2019-04-09 Guide to the 24 Hour Comics Day Archive, 2004-2019 SPEC.CGA.TFHC Finding aid prepared by Laura Johnson Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2013

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24 Hour Comics Day Archive SPEC.CGA.TFHC Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 14.25 Linear feet (18 boxes) 2004-2019 The 24 Hour Comics Day Archive features the submissions of those who participated in 24 Hour Comics Day: an annual challenge to create a 24-page comic within 24 hours. Submissions are from all over the world and range in date from 2004 to 2019. 18 boxes English, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Spanish Gertler, Nat Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged in 15 series:

Series 1: 2004 Submissions Series 2: 2005 Submissions Series 3: 2006 Submissions Series 4: 2007 Submissions Series 5: 2008 Submissions Series 6: 2009 Submissions Series 7: 2010 Submissions Series 8: 2011 Submissions Series 9: 2012 Submissions Series 10: 2013 Submissions Series 11: 2014 Submissions Series 12: 2015 Submissions Series 13: 2016 Submissions Series 14: 2017 Submissions Series 15: 2018 Submissions Series 16: 2019 Submissions

These series are arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically by geographic location. Additions are expected.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated in a series of accessions from 2004 to 2019. Materials were sent directly to The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum from Nat Gertler during those years. Additions to this collection are expected.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], 24 Hour Comics Day Archive, SPEC.CGA.TFHC, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Musuem, Ohio State University

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. To request materials in this finding aid, please contact the reading room cartoons@osu.edu or call 614-292-0538

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.

Processing Information

Finding aid written by: Laura Johnson, 2013; BICLM Staff 2014- Ongoing

Historical Note

24 Hour Comics Day is an annual, worldwide challenge to complete a 24-page comic within a 24-hour period. It began in 1990 as a challenge Scott McCloud initiated between himself and friend Steve Bissette. Through word of mouth and the sharing of work, the idea generated such interest over time that it became an official, national event on April 24, 2004. 24 Hour Comics Day is an international event, garnering participation from over 1,000 comics in eighteen countries each year. More information about 24 Hour Comics Day's history may be found at the event's official website: www.24hourcomicsday.com

Scope and Content

The 24 Hour Comics Archive includes comics submissions from all over the United States, as well as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The majority of the collection consists of individual comics' work that was conceived, written, and drawn within that participating year's designated 24-hour period. For identification purposes, event locations and artists' names were obtained from cover sheets attached to the individual works. Work received without a cover sheet was sorted and categorized based on information included in the comic itself. The collection also includes correspondence between event site coordinators and Nat Gertler of California, who received and stored the collection from 2004-2007. Beginning in 2008, comics submissions were directed to ComicsPRO, a trade organization in Colorado. After being processed and considered for an anthology, the comics were sent to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum for inclusion in its comics collection.

Custodial History

The records were assembled, owned and maintained by Nat Gertler.

