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This lot comes from the collection of Charles "Charley" Lippincott. Lippincott is considered among the foremost marketing and merchandising experts in the history of science-fiction. After an early start in traditional Hollywood publicity, his career exploded when college friend George Lucas hired him as Lucasfilm's VP of Advertising, Publicity, Promotion & Merchandising, a role he used to create arguably the most successful - and bombastic - marketing campaign ever for Lucas' original Star Wars trilogy. Lippincott subsequently masterminded the publicity strategies for such era-defining properties as Ridley Scott's Alien and Mike Hodges' Flash Gordon, both of which are represented in this auction. The popularity of these projects further propelled him into the top ranks of film executives, leading him to produce Danny Cannon's cult classic Judge Dredd, which is also heavily featured in this catalog. While Charley Lippincott passed away in 2020, his personal collection reflects a legacy of rare influence and lifelong fandom.

A hand-illustrated ABC Warrior robot illustration with contact sheets from the production of Danny Cannon's sci-fi adventure Judge Dredd. This lot comes from the collection of the film's producer, Charles "Charley" Lippincott. The illustration is rendered with both printed and hand-illustrated elements on paper adhered to black construction paper. The five black-and-white glossy contact sheets feature "Judge Dredd" and "Photography Richard Blanshard" at the top and depict the ABC Warrior, Rico (Armand Assante), Geiger (Ian Dury), cinematographer Adrian Biddle, and others. Also included is a black-and-white contact strip with three images of the ABC Warrior. The contact sheets are hole-punched, one is missing a corner image, and the illustration's backing has pinholes and small tears. Dimensions (largest): 40.75 cm x 30.5 cm (16" x 12"); (smallest): 30.5 cm x 11.5 (12" x 4½")

Sold without copyright; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: £300 - 500 Ω