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The beginning of the 'Golden Age' of comic strip art is considered to be 1929,
a year that saw the start of "Tarzan", "Buck Rogers", "Popeye", "Napoleon", and (in Belgium) "Tintin".
"Blondie" arrived in 1930, and "Dick Tracy" in 1931. "Flash Gordon", "Jungle Jim",
Dashiell Hammett's "Secret Agent X-9", Al Capp's "Li'l Abner", "Mandrake the Magician",
and "Terry & The Pirates" all began in 1934, and "The Phantom" in 1936.

Links

Comiclopedia index
N.C.M. Hearst Cartoon Art Hall of Fame
Clayman's Cartoonist Links Page
Creators Syndicate Editorial Cartoons
Creators Syndicate Comic Strips
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonist Index
Don Markstein's Toonopedia™ [est. 2001]
Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art in New York City
Graphic Artists Guild - Directory of Illustrators
Planet Cartoonist
Comic Book Archive: Dell Comics covers + Gold Key Comics covers
Comics Reporter website & blog
Comic-Con International [est. 1970 = July]

members listing members 'In Memorium'

Animation Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

comics category at AllPosters

editorial cartoonists on Yahoo! Directory
comic strip cartoonists on Yahoo! Directory

browse Comic Strips Books category at Amazon.com
browse Political & Editorial Cartoons at Amazon.com

Books About Cartoonery

Walter Foster® Art Books: official website • browse books

	"Drawing Crime Noir: For Comics & Graphic Novels" [2006] by Christopher Hart Watson-Guptill 11x8¼ pb [7/2006] for $13.57
	"The Comics: An Illustrated History Of Comic Strip Art" [1974; new edition 2006] by Jerry Robinson Dark Horse pb [7/2006] for $15.72
	"The Comics Journal Library Vol. 6: The Writers" [2006] Edited by Tom Spurgeon Fantagraphics 9x6¼ pb [2/2006] for $12.97
	"Masters of American Comics" [2005] Edited by John Carlin, Paul Karasik & Brian Walker Yale Univ Press 12¾x9¼ hardcover [11/2005] for $29.70
	"The Comics Journal Library Vol. 5: Classic Comics Illustrators" [2005] Edited by Tom Spurgeon Fantagraphics 12x12 pb [7/2005] for $14.92
	"The Comics Journal Library Volume 4: Drawing The Line" [2004] Edited by Gary Groth Fantagraphics 12x12 pb [11/2004] for $15.61 'The Comics Journal' website
	"The Comics: Before 1945" [2004] by Brian Walker Harry N. Abrams 13x9½ hardcover [10/2004] for $31.50
	"The Silver Age of Comic Book Art" [2003] by Arlen Schumer Collectors Press 13x9 pb [10/2003] for $20.37 Collectors Press 13¼x9¼ hardcover [10/2003] for $49.95
	"Black Images In The Comics: A Visual History" [2003] by Fredrik Stromberg Fantagraphics Books 6¼x6 hardcover [8/2003] out of print/used
	"The Comics: Since 1945" [2002] by Brian Walker Harry N Abrams 12.9x9.7 hardcover [10/2002] for $34.97
	"Reinventing Comics: How Imagination & Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form" [2000] by Scott McCloud Perennial 10¼x6¾ pb [7/2000] out of print/used Sagebrush 10¼x6¾ hardcover [9/2000] for $33.80
	"Children of The Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic Strip" [1999] by Robert C. Harvey Univ WA Press 12x9 pb [3/99] for $19.77
	"The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons" [1980; rev 1999] Edited by Maurice Horn Chelsea House 12½x9¾ 2nd edition hardcover [3/99] out of print/used
	"The World Encyclopedia of Comics" [1998] Edited by Maurice Horn Vol. 1: Chelsea House 12½x9½ hardcover [5/98] for $15.00 Vol. 1: Avon pb [6/82] out of print/used Vol. 2: Chelsea House 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/98] out of print/used Vol. 3: Chelsea House 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/98] out of print/used Vol. 4: Chelsea House 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/98] out of print/used Vol. 5: Chelsea House 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/98] for $40.49 Vol. 6: Chelsea House 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/98] out of print/used Vol. 7: Chelsea House 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/98] for $40.49 7 volume set: Chelsea House hardcover [5/98] out of print/used
	"Drawn and Quartered: The History of American Political Cartoons" [1996] by Stephen Hess & Sandy Northrop River City Publishing pb [8/2008] for $23.40   Black Belt Press 9¾x7½ hardcover [9/96] out of print/used
	"Understanding Comics" [1993] by Scott McCloud Harper 10½c6¾ pb [4/94] for $15.61 Kitchen Sink 10¼x6¾ pb [1/97] for $21.94 Sagebrush 10½x7 hardcover [10/99] for $21.29
	"The Funnies: 100 Years of American Comic Strips" [1995] by Ron Goulart Adams Media Corp. 9½x7½ pb [10/95] out of print/used
	"Comics As Culture" [1990] by M. Thomas Inge Univ Press of MS 10¾x8¼ pb [3/90] for $24.96
	"America's Great Comic Strip Artists: From The Yellow Kid To Peanuts" [1989] by Richard Marschall ST&C 13½x11½ hardcover [9/97] out of print/used Abbeville Press 13½x11¾ hardcover [10/89] out of print/used
	"Comics and Sequential Art: Principles & Practice of The World's Most Popular Art Form" [1985] by Will Eisner Poorhouse Press 10¼x8½ pb [4/94] for $14.94 Poorhouse Press 11¼x8¾ hardcover [11/85] out of print/used
	"The Great Comic Book Heroes" [1977] by Jules Feiffer Fantagraphics 9¼x6 pb [3/2003] for $8.95 Sagebrush hardcover [1/2003] out of print/used

