Meet Emmy Schmaltz — one of the more unforgettable faces of early American comic history, here immortalized in bright lithographed cardstock. This 1933 paper mask, issued by the Famous Artists Syndicate, brings to life a character straight out of the Moon Mullins universe — all exaggerated expression and old-school charm.
Handsome in its own offbeat way, this piece features Emmy’s signature curly hair, cartoonishly bulbous nose, and pursed smirk — the kind of face you could spot across a crowded speakeasy. With cutouts for the eyes and a fold-up nose detail, it was designed to be worn, laughed at, and likely discarded — which makes its survival nearly a century later a small miracle.
Printed in the U.S.A. by Ensign-Litho of New York, the mask bears its original copyright label and that classic 1930s palette of warm reds, ochres, and inky blacks.
Meet Emmy Schmaltz — one of the more unforgettable faces of early American comic history, here immortalized in bright lithographed cardstock. This 1933 paper mask, issued by the Famous Artists Syndicate, brings to life a character straight out of the Moon Mullins universe — all exaggerated expression and old-school charm.
Handsome in its own offbeat way, this piece features Emmy’s signature curly hair, cartoonishly bulbous nose, and pursed smirk — the kind of face you could spot across a crowded speakeasy. With cutouts for the eyes and a fold-up nose detail, it was designed to be worn, laughed at, and likely discarded — which makes its survival nearly a century later a small miracle.
Printed in the U.S.A. by Ensign-Litho of New York, the mask bears its original copyright label and that classic 1930s palette of warm reds, ochres, and inky blacks.