In its heyday, the National Cartoonists Society would release every few years an album, a yearbook of sorts, showing its full roster of members, with each member having a self-created half-page profile illustrated with photos and examples of their work. The first album was published in 1965 and the sixth and last in 1996.

This is the sixth--the 50th Anniversary Edition. 

This edition includes a half-page profile of every member, past and present, 698 in all.
Plus a complete list of Reuben Award winners and Category winners; and several brief prose pieces.

A great, great reference and a great read.

With each member creating their own half-page profile with no restrictions, you get their personality along with their info.

Member profiles include Brad Anderson, Alfred Andriola, Roger Armstrong, Gus Arriola, Charles Barsotti, Dave Berg, Bud Blake, Henry Boltinoff, Morrie Brickman, Dik Browne, Ernie Bushmiller, Milton Caniff, Mel Casson, Dick Cavalli, Fred Cooper, Roy Crane, Whitney Darrow, Jack Davis, Dan DeCarlo, Eldon Dedini, Stan Drake, Mort Drucker, Dick Dugan, Michael T. Dugan, Jerry Dumas, Will Eisner, George Evans, Lee Falk, Creig Flessel, Don Flowers, Hal Foster, Gill Fox, Rube Goldberg, Ray Gotto, Chester Gould, Joe Grant, Harold Gray, Vernon Greene, Eric Gurney, Harry Haenigsen, Johnny Hart, R.C. Harvey, Irwin Hasen, Jimmy Hatlo, Harry Hershfield, Bill Hoest, Burne Hogarth, Bill Holman, Al Jaffee, Chuck Jones, Gil Kane, Bil Keane, Walt Kelly, Jack Kent, Hank Ketcham, Ted Key, Al Kilgore, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, Mell Lazarus, George M. Lichty, Bob Lubbers, Jeff MacNelly, Don Martin, George McManus, Al McWilliams, Nick Meglin, Bill Melendez, Dale Messick, Otto Messmer, Bob Montana, Dick Moores, Willard Mullin, John C. Murphy, Sam Norkin, Paul Norris, William Overgard, Frank O’Neal, Gladys Parker, Brant Parker, Russell Patterson, John Prentice, Alex Raymond, Mischa Richter, Jerry Robinson, Allen Saunders, Charles Saxon, Henry Scarpelli, Kurt Schaffenberger, Charles Schulz, George Sixta, Otto Soglow, Dan Spiegle, Frank Springer, Leonard Starr, Curt Swan, Hilda Terry, Morrie Turner, Leslie Turner, Mort Walker, Bob Weber, Doug Wildey, Gluyas Williams, Bill Woggon, Basil Wolverton, Wallace Wood, Lyman Young, Chic Young, Zeke Zekley, and many others.