William Janocha Collection
An inventory of his Collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MD
Date: 22 Dec 2008
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Finding aid created by: MD
Date: 22 Dec 2008
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| 22 Dec 2008 | converted to EAD (MD) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Janocha, William |
| Title: | William Janocha Collection |
| Dates: | 1944-1981 (bulk: 1976-1981) |
| Quantity: | 2.4 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | 77 original cartoons—75 by George Fett, and 1 each by George Merkle and Ving Fuller. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
William Janocha (1959- ) is an American cartoonist, illustrator and comics historian.
William Janocha was born in October 1959 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Janocha received his BFA from Syracuse University in 1981 and drew a daily comic strip while a student there.
Janocha worked for the Walt Disney Productions Broadcast Arts studio in New York and became Mort Walker’s assistant in 1987. Janocha has written for magazines including Mad and Hogan's Alley. He has drawn book illustrations and his editorial cartoons have appeared in the Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate. The National Cartoonists Society recognized Janocha with a Silver T-Square Award in 1996.
The William Janocha Collection consists of 1 Sunday cartoon by George Merkle from the comic strip Hy Score (1944); 1 daily cartoon by Ving Fuller from the comic strip Little Doc (1956); and 75 cartoons by George Fett from the comic strips Little Nono and Sniffy (1973) and Norbert (1974-1981).
Hy Score featured a FBI agent. Little Doc was distributed by Ving Features Syndicate. Little Nono and Sniffy (Norbert) was distributed by United Feature Syndicate and was based on Fett's own pets, including his beagle Sniffy.
Each title is foldered separately. Little Nono and Sniffy and Norbert panels are in chronological order.
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Persons
Fett, George.
Fuller, Ving.
Janocha, William.
Merkle, George.
Corporate Bodies
United Feature Syndicate.
Ving Features Syndicate.
Associated Titles
Hy Score (comic strip)
Little Doc (comic strip)
Little Nono and Sniffy (comic strip)
Norbert (comic strip)
Subjects
American wit and humor, Pictorial.
Animals -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Caricatures and cartoons -- United States.
Cartoonists -- United States.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States.
Genres and Forms
Cartoons (humorous images)
Occupations
Cartoonists.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
William Janocha Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of William Janocha, 2003.
Cartoons
| Cartoons | |||||||||||
| Map-Case 1, Drawer 100 | Hy Score 1944 16 1/4" x 28 1/4" | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Little Doc 1956 5 1/2" x 20 1/8" | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Little Nono and Sniffy (1973) and Norbert (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980-1981) 4 3/4" x 17 5/8" | ||||||||||
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