The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is the world’s largest collection of American printed cartoon and comics material. We are open to the public, please visit us soon!
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum was established in 1977 at Ohio State University in two converted classrooms in the Journalism Building, with the founding gift of the Milton Caniff Collection. Its collections of original art and manuscripts include the works of Winsor McCay, Will Eisner, Billy Ireland, Walt Kelly, Bill Watterson, Jeff Smith, George Herriman, among hundreds of others. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is now the largest and most comprehensive academic research facility documenting printed cartoon art!
Our current holdings include more than:
45,000 books
67,000 serials (including 29,000 comic books)
450,000 original cartoons
3,000 linear feet of manuscript materials
2.5 million comic strip clippings and newspaper pages
Please visit our website to explore our collection!
cartoons.osu.edu
