These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America’s Favorite Comics
Appearance
Contains an artist statement by each creator, with a photograph of them, and a sampling of their artwork.
Contents
- Introduction by Mort Walker.
- Page 01: "Alley Oop" by V.T. Hamlin
- Page 02: "Apt. 3-G" by Alex Kotzky
- Page 03: "Archie" by Bob Montana
- Page 04: "B.C." by Johnny Hart
- Page 05: "Beetle Bailey" by Mort Walker
- Page 06: "Big Ben Bolt" by John Cullen Murphy
- Page 07: "Blondie" by Chic Young
- Page 08: "Buz Sawyer" by Roy Crane
- Page 09: "Captain Easy" by Leslie Turner
- Page 10: "Dennis the Menace" by Hank Ketchum
- Page 11: "Dondi" by Irwin Hasen and Gus Edson
- Page 12: "Dotty" by Buford Tune
- Page 13: "Feiffer" by Jules Feiffer
- Page 14: "Freddy" by Robert Baldwin (Rupe)
- Page 15: "Gordo" by Gus Arriola
- Page 16: "Grandma" by Chas Kuhn
- Page 17: "Jackson Twins" by Dick Brooks
- Page 18: "Judge Parker" by Dan Heilman
- Page 19: "Kerry Drake" by Alfred Andriola
- Page 20: "Li'l Abner" by Al Capp
- Page 21: "Little Annie Rooney" by Darrell McClure
- Page 22: "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray
- Page 23: "Mandrake the Magician" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis
- Page 24: "Mark Trail" by Ed Dodd
- Page 25: "Mary Wor[[th" by Allen Saunders and Ken Ernst
- Page 26: "Mickey Finn" by Lank Leonard
- Page 27: "Miss Peach" by Mel Lazarus
- Page 28: "Moon Mullins" by Ferd Johnson
- Page 29: "Mutt & Jeff" by Al Smith
- Page 30: "On Stage" by Leonard Starr
- Page 31: "Peanuts" by Charles Schulz
- Page 32: "Pogo" by Walt Kelly
- Page 33: "Popeye" by Bud Sagendorff
- Page 34: "Prince Valiant" by Hal Fopster
- Page 35: "Short Ribs" by Frank O'Neal
- Page 36: "Smilin' Jack" by Zack Mosley
- Page 37: "Steve Canyon" by Milton Caniff
- Page 38: "Steve Roper" by William Overgard
- Page 39: "Tall Tales" by Al Jaffee
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page 23: text partially retaken from the Phil Davis's letter to Allen Willette in 1963 (see Spotlight on Phil Davis - Other illustrations) (daily strip featured: July 23, 1956)