Glenn Fleishman Collection of Printing Artifacts
SPEC.CGA.GF
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
4.4 Cubic feet
(8 boxes)
1912-2004
English; Danish; Swedish
(4) oversize flat boxes; (2) 2.5 letter document box; (1) card box; (1) oversized artifact box
The Glenn Fleishman Collection of Printing Artifacts contains examples of various metal printing plates, paper flogs, and color guides that were used to print newspaper comic strips during the twentieth-century. The collection was assembled during author and comics historian, Glenn Fleishman's research for his book,
How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawings Board to the Page (2024).
Fleishman, Glenn
Separated Materials
Two pieces of original art have been separated and cataloged at the item level in the
Original Art Database. Object ID # CGA.AC.BT19.160; CGA.AC.BT19.161
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various metal printing plates, flongs/paper molds, and color guides for cartoon pages and individual strips.
Historical Note
The Glenn Fleishman Collection contains newspaper printing artifacts collected during the research for his book,
How Comics Were Made: A Visual History from the Drawings Board to the Page (2024).
Processing Information
BICLM Staff, February 2026.
Use of Materials
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum reading room only. Please contact the reading room for access
cartoons@osu.edu
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [Box number/ folder number], Glenn Fleishman Collection of Printing Artifacts, SPEC.CGA.GF, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University
Acquisitions Information
CGA.2025.056: Glenn Fleishman, August 2025
Arrangement of Materials
Series 2: Flongs, 1912-1976
Comic books, strips, etc.
Printing plates
Printing--History--20th century
Series 1: Printing Plates
c.1918-1979
Mickey says "Some subscribers got..." Stereotype,
GF 1
1
c.1918-1919
Mickey says "Even if you've got..." Stereotype,
GF 1
2
c.1918-1920
Mickey says "When you git through..." Sterotype,
GF 1
3
c.1918-1921
Radiserne (Peanuts in Danish), Zinc plate,
GF 1
4
April 9, 1968
Linus from Peanuts in two sizes, Zinc plate,
GF 1
5
Undated
Scope and Contents
Note from donor: Zinc plate has an unknown orgin.
Wimpy (Fantagraphics books), Magazine plate,
GF 1
6
Undated
WIzard of Id, Zinc plate,
GF 1
7
April 27, 1966
Alley Oop, Stereotype,
GF 1
8
May 10, 1968
Barney Google, Stereotype,
GF 1
9
August 25, 1973
Blondie, Stereotype,
GF 1
10
May 27, 1966
Petey and His Pals, Stereotype,
GF 2
1
Undated
It Never Fails, Stereotype,
GF 2
2
Undated
Funky Winkerbean, Stereotype,
GF 2
3
February 25, 1975
Hatlo's They Do It Everytime, Stereotype,
GF 2
4
October 31, 1969
Eugene Craig, Editorial cartoon, Zinc plate,
GF 2
5-11
Undated
Alumninum plate offset production, unknown newspaper, portion of daily comics page,
GF 3
1
April 1, 1964
Scope and Contents
Note from donor: some question if this plate is an offset production.
Magnesium plate- black plate of a 4-color Sunday, Hagar & Hi and Lois
GF 3
2
March 25,1979
Plate, comics page, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
GF 3
3
January 28, 1977
Scope and Contents
Note from donor: plate is likely made of magnesium.
Cy Cology sez "Everybody ought to..." Electrotype,
GF 4
1
Undate
Cy Cology sez "There's enough drama" Electrotype,
GF 4
2
Undated
Do you know why...by Fisher, Sterotype,
GF 4
3
Undated
Joe Palooka Sterotype,
GF 4
4
May 8, 1942
Semi-cylindrical newspaper stereotype printing plate, unknown newspaper,
GF 8
Undated
Series 2: Flongs
1912-1976
Uncut Doonesbury sheet, flong,
GF 5
1
May 7-12, 1973
"The Bulletin," San Francsico, featuring "S'Matter Pop," flong,
GF 5
2
Februrary 26, 1912
Comics page, "The Idaho Daily Stateman," Boise, ID, flong,
GF 5
3
April 24, 1951
Comics page, "Seattle Star," flong,
GF 5
4
January 15, 1942
Comics page, "The Idaho Daily Statesman," Boise, ID, flong,
GF 5
5
December 15, 1958
Comics page, "The Idaho Evening Statesman," Boise, ID, flong,
GF 5
6
December 13, 1958
Black plate of a 4-color Sunday of Hagar et al, flong,
GF 6
1
June 13, 1976
Comics page, "The Missoula Evening Sentinel," flong,
GF 6
2
August 19, 1936
Comics page, Unknown newspaper, flong,
GF 6
3
December 28, 1931
Black plate of a 4-color Sunday of Peter Rabbit, "The Denver Post," flong,
GF 6
4
October 9, 1938
Comics page, "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer," Seattle, WA, flong,
GF 6
5
May 9, 1935
WWII-era propaganda flongs,
GF 7
1
Undated
(2 items)
Kerry Drake, Daily strip, flong,
GF 7
2
June 10, 1969
Wordless comic by MOCO cartoonist, flong,
GF 7
3
Undated
WWII-era propaganda featuring Alley Oop, flong,
GF 7
4
Undated
William Tewkesbury, generic gag strip,
GF 7
5
Undated
(4 items)
Muggs and Skeeter, flong,
GF 7
6
August 26, 1939
Blondie, flong,
GF 7
7
June 11, 1968
Scope and Contents
Paper mold of the printing plate, Blondie, June 11, 1968 located at BOX GF 1/ Folder 10
Untitled Swedish langugage comics, flongs,
GF 7
8
Undated
(10 items)
Series 3: Color Guides
1960-2004
Annie, Color guide and proof,
GF 6
6
May 23, 2004; May 30, 2004
(2 items)
Our New Age, Color guide,
GF 6
7
May 1, 1960