"A History of The Comic Strip" [1968] by Pierre Couperie
Crown Publrs pb [6/68] out of print/used
Crown Publrs hardcover [6/68] out of print/used

Cartoonists

Scott Adams browse books • Wikipedia • NCS page "Dilbert" comic strip [est. 1989] official site • tv series on DVD co-owner of Stacey's At Waterford Cafe in Dublin, CA

Charles Addams [1912-88]: books • credits at IMDb • official website • Wikipedia "The Addams Family" panels [1937-88] "The Addams Family" TV series: videos/DVDs DW's Charles Addams fansite JD's Addams Family fansite

Lalo Alcaraz
books • official website • Wikipedia

"L.A. Cucaracha" comic strip [est. 1992]: official website

C. Barsotti
official website • Wikipedia • NCS page

Tom Batiuk & Chuck Ayers books "Crankshaft" comic strip [est. 1987] official website • Wikipedia

Darrin Bell
books • official website

"Candorville" comic strip [est. 2003]: official website • Wikipedia
"Rudy Park" comic strip [est. 2001] with Theron Heir: official website • Wikipedia

Berkeley Breathed books • official website • Wikipedia "Bloom County" comic strip [1980-89]: browse books "Outland" comic strip [1989-95] "Opus" Sunday strip [est. 2003]: official website

Milton Caniff [1907-88] credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • NCS page "Terry & the Pirates" comic strip [1934-46] books • 1940 movie DVD • Toonopedia page "Steve Canyon" comic strip [1947-88] books • Toonopedia page

"Meanwhile...: A Biography of Milton Caniff, Creator of Terry & the Pirates and Steve Canyon" [2007] by R. C. Harvey Fantagraphics 9x6½ hardcover [7/2007] for $23.07

"The Complete Terry and The Pirates, Volume 1: 1934-1936" [2007] I.D.W. Publng 12x8¾ hardcover [7/2007] for $32.99 "The Complete Terry and The Pirates, Volume 2: 1937-1938" [2008]   I.D.W. Publng 12x8¾ hardcover [1/2008] for $32.99 "The Complete Terry and The Pirates, Volume 3: 1939-1940" [2008]   I.D.W. Publng 12x8¾ hardcover [1/2008] for $32.99 "The Complete Terry and The Pirates, Volume 4: 1941-1942" [2008]   I.D.W. Publng hardcover [7/2008] pre-order for $49.99

