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A collection of unparalleled documentation of Golden Age artists and publishers, much of which has not been seen by the public.

This small collection includes four of Stanley's hard-to-find thumbnail scripts as well as the original Tripp art for a dozen Little Lulu stories. Tracings reveal sketches for covers as well as Disney characters. There is also a small amount of correspondence, a photograph of a very young Tripp at his drawing table, sketches of Hanna-Barbera and Terrytoons characters, and much more, all of which reveal the range of Tripp's career.

Included here are the Landon lesson plans, along with Endy's submissions with comments and corrections.

This collection contains comics illustrated, written, inked and published by Latinos in the US. It also includes associated ephemera that includes posters, animated DVDs, posters, pins, dolls and more.

In addition to the 800+ minicomics that form the Mark Nevins Minicomics Collection (donated in 2017), the Mark Nevins papers include Angouleme press kits; minicomics and ephemera from the formative years of established cartoonists such as Jessica Abel, Cliff Chiang, Dean Haspiel, Megan Kelso and a host of others; catalogs, newsletters, and correspondence from publishers such as L'Association, AMOK/Freon (later FRMK); as well as a host of other correspondence and ephemera, such as James Sturm's initial fundraising letter for the Center for Cartoon Studies.

Mike Friedrich began his comics career as a fanzine contributor before, beginning at age 18, writing comics stories for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. In the second half of the 1970s, he published Star*Reach, an independent comics anthology that included both mainstream and alternative artists. In the early 1980s, Friedrich used the same name for his comics creators agency. He was also co-founder of WonderCon, which Comic-Con International purchased in 2001. The collection includes client directories, income journals, client surveys, contracts, Star*Reach promotional swag, and more. Friedrich has received the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic-Book Writing, which recognizes underappreciated comics writers.

The collection displays the diverse artistic venues that a comics artist pursued in order to make a living. For more on Meskin, see the book From shadow to light: the life and art of Mort Meskin: https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/7982354.

This collection, consisting of original art, process materials, prints, books, and journals. It includes "Tabula Rosetta," issues 1-4, as well the original art for Volumes I and III. Original art for other works includes "Aria," "Aquarius," "Socially Awkaward Funnies," "Soul Deleter," and "Triage." The collection also includes instructions for role-playing games created by Reed, dream journals, poetry, and other written material. The material sheds light on Reed's own work as well as on what it means to be trans in the South.

The archive includes original comic art from his time at DC Comics, including the series he created, "'Mazing Man;" his Eisner-nominated graphic novel, "Lucky in Love;" and storyboards for "Venture Bros.," "Ren & Stimpy," etc., along with early comic art, sketchbooks, minicomics, and more. This collection reveals a working cartoonist's process, and also relates to the Danny Hellman, Bob Fingerman, and New York Comics Community collections.