From The Cartoonists' Exchange: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT MARKETING CARTOONS (1947)

From The Cartoonists Exchange: here's a complete scan of the booklet QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT MARKETING CARTOONS. It's copyright 1947 by the Exchange, which was based in Pleasant Hill, Ohio.

David rand ran the organization for a time. The Cartoonists' Exchange seems to have had its heyday in the decade after WW2.



The booklet, as Mr. Rand explains, is set up in a call and response fashion. "Q will stand for the word Question. A will stand for the world answer," he reminds us.


Although this is over three generations old, a lot of the questions are still pertinent:

• Where shall I start looking for work?
• What price will I receive for my first cartoon?
• How quickly do publications pay for accepted cartoons?
• How do you scale a drawing?

Of course, some of the questions are no longer valid. Like:

• What is a "Photostat?"
• Are mechanical drawing instrument necessary?
• Which adhesive do you recommend?
• How does the cartoonist go about getting a position of editorial cartoonist with a newspaper?

Below is a list of newspaper syndicates, major cartoon markets, minor cartoon markets (!), and comic books. Yes, oh yes -- times have changed.













Other Cartoonists Exchange links:

Cartoonists' Exchange: HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH SIMPLE CARTOONS

Cartoonists' Exchange Ephemera

Cartoonists Exchange: Lesson Correction Portfolio 1946

Cartoonists' Exchange