Sharing from the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library's site is another great piece of
footage from a great comic artist. Jackie Ormes was the very first African
American woman to get her own newspaper strip. All of you should check her strip
and read Nancy Goldstein book which can be bought at this link
This segment was part of a newsreel call One Tenth of a Nation and the entire
thing was also preserved by the LOC which can be seen here...
More about this can be found
here:https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2013/02/22/found-in-the-collection-jackie-ormes-1911-1985/
Poster via Heritage Auctions
This fantastic newsreel is today's video link."Passing Parade" did a segment where newspaper artists are showcased drawing their characters. This was produced during WWII by MGM. As quoted from the description, those featured are:
* H.H. Knerr (Katzenjammer Kids)
* Bud Fisher (Mutt and Jeff),
* Fred Lasswell (Barney Google and Snuffy Smith)
* Frank King (Gasoline Alley)
* Chester Gould (Dick Tracy)
* Dick Calkins (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
* Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates)
* Chic Young (Blondie)
* Raeburn Van Buren (Abbie an' Slats)
* Ham Fisher (Joe Palooka)
* Hal Foster (Prince Valiant)
* Harold Gray (Little Orphan Annie)
* Al Capp (Li'l Abner)
