Abstract: Comic collection, mainly 1900 to 1971, of August Derleth. The comic art collection consists of cartoons clipped from newspapers and magazines, newspaper comic supplements, comic books, and published books of humor and cartoon art. The collection is mostly comprised of American comics and cartoons including but not limited to the Katzenjammer Kids, Marge's Little Lulu, Pogo, Li'l Abner, Alley Oop, Toonerville Folks, Mutt and Jeff, and many others, as well as comics based on animated characters from Walt Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and Looney Toons/Warner Brothers. There are also examples of comics created to sell products such as “Pepsi,” the Pepsi-Cola Cop. The collection also includes essays about comics and their creators compiled by Derleth.