Story 1
Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood. Superduperman, MAD No. 4, April/May 1953. Ink on paper. Gift of Martin Greim.
Story 2
Bill Watterson. Calvin and Hobbes. November 11, 1987. Ink and whiteout on paper. Bill Watterson Deposit Collection.
Bill Watterson. Calvin and Hobbes. January 1, 1995. Ink and whiteout on paper. Bill Watterson Deposit Collection.
Story 3
Edward Zimmerman. “The Finest” (Brutes) in the World
June 11, 1887, Judge, Vol. 12, Issue No. 295.
Sam Milai
Police brutality? Not me… January 20, 1968. Pittsburgh Courier. Ink, Conté crayon, and blue pencil on coquille board. Sam Milai Collection.
Adam Zyglis. [Untitled] 2015. The Buffalo News. Ink and pencil on paper. Gift of Adam Zyglis and The Buffalo News.
Frederick Opper. A Dangerous American Institution. December 14, 1881. Puck, Vol. 10, Issue No. 249.
Lute Pease. Time to Arrest the Menace. 194-? Ink, Conté crayon, and blue pencil on coquille board. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Bill Sanders “Step right up, folks! Profit’s my name, death’s my game!” Circa 1980
The Milwaukee Journal. Ink and mixed media on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Jeff Stahler. [Untitled] 1999. Cincinnati Post. Ink on paper. Jeff Stahler Collection.
Story 4
Rube Goldberg. Rube Goldberg Views the News for His Latest Invention. March 31, 1951 (Our Special Quick Letter-Opener). Ink on paper. Toni Mendez Collection.
Story 5
William Hogarth. The Four Stages of Cruelty. February 1, 1751. Engraving on paper. Gift of Paul Watkins.
Story 6
Richard F. Outcault. Around the World with the Yellow Kid: The Yellow Kid Invades Germany. 1897. Watercolor and ink on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Richard F. Outcault. Around the World with the Yellow Kid:
The Yellow Kid Invades Germany. 1897. Ink on newsprint. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Story 7
George Herriman. Krazy Kat. August 29, 1920. Ink on paper. Bill Watterson Deposit Collection.
Story 8
Writer Denny O’Neil and artist Neal Adams. Green Lantern Co-starring Green Arrow No. 16, pages 5 and 6. April 1970. DC Comics. Ink on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art.
Story 9
Artist unknown. [Storyboard: Alice meets the caterpillar] 1951. Oil pastel on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection. Gift of Mike and Jeanne Glad.
Artist unknown. [Alice in Wonderland background sketch]. 1951. Ink and charcoal on paper. Toni Mendez Collection.
Artist unknown. [Alice and the caterpillar]. 1951. Pencil on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Artist unknown. [Alice in Wonderland animation cell and background]. 1951. Ink and acrylic on layers of celluloid and paper. Toni Mendez Collection.
Story 10
Milton Caniff. Terry and the Pirates. February 12, 1939. Ink on illustration board. Milton Caniff Collection.
Letter from 172 Malta St. to Caniff. March 19, 1939. Milton Caniff Collection.
Letter to Caniff. April 1939. Milton Caniff Collection.
Letter from THR to Caniff. April 1, 1939. Milton Caniff Collection.
Story 11
Jeff Smith. Thorn. September 29 – October 1, 1982. Ink on paper. Jeff Smith Deposit Collection.
Jeff Smith. Bone, pages 18 and 19. 1991. Ink and whiteout on paper. Jeff Smith Deposit Collection.
Story 12
Brumsick Brandon Jr. Luther. February 5, 1973. Ink on paper. Brumsick Brandon, Jr. Deposit Collection.
Brumsick Brandon Jr. Luther. August 22, 1973. Ink on paper. Brumsick Brandon, Jr. Deposit Collection.
Story 13
Rose O’Neill. The Kewpies. May 25, 1935. Ink on newsprint. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Grace Drayton. Dolly Dimples. 1915. Ink on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Story 14
Arthur Radebaugh. …Closer Than We Think! 1961. Ink on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Story 15
Aline Kominsky-Crumb. Goldie: A Neurotic Woman. 1972. Ink on paper. Erwin and Alfred Bergdoll Collection.
Aline Kominsky-Crumb. Twisted Sisters. June 1976. Ink and whiteout on paper. Erwin and Alfred Bergdoll Collection.
Aline Kominsky-Crumb. [I’ll Kill You]. 1985. Acrylic on canvas. Erwin and Alfred Bergdoll Collection.
Story 16
Gus Arriola. Gordo. September 10, 1944. Ink and pencil on paper. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Gus Arriola. Gordo. March 25, 1951. Ink and pencil on paper.
International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Story 17
Victor F. Gillam. Phryne before the Chicago Tribunal. June 4, 1884. Puck Vol. 15, Issue No. 378. Chromolithograph.
Walter McDougall. The Royal Feast of Belshazzar Blaine and the Money Kings. October 30, 1884. New York World. Ink on newsprint. Bill Loughman Collection.
Story 18
Frank King. Gasoline Alley. August 25, 1919. Chicago Tribune. Ink on newsprint. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Frank King. Gasoline Alley. February 22, 1921. Chicago Tribune. Ink on newsprint. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Frank King. Gasoline Alley. April 15, 1934. The Los Angeles Times. Ink on newsprint. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Frank King. Gasoline Alley. April 22, 1934. The Los Angeles Times. Ink on newsprint. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Story 19
Larry Ivie. Handmade Captain America costume. Circa 1940s. Larry Ivie Collection.
