Walter Lantz Autograph

Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. More about Walter Lantz

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Current items with a signature of Walter Lantz

These are the most current items with a signature of Walter Lantz that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1971 Woody Woodpecker Comic Book Autographed by Walter Lantz$74.99logo
thumbnailThe Walter Lantz Story Woody Woodpecker & Friends SIGNED W/ ILLUS HC Book 1985$149.99logo
thumbnailWalter Lantz PSA/DNA Certified Autograph Signed Photo Slabbed$149.99logo
thumbnailWalter Lantz Signed Autographed Photo Cartoon Creator Woody Woodpecker$46.49logo
thumbnailWALTER LANTZ SIGNED PHOTO ANIMATED CARTOON PRODUCER WOODY WOODPECKER ANDY PANDA$80.00logo
thumbnailWALTER LANTZ Woody Woodpecker Signed Autographed Check PSA/DNA SLABBED #83746512$199.00logo
thumbnailWOODY WOODPECKER sketch by creator WALTER LANTZ, signed, with COA$159.00logo
Lantz was born in New Rochelle, New York, to Italian immigrant parents Francesco Paolo Lantz (formerly Lanza) from Castiglione, Cosentino, Italy and Maria Gervasi (changed to Jarvis to avoid prejudice) from Calitri. Walter's father ran a grocery. His mother, Maria, died while giving birth to Walter's younger brother, Michael Lantz. Walter's father, Francesco, soon became physically incapacitated leaving Walter to run the grocery store at a young age. According to Joe Adamson's biography The Walter Lantz Story, Lantz's father was given his new surname by an immigration official who anglicized it. Walter Lantz was always interested in art, completing a mail-order drawing class at age 12. He was inspired when he saw Winsor McCay's animated short "Gertie the Dinosaur".

While working as an auto mechanic, Lantz got his first break. Wealthy customer Fred Kafka liked his drawings on the garage's bulletin board and financed Lantz's studies at the Art Students League of New York. Kafka also helped him land a job as a copy boy at the New York American, owned by William Randolph Hearst. Lantz worked at the newspaper and attended art school at night. Read even more about Walter Lantz at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Walter Lantz

In total, we tracked 274 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Walter Lantz (WALTER LANTZ - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 9/1934 WITH CO-SIGNERS) was sold in August 2021 for $1000.00 while the cheapest item (Signature of Walter Lantz Creator of "Woody Woodpecker") found a new owner for $3.84 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (9) was June 2009 with an average selling price of $17.29 for an autographed item of Walter Lantz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2018 with $278.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was March 2024. In average, an autographed item from Walter Lantz is worth $29.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Walter Lantz were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail1985 The Walter Lantz Story with Woody Woodpecker and Friends Book Hand Signed$40.00logo
thumbnailCartoonist Autograph Photo of Walter Lantz Signed in Gold Sharpie!$6.50logo
thumbnailJERRY WEIST ESTATE: THE WALTER LANTZ STORY WOODY WOODPECKER 1985 SIGNED$19.99logo
thumbnailJERRY WEIST ESTATE: THE WALTER LANTZ STORY WOODY WOODPECKER 1985 SIGNED$15.50logo
thumbnailThe Walter Lantz Story by Joe Adamson 1985 Hardcover SIGNED 2nd Printing$50.00logo
thumbnailWalter Lantz autographed signed glossy 5 x 7 b&w photo$11.50logo
thumbnailWalter Lantz Signed 1976 Payroll Check PSA/DNA AUTO$37.00logo
thumbnailWalter Lantz Signed 5x7 B&W Photo with JSA COA (AJ54983)$70.36logo
thumbnailWALTER LANTZ SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD WITH WOODY WOODPECKER SKETCH d. 1994$22.50logo
thumbnailWALTER LANTZ Woody Woodpecker Sketch and Autograph on 3 x 5 Card 1987$22.50logo