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Introduction
| Edwina Dumm | Billy Ireland
| Winsor McCay | Charles
Nelan | Frederick Opper
| Richard Outcault | Bibliography
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Libraries > Exhibitions > Ohio Cartoonists > Billy Ireland Billy Ireland Billy
Ireland (1880-1935), a native of Chillicothe, Ohio, was hired by
the Columbus Dispatch shortly after his high school graduation
in 1898. A self-taught cartoonist, he worked for the Dispatch
until his death and was famous both for his editorial cartoons and
for his Sunday feature The Passing Show. Ireland had several
books published, and he mentored many younger cartoonists including
Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles. He turned down syndication contracts
and several job offers from larger metropolitan newspapers, saying
that he did not want to leave Columbus--he just wanted to get back
to Chillicothe. Ireland's affection for his home state is reflected
in his work.
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Introduction
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Ireland | Winsor McCay |
Charles Nelan | Frederick Opper |
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