The Chuckling Whatsit (1997) First Edition/Printing On Sale character-centered paintings are evocative of

character-centered paintings are evocative of mid century children's books

From a relatively staid and unremarkable (yet highly competent) artist to a ground-breaking master of the comic strip

and dozens of others never seen before

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The Chuckling Whatsit (1997) First Edition/Printing On Sale character-centered paintings are evocative ofA pristine copy of the First Printing of the First Edition: a paperback original. The 1997 magnum opus of the late Richard Sala, master of graphic noir, has been out of print for years and is now available in hardcover for the very first time. Sala weaves the gothic cartooning traditions of Edward Gorey and Charles Addams with a melodramatic murder mystery involving astrology, ghouls, academia, and outsider art. Part noir, part horror, and part