The collection / Original artwork
The line behind the laugh.
Surviving drawings reveal the expressions, gestures, and small absurdities that gave the feature its character. All 18 supplied pages are preserved, including the artist dividers.
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Opening pages
The collection’s introduction to the surviving drawings.
George J. Evans Jr.
Signed examples and surviving drawings associated with the principal illustrator of Why Is It?.
Attributed to L. D. Warren
The collection attributes these drawings through stylistic comparison with signed magazine proofs.
Artist unidentified
The collection leaves the artists of these unsigned works unidentified.