24 Hour Comics Day. 2004 Submissions Series 1 2004 Alabama TFHC 1 1 2004 California TFHC 1 2 2004 Florida TFHC 1 3 2004 Florida oversized TFHC 10 1 2004 Georgia TFHC 10 4 2004 Idaho TFHC 10 5 2004 Indiana TFHC 10 6 2004 Iowa TFHC 10 7 2004 Maine TFHC 10 8 2004 North Carolina TFHC 10 9 2004 Tennessee TFHC 10 10 2004 Tennessee oversized TFHC 10 2 2004 Texas TFHC 10 11 2004 Virginia TFHC 10 12 2004 Unspecified location TFHC 10 13 2004 2005 Submissions Series 2 2005 Australia TFHC 10 14 2005 Canada - Alberta TFHC 10 15 2005 Canada - British Columbia TFHC 10 16 2005 Canada - Ontario TFHC 10 17 2004 Canada - Saskatchewan TFHC 10 18 2005 Denmark TFHC 10 19 2005 England TFHC 10 16 2005 The Netherlands TFHC 10 21 2005 Norway TFHC 10 22 2005 Alabama TFHC 10 23 2005 California (2 folders) TFHC 10 24-25 2005 Colorado TFHC 10 26 2005 Florida TFHC 10 27 2005 Florida oversized TFHC 10 3 2005 Georgia TFHC 10 28 2005 Idaho TFHC 10 29 2005 Illinois TFHC 10 30 2005 Indiana TFHC 10 31 2005 Iowa TFHC 10 32 2005 Kansas TFHC 10 33 2005 Maine TFHC 10 34 2005 Massachusetts TFHC 2 1 2005 Michigan TFHC 2 2 2005 Minnesota TFHC 2 3 2005 Missouri TFHC 2 4 2005 Nebraska TFHC 2 5 2005 New Hampshire TFHC 2 6 2005 New Jersey TFHC 2 7 2005 New Mexico TFHC 2 8 2005 New York TFHC 2 9 2005 Ohio TFHC 2 10 2005 Oklahoma TFHC 2 11 2005 Oregon TFHC 2 12 2005 Tennessee TFHC 2 13 2005 Texas (4 folders) TFHC 2 14-17 2005 Vermont oversized TFHC 10 4 2005 Virginia TFHC 2 18 2005 Washington TFHC 2 19 2005 Wisconsin TFHC 2 20 2005 Correspondence TFHC 2 21 2005 Unspecified year and location TFHC 2 22 ca. 2004-2005 2006 Submissions Series 3 2006 Australia TFHC 2 23 2006 Belgium TFHC 2 24 2006 Brazil TFHC 2 25 2006 Canada - Alberta (4 folders) TFHC 2 26-29 2006 Canada - British Columbia (2 folders) TFHC 3 1-2 2006 Canada - New Brunswick TFHC 3 3 2006 Canada - Nova Scotia TFHC 3 4 2006 Canada - Ontario (3 folders) TFHC 3 5-7 2006 Canada - Quebec TFHC 3 8 2006 Denmark TFHC 3 9 2006 Finland (3 folders) TFHC 3 10-12 2006 Germany TFHC 3 13 2006 Greece (5 folders) TFHC 3 14-18 2006 Holland TFHC 3 19 2006 Indonesian region TFHC 3 20 2006 Indonesian region (2 folders) TFHC 4 1-2 2006 Ireland TFHC 4 3 2006 The Netherlands TFHC 4 4 2006 Portugal (2 folder) TFHC 4 5-6 2006 Sweden TFHC 4 7 2006 United Kingdom TFHC 4 8 2006 Alabama TFHC 4 9 2006 California (6 folders) TFHC 4 10-15 2006 Colorado TFHC 4 16 2006 Connecticut TFHC 4 17 2006 Florida TFHC 4 18 2006 Georgia TFHC 4 19 2006 Hawaii TFHC 4 20 2006 Illinois TFHC 4 21 2006 Indiana (2 folders) TFHC 4 22-23 2006 Iowa TFHC 4 24 2006 Kentucky TFHC 4 25 2006 Maine TFHC 4 26 2006 Maine TFHC 5 1 2006 Maryland TFHC 5 2 2006 Massachusetts (2 folders) TFHC 5 3-4 2006 Michigan TFHC 5 5 2006 Minnesota TFHC 5 6 2006 Missouri TFHC 5 7 2006 New Jersey TFHC 5 8 2006 New Mexico TFHC 5 9 2006 New Mexico oversized TFHC 5 10 2006 New York TFHC 5 11 2006 North Carolina (2 folders) TFHC 5 12-13 2006 Oregon (2 folders) TFHC 5 14-15 2006 Pennsylvania TFHC 5 16 2006 Rhode Island TFHC 5 17 2006 Tennessee TFHC 5 18 2006 Texas (4 folders) TFHC 5 19-22 2006 Utah TFHC 5 23 2006 Virginia TFHC 5 24 2006 Washington TFHC 5 25 2006 Wisconsin TFHC 6 1 2006 Correspondence TFHC 6 2 2006 Unspecified artist name TFHC 6 3 2006 Unspecified event location TFHC 6 4 2006 Oversized submissions from various event locations TFHC 10 2006-2008 2007 Submissions Series 4 2007 Canada - Ontario, Indiana & Texas oversized TFHC 10 5 2007 Finland (7 folders) TFHC 6 5-11 2007 France TFHC 6 12 2007 Greece (4 folders) TFHC 6 13-16 2007 Italy TFHC 6 17 2007 The Netherlands TFHC 6 18 2007 Puerto Rico TFHC 6 19 2007 United Kingdom TFHC 6 20 2007 Alabama TFHC 6 21 2007 California (2 folders) TFHC 6 22-23 2007 Colorado TFHC 6 24 2007 Connecticut TFHC 7 1 2007 Florida TFHC 7 2 2007 Georgia (3 folders) TFHC 7 3-5 2007 Georgia 2 of 3 TFHC 7 4 2007 Illinois TFHC 7 6 2007 Indiana TFHC 7 7 2007 