Story 20
Various artists. Bathing suit. 1950. Tom Gammill Collection.
Story 21
Craig Russell. Coraline thumbnail sketches. Circa 2008. Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Coraline page 1. Colorist: Lovern Kindzierski; Letterer: Todd Klein.
Story 22
Artist unknown. Magic lantern slide. 1865. Ink and watercolor on glass in wooden mount.
John L. Magee. Jeff Davis Caught at Last: Hoop Skirts and Southern Chivalry. 1865. Lithograph on paper.
Artist unknown. The Last of the Chevaliers. 1865. Boston: L. Prang and Co.
Engraving on paper. Purchased with assistance from the William J. Studer Endowment.
Story 23
Winsor McCay. How the Quilly Pig Got his Quills. January 1903. Watercolor and ink on board.
Winsor McCay . How the Quilly Pig Got his Quills . January 1903. Ink on newsprint. Woody Gelman Collection.
Winsor McCay. Watercolor board. 1903.
Story 24
Creator unknown. The Hale Scrapbook, page 16. 1746 – 1830. Draper Hill Collection.
Creator unknown. Detail of page 16. February 2, 1790. Hand-colored etching on paper. Publisher: R. Hawkins, N. 53 Old Comton St., Soho. Draper Hill. Collection
Story 25
Fumio Fujiki. Sugamo Life, cover. 1948. Fumio Fujiki and Tokio Tobita Collection.
Fumio Fujiki. Sugamo Life. 1948. Fumio Fujiki and Tokio Tobita Collection.
Fumio Fujiki. Rough sketch for Sugamo Life sketchbook. 1948/1949. Fumio Fujiki and Tokio Tobita Collection.
Osamu Tezuka. Untitled and unpublished original drawing 194?
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Collection.
Story 26
Dan O’Neill, Ted Richards, Gary Hallgren, and Bobby London. Air Pirates Funnies, Vol. 1, No. 1. July 1971. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Story 27
Lynn Johnston. For Better or For Worse. April 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, and 20, 1995. Ink on paper. Lynn Johnston Collection.
Letters written to Lynn Johnston. April 1995. Lynn Johnston Collection.
Story 28
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 2, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 7, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 12, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 16, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 21, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 24, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 25, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. September 26, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. October 19, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Al Capp. Li’l Abner. October 21, 1946. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Basil Wolverton. MAD, No. 11. May 1954. Jay Lynch Collection.
Story 29
Photos of Bill Blackbeard.
Photos of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art by R.C. Harvey.
Lester J. Ambrose, Dean Cornell, Quin Hall, Frank King, Charles Lederer, and Everett Lowry. Crazy Quilt. 11 January 1917. The Chicago Tribune. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Story 30
Various artists. All-Negro Comics No. 1. June 1947. All-Negro Comics, Inc.
Larry Ivie Collection.
Story 31
Lyonel Feininger
Kin-der-Kids. April 29, 1906. The Chicago Tribune. San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection.
Story 32
Garry Trudeau. Doonesbury. November 11, 2002. Ink and benday overlay on paper. Garry Trudeau Collection.
Garry Trudeau.
Doonesbury. July 31, 2004. Top: Pencil on paper. Bottom: Ink and benday overlay on paper. Garry Trudeau Collection.
Garry Trudeau. Doonesbury. February 20, 2006. Ink and benday overlay on paper. Garry Trudeau Collection.
Story 33
Joost Swarte and Art Spiegelman. Raw Vol. 1, Issue No. 2. December 1980. New York: Raw Books.
Installation view of Raw Vol. 1, Issue No. 2, showing Maus chapter 1 insert (top right).
Story 34
E. Simms Campbell. Photos, scrapbook pages, and correspondence. 1958–1962. McGowan Miller Collection.
Cover by E. Simms Campbell. June 4, 1932. Judge Volume 102, Issue No. 2640.
E. Simms Campbell. “Darling, what are you going give to me…” 1951. Watercolor and ink on board. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Story 35
Lyn Chevli and Joyce Farmer. Abortion Eve. 1973. Nanny Goat Productions.
Artist Unknown. Who Killed Junior? 1973. Right To Life. Jay Lynch Collection.
Story 36
Walt Kelly. “We Have Met the Enemy…”. 1980 reprint of 1970 poster. Toni Mendez Collection.
Walt Kelly. Pogo. April 22, 1971. Ink and blue pencil on paper. Pogo Collection.
Story 37
Milton Caniff. [Dragon Lady With Cape]. Date unknown. Ink on paper. Milton Caniff Collection.
Letter from John Steinbeck to Milton Caniff. May 6, 1942. Milton Caniff Collection.
Story 38
Hal Foster. Sketchbooks. 1903–1904. International Museum of Cartoon Art Collection.
Story 39
Robert Crumb, Charles Crumb, Mike Britt. Foo! No. 1. September 1958. Larry Ivie Collection.
Don Dohler. Wild! No. 1. October 1961. Jay Lynch Collection.
Jay Lynch. Jack High No. 9. November 1962. Jay Lynch Collection.
Art Spiegelman. Blasé No. 1. February 1963. Jay Lynch Collection.
Story 40
Rénald Luzier (Luz). Charlie Hebdo Issue No. 1178. January 14, 2015. Ink on newsprint.