Winnie Winkle
The 26 founding members came from the group of 32 members who had paid dues by March 13, including strip cartoonists Wally Bishop ("Muggs and Skeeter"), Martin Branner ("Winnie Winkle"), Ernie Bushmiller ("Nancy"), Milton Caniff, Gus Edson ("The Gumps"), Ham Fisher ("Joe Palooka"), Harry Haenigsen ("Penny"), Fred Harman ("Red Ryder"), Bill Holman ("Smokey Stover"), Jay Irving ("Willie Doodle"), Stan MacGovern ("Silly Milly"), Al Posen ("Sweeney and Son"), Clarence Russell ("Pete the Tramp"), Otto Soglow ("The Little King"), Jack Sparling ("Claire Voyant"), Raeburn Van Buren ("Abbie an' Slats"), Dow Walling ("Skeets") and Frank Willard ("Moon Mullins").