Al Capp [1909-79] credits at IMDb • credits at IBDb • Wikipedia "Li'l Abner" comic strip [13 Aug 1934 to 13 Nov 1977] books • videos/DVDs • official website "Fearless Fosdick" character books: vol. 1 & vol. 2 • 1952 N.B.C. tv series • Wikipedia Kickapoo Joy Juice soda pop

New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast
browse books • Wikipedia

"Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected & Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006" [2006] Cartoons by Roz Chast Bloomsbury USA 11¼x9¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $29.70

Darby Conley

"Get Fuzzy" comic strip

editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad
browse books • official site • Wikipedia

"Drawing The Line: The Collected Works of America's Premier Political Cartoonist" [1999] Los Angeles Times Books hardcover [6/99] out of print/used "Con Artist: Paul Conrad - 30 Years With The Los Angeles Times" [1993] Los Angeles Times Books hardcover [7/93] out of print/used

R. Crumb browse books • music CDs • official website • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page Alan's R. Crumb fansite

"Crumb" docufilm [Superior/Sony April 1995] Co-produced & directed by Terry Zwigoff Sony color Special Edition DVD [4/2006] for $9.99 Sony color DVD [4/99] for $24.99 Sony color VHS [4/97] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb • Sony official movie site 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99

caricaturist Jack Davis agency/contact • Wikipedia • NCS page

Will Eisner [1917-2005]
browse books • official website • Wikipedia • NCS page

Will Elder [1921-2008]
books • official website • Wikipedia

Mad Magazine [1952-57]

"Little Annie Fanny" in Playboy Magazine [1962-88]
Volume 1 (ISBN 1-56971-519-X) and Volume 2: 1970-1988 (ISBN 1-56971-520-3)

Jules Feiffer
books • credits at IMDb • credits at IBDb • official site • Wikipedia

Harold R. 'Hal' Foster [1892-1982]
books • BP's bio page • Wikipedia • NCS page

created & drew "Tarzan" comic strip from 1929-37
Tarzan listing at IMDb • Toonopedia page
created & drew/wrote "Prince Valiant" comic strip from 1937-80
Wikipedia • Toonopedia page

Edgar Rice Burroughs [1875-1950] Page

"Hal Foster: Prince of Illustrators, Father of The Adventure Strip" [2001] by Brian Kane Vanguard Prodns pb [11/2001] out of print/used

Mort Gerberg
books • official website • NCS page

Edward Gorey [1925-2000]
books • Wikipedia

Elephant House Edward Gorey Museum in Cape Cod, MA
Goreyography fansite
Gorey Details fansite

Chester Gould [1900-85] books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia • NCS page "Dick Tracy" comic strip [1931-77] Toonopedia page

Chester Gould - Dick Tracy Museum [est. 1991] in Woodstock, IL
'Dick Tracy Monthly' covers at Comic Books Archive

	"Chester Gould: A Daughter's Biography of The Creator of Dick Tracy" [2007] by Jean Gould O'Connell McFarland & Co. 9¾x7 hardcover [3/2007] for $45.00
	"Dick Tracy" feature film [Touchstone June 1990] Beatty designed the film to look like the primary-color graphics of the comic strip, with the yellow fedora & coat, etc.; the story is the basic Thirties-era origin tale: Tess wants to settle down with her detective boyfriend, who is caught up in his work fighting criminals. Co-produced & directed by and starring Warren Beatty; also starring Glenne Headly, Charles Durning, Charlie Korsmo, Allen Garfield, John Schuck, Madonna, Breathless Mahoney, Mandy Patinkin, Paul Sorvino, Al Pacino, R.G. Armstrong, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke, Seymour Cassel, Henry Silva, James Caan, Michael J. Pollard, Estelle Parsons, Mike Mazurki & Walker Edmiston; nominated for 7 Oscars, won 3 Disney widescreen color DVD [4/2002] for $9.99 Disney color VHS [4/2002] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" 'profile' poster from Amazon for $9.99 11"x17" 'standing' poster from Amazon for $9.99 novelization for kids by A.L. Singer Golden Press pb [7/90] out of print/used "Dick Tracy: The Making of The Movie" [1990] by Mike Bonifer Bantam M.T.I. pb [5/90] out of print/many used
	"The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy" [1931-77] Vol. 1, 1931-33: I.D.W. Publng 7x9½ hardcover [11/2006] for $29.99 Vol. 2, 1933-35: I.D.W. Publng 7x10 hardcover [4/2007] for $19.79 Vol. 3, 1935-36: I.D.W. Publng hardcover [10/2007] for $19.79 Vol. 4, 1936-38: I.D.W. Publng hardcover [3/2008] for $19.79   Vol. 5, 1938-39: I.D.W. Publng hardcover [8/2008] for $29.99

