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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | |
Collection Name: | Special Collection's comic book collection, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1934-1969 |
Bulk Dates: | (bulk 1940-1950) |
Physical Description: | 6.5 Linear Feet |
Abstract: | The collection is comprised of comic books, from 1934-1969 (bulk 1940-1950) which are held in Special Collections. |
Collection Number: | MS 474 |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
A comic book is a magazine made of pictorial elements that tell a story. The narrative proceeds through the use of individual panels that represent different scene. Communication between characters is usually represented with "speech" or "word" balloons; as well as descriptive prose presented in text boxes. The comic books in this collection are indicative of many of the comics from this era. Printed on newsprint, and not properly cared for before introduction into this facility, many comics from this era are in quite poor condition. This collection is comprised of adventure, humorous, horror, cowboy, romance, war, science-fiction, and super-hero comics. Collection is arranged alphabetically.
There are no restrictions on this collection.
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Special Collecion's comic book collection (MS 474). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Processed by Aaron Speight. Additions in 2021 processed by Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly.
Series I: Comic books, 1934-1969 (bulk 1940-1950) | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series is arranged alphabetical, by title. Titles are taken from the cover and not from the copyright information from inside the comic. The title supplied does not include serial (series) title changes either. | |||||||||||
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1 | 1 | Abbot and Costello Comics, vol.1 no. 1 and 4, 1948 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Aces High, vol. 1 no. 1-4, 1955 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Action Comics, no. 90, 92, 93, 95, 98-103, 105, 107, 108, 111, 113, 114, 1945-1947 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Adventure, vol. 88 no. 3, vol. 90 no. 1, vol. no. 5, 1934-1935 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Adventure Comics, no. 101, 102, 105, 110, 111, 114, 116, 118, 119, 122-144, 1945-1948 | |||||||||
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12 | 1 | Adventures of Marco Polo, Classics Illustrated, no. 27, 1969 | |||||||||
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1 | 6 | Airboy Comics, vol. 2 no. 12, vol. 3 no. 4-6 and 9-12, vol. 4 no. 1-12, vol. 5 no. 1 and 2, 1946-1948 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Al Capp's Li'l Abner, no. 77, 82, 1950-1951 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | All-American Comics, 69-88, 90, 1945-1947 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | All-American Comics, no. 91-95, 1945-1947 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | All-Flash, no. 20-26, 28-31, 1945-1947 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | All Star Comics, vol. 1 no. 1-12, vol. 2 13-24, vol. 3 25, 37, 40, 42,43, 1940-1948 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | All-Story, vol. 37 no. 1, 1934 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | Amazing Adventure, no. 1 and 2, 1950 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Animal Comics, no. 17, 1945 | |||||||||
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12 | 13 | The Animals I Have Known, Classics Illustrated, no. 152, 1965 | |||||||||
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2 | 7 | Apache Massacre, circa 1951 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Astonishing Tales of Science Fiction, vol. 1 no. 4, 1951 | |||||||||
