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PHILIP MENDOZA (active 1948-1970)
Philip Mendoza was a descendant of the great bare-knuckle pugilist of the Regency days, Daniel Mendoza, and was, by all accounts, a most colourful character in every meaning of the word. He was dark and swarthy and usually wore a bright-hued neckerchief, which added to his gypsy-like appearance. During the 1940s he illustrated a number of books, including Biggles Charter Pilot (1943), and a great many paperback covers covering all genres (signing his work under many aliases, including Gomez, Ferrari, Garcia, Grimaldi and Zero) before turning to comics.

One of his greatest achievements occurred early on in his career: The Mighty Atom (1948), an all colour strip comic, designed and drawn in its entirety by Mendoza. This publication, from the tiny firm of Denlee Publishing Co., can probably lay claim to being the first all-colour, all picture, British comic. It certainly shows Mendoza's versatility, containing as it does strips featuring highwaymen, cowboys, detectives, space-travellers and funnies. It was written and published by the author/publisher, Stephen Frances, for whom he later designed the silhouette logo of Hank Janson for the famous series of "hard-boiled" paperback thrillers. Mendoza drew the comic, Captain Vigour, for Miller's Sports Cartoons series before starting work for the Amalgamated Press.

He drew strips for Sun, Comet, Cowboy Comics Library, Super Detective Library and, during its early years, for Thriller Comics Library; first contributing a number of short strips, in issues 4 and 6, and then the splendidly drawn Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (number 7). His ability to capture a brooding atmosphere was admirably displayed in The Green Archer (no.16) and Phantom Footsteps (no. 20, for which he also contributed the cover painting) and his Rogues' Moon (no.66) is an entertaining piratical adventure. His one piece of work for the Super Detective Library: The Island of Fu Manchu (no. 9) is generally accepted as one of the best issues of the series. Mendoza was a true professional who would turn his hand to almost any style of strip. During the latter part of his career, a great deal of his output was for the nursery comics. His version of Kenneth Graham's Wind in the Willows was published in book form, in full colour, by Leonard Matthews' Martspress. Biography extract courtesy of David Ashford and Norman Wright.

The Country Mice play football (Original)

The Country Mice play football (Original)
(Ref: MendozaTCMOUT70)

Artist: Philip Mendoza

Medium: Watercolour on Board

Size: 11" x 15" (279mm x 381mm)

Description: A beautiful and charming original watercolour used in the Once Upon a Time Annual dated 1970.

Our Price: £275.00 ($550.00) (€357,50)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 2 (Original)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 2 (Original)
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Philip Mendoza. A lovely charming watercolour painting, one of a series painted by the very accomplished artist Mendoza to illustrate a story about Gulliver Guinea Pig and his adventures for the children's comic Playhour. 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £225.00 ($450.00) (€292,50)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 3 (Original)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 3 (Original)
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Philip Mendoza. A lovely charming watercolour painting, one of a series painted by the very accomplished artist Mendoza to illustrate a story about Gulliver Guinea Pig and his adventures for the children's comic Playhour. 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £225.00 ($450.00) (€292,50)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 4 (Original)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 4 (Original)
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Philip Mendoza. A lovely charming watercolour painting, one of a series painted by the very accomplished artist Mendoza to illustrate a story about Gulliver Guinea Pig and his adventures for the children's comic Playhour. 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £195.00 ($390.00) (€253,50)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 5 (Original)

Gulliver Guinea Pig 5 (Original)
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Philip Mendoza. A lovely charming watercolour painting, one of a series painted by the very accomplished artist Mendoza to illustrate a story about Gulliver Guinea Pig and his adventures for the children's comic Playhour. 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £195.00 ($390.00) (€253,50)

The Phantom Footsteps Thriller cover #20 (Original) (Signed)

The Phantom Footsteps Thriller cover #20 (Original) (Signed)
(Ref: MendozaTPL20)

Artist: Philip Mendoza

Medium: Watercolour on Board

Size: 10" x 14" (25cm x 36cm)

Signature: Signed by Artist

Description: A very early original watercolour painting used for the cover of John Hunter's Phantom Footsteps Thriller Comics cover #20 published 7th August 1952. As with many early covers the text titles were also painted as part of the art. A truly rare piece of comic history.

Our Price: £695.00 ($1,390.00) (€903,50)

Wind in the Willows 2 (Original)

Wind in the Willows 2 (Original)
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Philip Mendoza. One of a series of watercolour illustrations painted by Philip Mendoza for Treasure children's magazine illustrating an adaptation of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This painting features Toad, Mole, Ratty et al. 8" x 11" (203mm x 279mm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £175.00 ($350.00) (€227,50)

Hurricane Annual cover 1965 (Original)

Hurricane Annual cover 1965 (Original)
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Philip Mendoza. The original art for the cover of Hurricane Annual 1965, along with a copy of the book. 12" x 17" (30cm x 43cm)

Our Price: £225.00 ($450.00) (€292,50)

The Water Babies (Original) (Signed)

The Water Babies (Original) (Signed)
(Ref: MenWB1)

Philip Mendoza. An original watercolour signed by the artist. This is one of a series of watercolours commissioned for an adaptation of the Charles Kingsley novel 'The Water Babies' in a the children's magazine Treasure circa 1970s. Professionally matted and ready for framing. 9" x 9" (23cm x 23cm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £95.00 ($190.00) (€123,50)

The Water Babies (Original) (Signed)

The Water Babies (Original) (Signed)
(Ref: MenWB2)

Philip Mendoza. An original watercolour signed by the artist. This is one of a series of watercolours commissioned for an adaptation of the Charles Kingsley novel The Water Babies in the children's magazine Treasure, circa 1970s. Professionally matted and ready for framing. 9" x 8" (23cm x 20cm) Watercolour Board

Our Price: £95.00 ($190.00) (€123,50)

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