Louisiana TFHC 7 8 2007 Massachusetts (3 folders) TFHC 7 9-11 2007 Minnesota TFHC 7 12 2007 Missouri TFHC 7 13 2007 New Mexico (2 folders) TFHC 7 14-15 2007 North Carolina TFHC 7 16 2007 Ohio TFHC 7 17 2007 Texas TFHC 7 18 2007 Vermont TFHC 7 19 2007 Washington TFHC 7 20 2007 Washington, D.C. TFHC 7 21 2007 Wisconsin TFHC 7 22 2007 Correspondence TFHC 7 23 2007 Unspecified year and location TFHC 7 24 ca. 2006-2007 2008 Submissions Series 5 2008 Australia TFHC 7 25 2008 Belgium TFHC 7 26 2008 Canada - New Brunswick TFHC 7 27 2008 Canada - Ontario TFHC 7 28 2008 Canada - Quebec TFHC 7 29 2008 Finland (3 folders) TFHC 7 30-32 2008 Germany TFHC 8 1 2008 New Zealand TFHC 8 2 2008 Portugal TFHC 8 3 2008 Switzerland (4 folders) TFHC 8 4-7 2008 United Kingdom TFHC 8 8 2008 Alabama TFHC 8 9 2008 Arizona TFHC 8 10 2008 California TFHC 8 11 2008 Colorado TFHC 8 12 2008 Massachusetts (3 folders) TFHC 8 13-15 2008 Minnesota TFHC 8 16 2008 New York TFHC 8 17 2008 Ohio TFHC 8 18 2008 Tennessee TFHC 8 19 2008 Texas TFHC 8 20 2008 Vermont TFHC 8 21 2008 Virginia TFHC 8 22 2008 Washington TFHC 8 23 2008 Correspondence TFHC 8 24 2008 Michigan TFHC 12 1 2008 2009 Submissions Series 6 2009 Brazil TFHC 8 25 2009 Brazil oversized TFHC 11 1 2009 Canada - Ontario TFHC 8 26 2009 Finland (3 folders) TFHC 8 27-29 2009 Finland (2 folders) TFHC 9 1-2 2009 Switzerland (4 folders) TFHC 9 3-6 2009 California TFHC 9 7 2009 Connecticut TFHC 9 8 2009 Massachusetts TFHC 9 9 2009 Texas TFHC 9 10 2009 Washington TFHC 9 11 2009 Correspondence TFHC 9 12 2009 Oversized submissions from various event locations TFHC 11 2009-2012 Ohio TFHC 12 2 2009 Utah (2 folders) TFHC 12 3-4 2009 Vermont (3 folders) TFHC 12 5-7 2009 2010 Submissions Series 7 2010 California TFHC 12 8 2010 Finland (2 folders) TFHC 12 9-10 2010 Florida TFHC 12 36 2010 Ohio TFHC 12 11 2010 2011 Submissions Series 8 2011 Finland TFHC 9 13 2011 United Kingdom TFHC 9 14 2011 Colorado TFHC 9 15 2011 Minnesota TFHC 9 16 2011 Texas TFHC 9 17 2011 Wisconsin TFHC 9 18 2011 2012 Submissions Series 9 2012 Australia TFHC 9 19 2012 Canada - Alberta TFHC 9 20 2012 Germany TFHC 9 21 2012 Switzerland 1 of 2 TFHC 9 22 2012 Switzerland 2 of 2 TFHC 9 23 2012 United Kingdom TFHC 9 24 2012 California TFHC 9 25 2012 Florida TFHC 9 26 2012 Texas TFHC 9 27 2012 2013 Submissions Series 10 2013 California TFHC 12 12 2013 Canada - Alberta TFHC 12 13 2013 Finland TFHC 12 14 2013 Switzerland (4 folders) TFHC 12 15-18 2013 New Jersey TFHC 18 1 2013 2014 Submissions Series 11 2014 California (2 folders) TFHC 12 19-20 2014 Connecticut TFHC 12 21 2014 Finland (2 folders) TFHC 12 22-23 2014 Illinois (5 folders) TFHC 12 24-28 2014 Iowa TFHC 12 29 2014 Texas TFHC 12 30 2014 Switzerland (5 folders) TFHC 12 31-35 2014 2015 Submissions Series 12 2015 California TFHC 13 1 2015 Connecticut TFHC 13 2 2015 Oklahoma TFHC 13 3 2015 Switzerland (5 folders) TFHC 13 4-8 2015 California (4 folders) TFHC 13 9-12 undated Canada - New Branswick (2 folders) TFHC 13 13-14 undated Canada - Ontario TFHC 13 15 undated Finland (19 folders) TFHC 13 16-32 undated Maine TFHC 13 33 undated Massachusetts TFHC 13 34 undated Texas (5 folders) TFHC 13 35-39 undated Utah (3 folders TFHC 13 40-42 undated Vermont (4 folders) TFHC 13 43-46 undated Washington TFHC 13 47 undated Ohio TFHC 13 48 undated Texas TFHC 13 49 undated 2016 Submissions Series 13 2016 California TFHC 14 1 2016 Switzerland (4 folders) TFHC 14 2-5 2016 Switzerland (2 folders) TFHC 15 1-2 2016 Canada- British Columbia TFHC 15 3 2016 Oversized submission from unspecified event location TFHC 16 1 undated Texas TFHC 16 2 undated 2017 Submissions Series 14 2017 Texas TFHC 15 4 2017 Finland TFHC 17 1 2017 Switzerland TFHC 17 2-4 2017 2018 Submissions Series 15 2018 Finland; Rovaniemi City Library TFHC 17 5 2018 Switzerland (3 folders) TFHC 18 2-4 2018 2019 Submissions 2019 Utah TFHC 18 5 2019