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3 | 1 | Bambi, no. 12 and 186, 1941-1948 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | The Barker, no. 1, 3-7, 9, 1946-1948 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Batman, no. 8, 26, 32, 34, 38, 39, 44, 45, 1942-1948 | |||||||||
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12 | 2 | Ben Hur, Classics Illustrated, no. 147, 1958 | |||||||||
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3 | 4 | Billy Boyd Western, vol. 1 no. 1, 1950 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Bill Elliot Comics, no. 278, 1950 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Black Cat Comics, vol. 1, 1947-1948 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | Black Hood, vol. 1 no. 16, 18, 19, 1945-1946 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | Blondie in Eaten Out of House and Home!, no. 47, 1946 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | Boy Commandos, no. 13-25, 1945-1948 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | Boy Explorers, vol. 1 no. 1, 1946 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Buck Jones and the Iron Horse Trail, no. 299, 1950 | |||||||||
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12 | 3 | Caesar's Conquests, Classics Illustrated, no. 130, 1956 | |||||||||
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3 | 12 | Captain America, vol. 1 no. 110, 1969 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | The Captain and the Kids, vol. 5 no. 8, 11, 56, 59 and two that are unnumbered, 1946-1947 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | Captain Marvel Adventures, circa 1946 | |||||||||
3 | 15 | Captain Marvel Junior, vol. 13 no. 75, 1949 | |||||||||
3 | 16 | Carl Anderson's Henry, no. 1-3, 122, 155, 1947-1948 | |||||||||
3 | 17 | Charlie McCarthy and the Twenty Thieves, no. 171, 1947 | |||||||||
3 | 18 | Classic Comics, no. 5-34, 1946-1947 | |||||||||
3 | 19 | Classics Illustrated, no. 35, 40, 46, 47, 51, 55-60, 62, 64, 67, 79, 80, 84, 91, 96, 98, 103, 105, 106, 1947-1948 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | Cody of the Pony Express, no. 34, 1950 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Comics on Parade Li'l Abner, vol. 5 no. 54, 58, 1946-1947 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Conan the Barbarian, vol. 1 no. 3, 1970 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Copper Canyon, circa, 1950 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Cow Puncher, no. 1-3, 1947 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Crime and Punishment, vol. 1 no. 38, 1951 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Crime Suspense Stories, vol.1 no. 25, 1954 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Curly Kayoe, vol. 1 no. 1, undated | |||||||||
4 | 9 | Dale Evans Comics, no. 1 and 2, 1948 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | Detective Comics, no. 96-98, 101-105, 1945 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | Dick Tracy, 133, 163, 1941 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | Dick Tracy and Yogee Yamma, undated | |||||||||
4 | 13 | Dick Tracy Comics Monthly, vol. 1 no. 1-23, 25-31, 33-38, 1948-1951 | |||||||||
4 | 14 | Doctor Strange, vol. 1-5, no. 170, 1968, 1974, 1968 | |||||||||
4 | 15 | The Durango Kid, vol. 1 no. 4, 1950 | |||||||||
4 | 16 | Ella Cinders, vol. 1 no. 1, 4, 1947 | |||||||||
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5 | 1 | Extra, vol. 1 no. 1 and 2, 1955 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Fantastic Four, vol. 1 no. 45 and 46, 1965-1966 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | Fast Fiction, no. 3 and 5, 1945-1950 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | Fate, vol. 1 no. 3, 1948 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | Fawcett Movie Comic, vol. 2 no. 10, 1951 | |||||||||
5 | 6 | Feature Film Magazine, no. 3, 1950 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | Felix the Cat, vol. 1 no. 1-3, 77, 119, 162, 1938-1948 | |||||||||
5 | 8 | Fight Comics, no. 33, 38, 40, 1945 | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Flash Comics, vol. 2 no. 23, vol. 6 no. 61, 63, 66, 68-70, 73-78, 82-85, 87-94, 1941-1948 | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Flash Gordon, no. 173, 1947 | |||||||||
5 | 11 | Flash Gordon Comics, vol. 1 no. 3, 1951 | |||||||||
5 | 12 | The Forever People, no. 3, 1971 | |||||||||
5 | 13 | Gabby Hayes Western, vol. 1 no. 1, 1948 | |||||||||
5 | 14 | Gasoline Alley, no. 1 and 2, 1950 | |||||||||
5 | 15 | Gene Autry Comics, vol. 1 no. 2-5, 7, 9-21, 26, | |||||||||
5 | 16 | Giant Comics Editions Gift Comics with Captain Marvel, 1942 | |||||||||
5 | 17 | Girl's Love, no. 11, 1951 | |||||||||
5 | 18 | Great Detective, vol. 1 no. 1, 1933 | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | The Gumps, vol. 1 no. 1-5, no. 73, 1936-1947 | |||||||||
6 | 2 | Hap Hooper, vol. 1 no. 2, 1947 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | The Haunt of Fear, vol. 1 no. 24, 1954 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | Holiday Comics, no. 1, 1942 | |||||||||
6 | 5 | Hoot Gibson, no. 5 and 6, 1950 | |||||||||
6 | 6 | Hopalong Cassidy, vol. 1 no. 2, 3, 5, 6, vol. 2 7-12, vol. 3 no 13-18, vol.4 no. 19-24, vol. 5 no. 25, 1946-1948 | |||||||||
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12 | 4 | How I Found Livingstone, Classics Illustrated, no. 115, 1954 | |||||||||
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6 | 7 | Humphrey, vol. 1 no. 1, 1948 | |||||||||
6 | 8 | Ibis the Invincible, no. 11, 1942 | |||||||||
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12 | 5 | The Iliad, Classics Illustrated, no. 77, 1950 | |||||||||
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6 | 9 | Impact, vol. 1 no. 1, 4, 1955 | |||||||||
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12 | 6 | Ivanhoe, Classics Illustrated, no. 2, 1969 | |||||||||
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6 | 10 | Jack Armstrong, no. 1-9, 1947 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | Jim Hardy Comics, vol. 1 no. 2, 1947 | |||||||||
6 | 12 | Jimmy Durante Comics, no. 18, 1948 | |||||||||
6 | 13 | Joe Palooka, no. 1, 1942 | |||||||||
6 | 14 | Joe Palooka Comics, vol.2 no. 3, 30, 1946-1949 | |||||||||
6 | 15 | John Wayne Adventure Comics, no. 1, 1949 | |||||||||
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12 | 7 | Julius Caesar, Classics Illustrated, no. 68, 1950 | |||||||||
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7 | 1 | Jumbo Comics, no. 47, 1943 | |||||||||
7 | 2 | Jungle Comics, no. 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 50, 53-56, 58-61, 65, 68, 70-75, 77-88, 90, 94, 96-98, 1943-1948 | |||||||||
7 | 3 | The Katzenjammer Kids, no. 1, 3, 1947 | |||||||||
7 | 4 | Kerry Drake, no. 3-5, undated | |||||||||
7 | 5 | Kerry Drake Detective Cases, vol. 1 no. 6-13, 1948-1949 | |||||||||
7 | 6 | Kid Eternity, no. 1-10, 1946-1948 | |||||||||
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12 | 8 | The King of the Mountains, Classics Illustrated, no. 127, 1955 | |||||||||
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7 | 7 | Lash LaRue Western, vol. 1 no. 6, 1950 | |||||||||
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12 | 9 | Last Days of Pompeii, Classics Illustrated, no. 35, 1947 | |||||||||
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7 | 8 | Li'l Abner Comics, vol. 2 no. 61-68, 1947-1949 | |||||||||
7 | 9 | Little Iodine, vol. 1 no. 2, 1950 | |||||||||
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8 | 1 | Little Orphan Annie, no. 1-3, 52, 152, 1938-1948 | |||||||||
8 | 2 | The Lone Ranger, no. 1-6, 27, 118, 125, 136, 151, 1946-1950 | |||||||||
8 | 3 | Mad Hatter, vol. 1 no. 2, 1946 | |||||||||
