| The seeds for what evolved
into the National Cartoonists Society were planted during the
volunteer chalktalks that a number of cartoonists did during
World War II for the America Theatre Wing. |
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The Society was born
at a specially convened dinner in New York in March, 1946, that
saw Rube Goldberg elected as president, Russell Patterson as
vice president, C.D. Russell as secretary and Milton Caniff as
treasurer. A second vice president, Otto Soglow, was subsequently
added.
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Presidents of the NCS |
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The original NCS
insignia, designed by
Russell Patterson in 1947 |
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Within two weeks, the Society had
32 members:
Strip cartoonists Wally Bishop ("Muggs and Skeeter");
Martin Branner ("Winnie Winkle"); Ernie Bushmiller
("Nancy"); Milton Caniff ("Terry and the Pirates');
Gus Edson ("The Gumps"); Ham Fisher ("Joe Palooka");
Harry Haenigsen ("Penny"); Fred Harmon ("Red Ryder");
Jay Irving ("Willie Doodle"); Al Posen ("Sweeney
and Son"); C.D. Russell ("Pete the Tramp"); Otto
Soglow ("Little King"); Jack Sparling ("Clare
Voyant"); Ray Van Buren ("Abbie an' Slats"); Dow
Waling ("Skeets"); and Frank Willard ("Moon Mullins.")
Panel cartoonists Dave Breger ("Mister Breger"); George
Clark ("The Neighbors"); Bob Dunn ("Just the Type");
Jimmy Hatlo ("They'll Do It Every Time"); Bill Holman
"Smokey Stover"); and Stan McGovern ("Silly Milly.")
Freelance cartoonists and illustrators Abner Dean, Mischa Richter
and Russell Patterson.
Editorial cartoonists Rube Goldberg (New York Sun); Burris Jenkins
(Journal American); C.D. Batchelor (Daily News); and Richard
Q. Yardley (Baltimore Sun.)
Sports cartoonist Lou Hanlon and comic book cartoonists Joe Shuster
and Joe Musial.
By March, 1947, there were 112 members in the National Cartoonists
Society. |