Harold Gray [1894-1968] books • credits at IMDb • Wikipedia "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip [est. 1924] current strips • Wikipedia • Toonopedia page "Little Orphan Annie" radio program [1931-42]   RL's 'official' Little Orphan Annie fansite

	"Annie" TV movie [Disney / Columbia-TriStar Nov 1999] Directed by Rob Marshall; teleplay by Irene Mecchi, based on the musical; starring Alicia Morton, Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth & Victor Garber; winner of a Peabody Award Walt Disney Video color DVD [5/2000] for $9.99 Walt Disney Video color VHS [2/2002] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb Disney official movie site {Flash only}
	"Annie: A Royal Adventure!" feature film [Sony/Columbia-TriStar Nov 1995] A comedic, non-musical sort of sequel to the Huston-McArdle film, set in Thirties London; disliked by many reviewers. Directed by Ian Toynton; starring Ashley Johnson, George Hearn, Emily Ann Lloyd & Joan Collins Sony color DVD [8/2004] for $9.95 full credits at IMDb
	"Annie" [Rastar/Columbia 1982] Produced by Ray Stark; directed by John Huston; script by Carol Sobieski, based on the Broadway musical; starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters & Edward Herrmann Sony Special Edition color DVD [1/2004] for $9.99 Sony widescreen color DVD [12/2000] out of prodn/used Sony Special Edition color VHS [1/2004] out of stock/used Sony color VHS [8/97] out of stock/many used Sony soundtrack CD [10/90] for $8.97 full credits at IMDb
	"The History of Little Orphan Annie (Fully Illustrated)" [1982] by Bruce Smith Ballantine Books pb [4/82] out of print/used
	"Annie" Broadway musical [1977] Book by Thomas Meehan, lyrics by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strouse; directed by Martin Charnin; choreographed by Peter Gennaro; starring Andrea McArdle, Dorothy Loudon & Reid Shelton Sony Broadway cast album [9/98] for $7.97 play [1977-83] credits at Internet Broadway database

"Little Orphan Annie" [Paramount Dec 1938]
Directed by Ben Holmes; starring Ann Gillis; video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb

"Little Orphan Annie" [R.K.O. Radio Pictures Nov 1932] Produced by David O. Selznick; directed by John S. Robertson; starring Mitzi Green & Edgar Kennedy video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb

Rick Griffin [1944-91]
books • posters • Wikipedia

TS's Rick Griffin fansite

Richard Guindon [retired Oct 2005]: books

Sidney Harris

John Held, Jr. [1889-1958]
books • BP's bio page • Wikipedia

editorial cartoonist 'Herblock' {real name Herbert L. Block} [1909-2001]
books • Wikipedia • NCS page

Library of Congress "Herblock's History" exhibit
'Five Decades of Herblock (1946-1995)' at the Washington Post

"Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life - Self-Portrait & Views of Washington From Roosevelt To Clinton" [1993] by Herbert Block Three Rivers Press 9¼x6¼ pb [9/98] out of print/used Scribner 9½x6¼ hardcover [10/93] out of print/many used

caricaturist Al Hirschfeld [1903-2003]: books • BP's bio page • Wikipedia P.B.S. 'American masters' bio program

"The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story" [Castle Hill Sept 1996] Written & directed by Susan Warms Dryfoos Homevision color DVD [6/2004] for $21.99 Cabin Fever color VHS [12/97] out of stock/used full credits at IMDb

Burne Hogarth [1911-96] Wikipedia • NCS page drew the "Tarzan" comic strip from 1937-50 Edgar Rice Burroughs Page • Tarzan listing at IMDb • Toonopedia page ES's Burne Hogarth fanpage

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