the upper cover meets the spine. Each measures 6 1/2" W x 10" L x 1/2" D.Â
Rapid Estate Liquidators and Auction Gallery
Jul. 25, 2018
Two Vintage Illustrated Pogo Books by Walt Kelly
Est: $25 - $50
Two Vintage Illustrated Pogo Books by Walt Kelly; for those that want to remember the wry humor and great use of language by Walt Kelly (1913 - 1973); 1) The Pogo Stepmother Goose, published by Simon and Schuster, 1954,100 pages, in good condition showing staining on the covers; 2) Uncle Pogo So-So Stories,Â published by Simon and Schuster, 1953, 96 pages, in good condition showing some chipping on the spine and a 4" tear where the upper cover meets the spine. Each measures 6 1/2" W x 10" L x 1/2" D.Â
Rapid Estate Liquidators and Auction Gallery
Dec. 14, 2017
WALT KELLY, ORIGINAL CARTOON SIGNED & ENDORSED TO MURRAY'S FATHER.
Est: $50 - $100
WALT KELLY, ORIGINAL CARTOON SIGNED & ENDORSED TO MURRAY'S FATHER.
Leonard Joel
Dec. 07, 2017
WALT KELLY, ORIGINAL CARTOON SIGNED & ENDORSED TO MURRAY'S FATHER.
Est: $100 - $150
WALT KELLY, ORIGINAL CARTOON SIGNED & ENDORSED TO MURRAY'S FATHER.
Leonard Joel
Dec. 05, 2017
WALT KELLY POGO COMICS LIMITED EDITION PRINT
Est: $100 - $300
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, #148 of 750, signed in pencil by Selby Kelly, Walt Kelly's widow. Art measures 13.75 x 19.75 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Dec. 05, 2017
WALT KELLY ORIGINAL THREE-PANEL POGO COMIC STRIP
Est: $200 - $300
An original daily executed first in blue pencil and then black ink on illustration board, signed and dated 1967 in the last panel. Images measure 5.5 x 19.75 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions