6x22.75” thin art board has 5x22” India ink image area w/three art panels for strip # 863. Storyline has Buck investigating disappearance of freighter likely taken by large headed short aliens who use big uneducated aliens w/small heads as slaves. Slave Teena is secretly working for Buck and searching for Buck and Wilma’s friend Elthana of Venus. This art has Teena being stopped by a sentry and pretending to have a message from deceased master Odlon for the Grand Dukor. He’s sent to Dukor’s tent, but can’t think of a message quick enough, saying “B-but I Not Much Brains ! I-I Forget Message !”. Dukor is furious and tells Teena “Get That Message ! If I Didn’t Need It I’d Have You De-Atomized !”. Just then beautiful Elthana enters the room offering to help Dukor after she heard him yelling. Teena is nearby thinking “Buck-Wilma Will Thank Teena- They Good Masters !”. Panel two is signed in ink by creator “Dick Calkins” and inscribed in ink in panel three “To Joe Sewell- Best Regards Dick Calkins”. First text panel has hand lettered © John Dille Co- 1936 Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.” at bottom. Some lt. aging and dust soil dust soil most noticeable at lower left text panel area, center panel has barely noticeable hairline tear at bottom which only shows on close inspection. Tear has been repaired on reverse w/masking tape. Overall image area will mat and frame to Near Fine appearance. Superbly detailed art throughout w/great space alien characters.