The Cartoon Art Museum and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund are proud to announce the Fourth Annual Alternative Press Expo (APE) Benefit Bash. On February 21, 2004, come to CAM to mingle with dozens of the finest stars in comics and many up-and-coming cartoonists as they gather to celebrate the comics medium and support these two distinguished organizations.

The party will be held from 8 to 11 PM at the Cartoon Art Museum, where over 300 pieces of original art spanning 100 years of comics history will be on view, including works by contemporary legends Alex Ross and Frank Miller, underground masters R. Crumb and Justin Green, rare pieces by pioneering cartoonists George McManus and E.C. Segar, and comic strip icons Walt Kelly and Charles Schulz.

Beyond the visual feast of the museum's walls, refreshments will also be provided for party guests, who will all be entered to win rare, signed comics and original art to be raffled off throughout the night.

General Admission for the party is $10, or $5 for members of the Cartoon Art Museum or Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

All proceeds from this reception will benefit The Cartoon Art Museum and The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. For information on the Expo, to be held in San Francisco, CA on February 21 and 22, visit http://comic-con.org/Pages/APEWhatsNew.html. For more on the Benefit Bash, please call (415) CAR-TOON, ext. 314.