I have to agree with Ship Mates - love all of Parker's cartoon style artwork, so nominees are also for Dragonette, Frontiersman and Barnacle Bill.

But, if you are a Parker fan and like his coloring and artistic sense, give a look at the detail for this sleeper/'49 Buttons and Bows. There's a nod toward Bob Hope and Jane Russell in this street scene. (the title is the academy award winning song from the movie, "The Pale Face.") Fabulous artwork and a delightful piece to look at.

Joel

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Yes, this is the same game. Wonderful seller, not a Pinsider, but a serious collector in Washington for many years. He knows his stuff and I was extremely pleased to get it at a very fair price and have a seamless cross country transaction. The game is in the most pristine condition that I have ever seen, actually better than described, and the seller took extra care to blanket wrap/plastic wrap and prepare it for a pallet delivery. It arrived in perfect condition and fired up after it was delivered. Game plays well, everything appears to be working, and I'm not sure yet if I really want to take out the original black wrapper flipper coils to give a little more power to them. I think the only thing that's been done beyond the original mechanics is a replacement of the EOS switches and the power cord.

We read about the hassles that other owners have had with misrepresentation of a game ("perfect for it's age") and damages incurred during shipping. You hold your breath on a big move like this and nice to share that it was an exceptional experience.

Once I finish tweaking and detailing it, I'll prepare a little video.

Thanks

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Yep, I have always liked Bob Hope and although I wasn't even born when the movie came out, my parents exposed us kids to the big band sound and movies of the late 40's and 50's. I've grown fond of these memories.

I have several framed flyers of my games. The original flyers don't appear to be standard sized, although all close enough in size that they can be displayed in an inexpensive 11x 14 unmatted frame. The only flyer that was custom framed is Show Boat, primarily because it is a rare piece and I'm not aware of any others.

J

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She's got a very pleasing voice - certainly better than Bob Hope singing it in "hill billy" style. Remember...1948...corny by today's standards, but very enjoyable back then...