Hy Score (comic strip)

]> janocha_w William Janocha Collection An inventory of his Collection at Syracuse University MD &su_name; &su_address; 22 Dec 2008 MD 22 Dec 2008 English 22 Dec 2008 - converted to EAD (MD) 31 Jul 2009- added detailed inventory (SK) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Janocha, William William Janocha Collection 1944-1981 1976-1981 2.4 linear ft. 77 original cartoons—75 by George Fett, and 1 each by George Merkle and Ving Fuller. 2655688 English Biographical History

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.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

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.

Arrangement of the Collection

Each title is foldered separately. Little Nono and Sniffy and Norbert panels are in chronological order.

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Subject and Genre Headings Janocha, William. Fett, George. Fuller, Ving. Merkle, George. United Feature Syndicate. Ving Features Syndicate. Hy Score (comic strip) Little Doc (comic strip) Little Nono and Sniffy (comic strip) Norbert (comic strip) Art -- Cartoonists American wit and humor, Pictorial. Caricatures and cartoons -- United States. Cartoonists -- United States. Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States. Animals -- Caricatures and cartoons. Cartoons (humorous images) Cartoonists. Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

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Acquisition Information

Gift of William Janocha, 2003.

Inventory Cartoons Hy Score 1944 16 1/4" x 28 1/4" 1 100 Little Doc 1956 5 1/2" x 20 1/8" 1 Little Nono and Sniffy (1973) and Norbert (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980-1981) 4 3/4" x 17 5/8" 1

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