]> hasen_i Irwin Hasen Cartoons An inventory of his cartoons at Syracuse University - &su_name; &su_address; 2001-01-01 [Derived from Summit] 12 Mar 2007 English 12 Mar 2007 - converted to EAD (MRC) 24 Aug 2010 - added detailed inventory (SK)9 Mar 2020 - OS 19 split up, OS 30 created (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Hasen, Irwin, 1918-2015. Irwin Hasen Cartoons 1955-1968 21 linear ft. Over 3,500 pieces of original artwork for the comic strip Dondi and five proofs. 149040 English Biographical History

Irwin Hasen (1918- ) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist.

Hasen was born in New York City on July 8, 1918 and graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School. He studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. Initially, Hasen pursued sports cartooning, drawing boxing-related caricatures. He was drafted during World War II and was the editor of the Fort Dix Gazette until his discharge in 1946.

Hasen had worked as a freelance advertising artist but expanded into comic books in the late 1930s. His credits during the 1940s and 1950s include work with Archie Publications; Detective Comics, romance comics for Fawcett; DC Comics titles including Green Lantern and Wild Cat; the Flash at DC Comics and work for Bert Whitman Associates. From 1944 to 1945 Hasen drew the Goldbergs strip which was distributed by the New York Post Syndicate. Hasen also produced promotional comics for Bazooka Bubble Gum.

Hasen became an active member of the National Cartoonists Society and while on an NCS sponsored tour of Germany, he met Gus Edson. Together they created the Dondi comic strip, about a World War II orphan, with Hasen drawing the strip and Edson writing the story. The Chicago Tribune-New York News syndicate distributed the strip to over 100 newspapers from 1955 to 1986 and Dondi was also adapted into a motion picture.

The National Cartoonists Society has recognized Hasen's work with several awards including the best newspaper story strip for Dondi in 1961 and 1962 and a Silver T-Square Award in 1969. At the 1999 San Diego Comicon, Hasen received the Inkpot Award.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Irwin Hasen Cartoons are arranged into a single series.

Dondi (1955-1968) contains approximately 3,553 pieces of original artwork for the comic strip of the same name as well as five proofs. There are 3,022 daily strips and 531 Sunday strips. Please note for several days there are both Sunday and daily formats. Also of interest is one Sunday strip produced in color (September 30, 1956).

All are signed "Edson and Hasen" although Hasen is typically credited with drawing the strip while Edson wrote the strip. The strips were drawn in pen and ink on illustration board. Notations appear in pencil and blue pencil. Each work contains a copyright notice sticker. Many strips feature detailed sketches on the back. Frequently, Sunday panels were completed in pieces and then pasted onto a larger piece of illustration board comprising the final Sunday version of the comic strip. On some pieces, the date and title of the strip have been stamped. Artwork for daily strips measures approximately 7" x 22". Dimensions for Sunday artwork varies between 16 3/4" x 23 3/4" and 20 ½" x 29" .

 Arrangement of the Collection

Cartoons are arranged chronologically. Daily and weekly (Sunday) strips are housed separately.

Related Material

For additional Dondi material, see the Gus Edson Papers.

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 Subject and Genre Headings Art -- Cartoonists Hasen, Irwin, 1918-2015. Tribune Company. Chicago Tribune Syndicate. American wit and humor, Pictorial. Caricatures and cartoons -- United States. Cartoonists -- United States. Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States. Orphans -- Caricatures and cartoons. Children -- Caricatures and cartoons. Dondi (comic strip) Cartoons (humorous images) Proofs (printed matter)Comic strips. Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

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 Acquisition Information

Gift of Irwin Hasen, 1967-1968.

 Inventory Dondi cartoons

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Daily cartoons3,022 items Daily cartoons1955 Dec-1956 Dec1 Daily cartoons1957 Jan-1958 Jun2 Daily cartoons1958 Jul-1959 Mar3 Daily cartoons1959 Apr-Sep4 Daily cartoons1959 Nov-1960 Jun5 Daily cartoons1960 Jul-1961 May6 Daily cartoons1961 Jun-Dec7 Daily cartoons1962 Jan-Aug8 Daily cartoons1962 Sep-1963 Apr9 Daily cartoons1963 May-Nov10 Daily cartoons1963 Dec-1964 Jun11 Daily cartoons1964 Jul-1965 Feb12 Daily cartoons1965 Mar-Aug13 Daily cartoons1965 Sep-1966 Mar14 Daily cartoons1966 Apr-Sep15 Daily cartoons1966 Oct-196716 Daily cartoons196717 Daily cartoons1967-1968 Apr 18 Sunday cartoons531 items Sunday cartoons1955 Oct19 Sunday cartoons1955 Dec-1956 Sep30Sunday cartoons1956 Oct-1957 Mar19Sunday cartoons1957 Apr-1958 Aug20 Sunday cartoons1958 Sep-1959 Dec21 Sunday cartoons196022 Sunday cartoons1961-196223 Sunday cartoons1962 Jun-1963 Apr24 Sunday cartoons1963 May-Dec25 Sunday cartoons196426 Sunday cartoons196527 Sunday cartoons196628 Sunday cartoons1967-196829