Toni Mendez

Who is Toni Mendez?

Toni Mendez was an agent for writers and cartoonists handling negotiations, licensing and syndication/secondary rights agreements. In addition she became secondary rights representative of all properties for Field Enterprises, Newspaper Enterprise Association and Publishers-Hall Syndicate. Mendez played a key role in the formation of the National Cartoonist Society and was involved with the now defunct Newspaper Features Council. Among her numerous clients were Milton Caniff, B. Kliban and Frank Willard. She was involved with negotiating media tie-in deals for television series such as Steve Canyon, Tom Corbett, Space Cadet and All in the Family. Mendez was known for her stylish hats. Ted Rall concluded the acknowledgement for Wake Up, You're Liberal! by stating "During the last few years of her long, interesting and important life, my agent Toni Mendez encouraged this project as only she could. Toni, here's to you; I hope I did well".