A convention sketch by underground comix artist Bobby London was signed and inscribed to one John Taylor on July 6, 1975. At the time, London's Dirty Duck and Weevil characters were appearing monthly in National Lampoon. Here they are shown encountering a genie in a bottle who appears as a sinister Mickey Mouse. This is an Air Pirates reference. The copyright-infringing underground collective was still involved in the ongoing Disney lawsuit. Dirty Duck had also made an appearance in Air Pirates #1.
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| Bobby London Hake's Auction listing of March 22, 2023 |
Although Hake's Auctions gave the sketch a $700 to $1,000 presale estimate, it sold at auction for $155 ($183.02 with the premium).
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