Beatles Yellow Submarine 1968 Original Production Drawing Blue Meanie Attack For Sale

Up for sale is an original 1968 production animation drawing used in the making of The Beatles’ legendary animated feature YELLOW SUBMARINE.What makes this particular drawing especially exciting is that the character and sequence have been SCREEN-MATCHED to the finished film.The drawing depicts the distinctive moustached Pepperland citizen who appears at approximately the 3:00 MINUTE MARK during the opening BLUE MEANIE ATTACK ON PEPPERLAND.Most notably, this appears to be the FIRST PEPPERLAND CHARACTER SHOWN BEING DIRECTLY ATTACKED as the assault begins.The character is subsequently shown being targeted again only seconds later, making him a recurring visual victim during the opening Blue Meanie attack sequence.The screen match is unmistakable. The finished character retains the drawing’s distinctive features, including:• Swept dark hair and curled moustache
• Striped necktie
• Double-breasted vest
• Lavender jacket with cuff buttons
• Extremely long flared trousers
• Pointed black shoes
• Distinctive forward-leaning action poseEven more importantly, the original animation sheet contains handwritten production notations including:“ATTACK 1/19”and“2 cels please”The “ATTACK” notation is particularly significant because the character has now been located in the completed film during the opening attack on Pepperland. Surviving Yellow Submarine production artwork is also known with “ATTACK I” sequence terminology, further demonstrating that “Attack” was used in the film’s production documentation.This is not simply an unidentified background-character drawing. The character can be located in the completed 1968 film, the sequence can be identified, and the original production notation corresponds with the action occurring on screen.The accompanying listing photographs include screen captures from the approximately 3:00 mark of the film for comparison and identification purposes.Original production artwork from Yellow Submarine has become highly collectible because of the film’s extraordinary combination of Beatles history, psychedelic 1960s design and groundbreaking animation.A particularly interesting opportunity to own an actual piece of the production process from one of the most recognizable sequences in The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine.Please examine all photographs carefully for dimensions, production markings, condition and other details. The production drawing itself is the item being offered; film screenshots are shown solely for reference and screen-matching purposes.