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Collection Description The Center for the Humanities Comics Collection is comprised of comic books, periodicals, pulp magazines, graphic novels, manga, foreign-language comics, self-published magazines and comics, LPs, and miscellaneous materials. Comic books make up the bulk of the collection, with a particular emphasis on superhero comics published by Marvel and DC during the second half of the twentieth century. Many other genres are represented as well, including war comics, erotic...

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This collection includes published materials in various formats collected by Gerald Early mainly dating between 1940 and 2015.

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Issues from Dressvertising, Volume Dressvertising, Knitwear Fashions, Bagvertising Weekly, Coatvertising Weekly, Footwear Fashions, Hatvertising Weekly, Lingerie Ad Clip Review, Sportswear on Parade, Tot n Teen Fashions, A Digest Dresses, Dresses in Review, and Volume Dresses in Review

Scope and Contents The Karl S. Kaltenthaler Collection is comprised of comic books, zines, magazines, graphic novels, and miscellaneous materials. Comic books make up the bulk of the collection with approximately 1,500 items, spanning many genres and styles including superhero comics, war comics, horror comics, and alternative and underground titles. Featured prominently in the collection are some of the most revered and influential comic book artists and writers of the late twentieth century, including Alan...

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The collection includes material relating to Al Parker's personal and professional development, photographs of artist models, original artwork, and artwork reproduced from magazines.

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This collection includes original artwork and published materials in various formats by Henry Raleigh, mainly dating between 1910 and 1940.

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The collection includes over 200,000 magazine tearsheets, 8000 magazines, 1200 books, and approximately 150 original works by American illustrators from the late 19th century well into the mid 20th century. Currently, the original works of art and reproductions of original art (series 1 through 5) are processed and included in this finding aid. The tearsheets, magazines, and books are still unprocessed and may not be readily available to researchers. Please call ahead.

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This collection includes original artwork in various formats and published material by Jon Whitcomb mainly dating between the 1930s and 1950s.