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12 | 10 | The Man from Planet X, Fawcett Movie Comic, no. 15, 1952 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | Mandrake the Magician, no. 52, 1948 | |||||||||
8 | 5 | Mansion of Evil, no. 129, 1950 | |||||||||
8 | 6 | Marge's Little Lulu, no. 4, 74, 110, 115, 131, 158, 165, 1945-1947 | |||||||||
8 | 7 | Mister Miracle, no. 2, 1971 | |||||||||
8 | 8 | Montana, circa 1950 | |||||||||
8 | 9 | Monte Hall starring in Pioneer Marshal, circa 1950 | |||||||||
8 | 10 | Monte Hale Western, vol. 5 no. 29 and 30, vol. 6 no. 31, 1948 | |||||||||
8 | 11 | Movie Comics, vol. 1 no 2-4, 1947 | |||||||||
8 | 12 | Movie Thrillers with Burt Lancaster in "Rope of Sand," no. 1, 1949 | |||||||||
8 | 13 | Mutt and Jeff, vol. 2 no. 19, 1948 | |||||||||
8 | 14 | Nancy and Fritzi Ritz, vol. 5 no. 5, vol. 6 no. 9, 1946-1947 | |||||||||
8 | 15 | New Gods, no. 1, 1971 | |||||||||
8 | 16 | New York World's Fair Comics, circa 1940 | |||||||||
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12 | 11 | The Odyssey, Classics Illustrated, no. 81, 1951 | |||||||||
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8 | 17 | The Old Witch's Grimm Fairy Tale, (Missing Cover), undated | |||||||||
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9 | 1 | Ozark Ike, no. 180, 1947 | |||||||||
9 | 2 | Panic, vol. 1 no. 2, 6-11, 1954-1955 | |||||||||
9 | 3 | Panther Jet, (Missing Cover), undated | |||||||||
9 | 4 | Piracy, vol. 1 no. 1-7, 1954-1955 | |||||||||
9 | 5 | Pogo the Possum, no. 1-3, 6-16, 1949-1954 | |||||||||
9 | 6 | Popeye and Wimpy, no. 70, 1943 | |||||||||
9 | 7 | Popular Comics presents Tiny Tim, vol. 1 no. 144, undated | |||||||||
9 | 8 | Popular Love, vol. 16, no. 2, 1944 | |||||||||
9 | 9 | Popular Sport, vol. 12 no.1, 1944 | |||||||||
9 | 10 | The Pride of the Yankees: The Story of Lou Gehrig, 1949 | |||||||||
9 | 11 | Psychoanalysis, vol. 1 no. 1, 3, 1955 | |||||||||
9 | 12 | Ranger Comics, no. 49, 1949 | |||||||||
9 | 13 | Real Western Hero, vol. 12, 70 and 71, 1948 | |||||||||
9 | 14 | Red Ryder Comics, no. 40, 43, 44, 47-50, 1946-1947 | |||||||||
9 | 15 | Rip Kirby, no. 51, 1948 | |||||||||
9 | 16 | Robin Moderne (in French), undated | |||||||||
9 | 17 | Rocky Lane Western, vol. 2 no. 9, 1950 | |||||||||
9 | 18 | Rod Cameron Western, vol. 1 no. 1, 1950 | |||||||||
9 | 19 | Roy Rogers Comics, no. 124, 144, 153, 160, 166, 167, 1946-1947 | |||||||||
9 | 20 | Roy Rogers Comics, vol. 1, 1-11, 16, 1948-1949 | |||||||||
9 | 21 | Sad Sack Comics, vol. 1 no. 1-3, 5, 6, 1949-1950 | |||||||||
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10 | 1 | The Saint Comics, no. 1-3, 1947-1948 | |||||||||
10 | 2 | Santa Claus Funnies, no. 91, 175, 1945-1947 | |||||||||
10 | 3 | Sheena, no. 11, 1951 | |||||||||
10 | 4 | Shock Suspense Stories, vol. 1 no. 12, 1954 | |||||||||
10 | 5 | The Shoplifter's Shoe, no. 50, 1947 | |||||||||
10 | 6 | The Silent Towns, (Missing Cover), undated | |||||||||
10 | 7 | Singing Guns, circa 1950 | |||||||||
10 | 8 | Skyman, no. 3, 1947 | |||||||||
10 | 9 | Smilin' Jack, no. 1-3, 80, 149, 1940-1948 | |||||||||
10 | 10 | Super Comics, vol. 1 no. 116, 1948 | |||||||||
10 | 11 | Sparkle Plenty, no. 215, 1948 | |||||||||
10 | 12 | Sparkle Watts, no. 6 and 7, 1947-1948 | |||||||||
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12 | 12 | Spartacus, Dell Movie Classic, no. 1139, 1960 | |||||||||
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10 | 13 | Star Spangled Comics, no. 45, 49-78, 1945-1948 | |||||||||
10 | 14 | Star Spangled War Stories, no. 145, 1969 | |||||||||
10 | 15 | Steve Canyon Comics, vol. 1 no. 1-5, 1948 | |||||||||
10 | 16 | Strange Adventures, no. 1, 1950 | |||||||||
10 | 17 | Strange Tales, vol. 1 no. 167, 1967 | |||||||||
10 | 18 | Stuntman, vol. 1 no. 1 and 2, 1946 | |||||||||
10 | 19 | Sub-Mariner, vol. 1 no. 27, 1970 | |||||||||
10 | 20 | Superman, no. 27, 35-38, 40-42, 44-47, 51, 233, 1944-1971 | |||||||||
10 | 21 | Sur la Planete Rouge, (in French), undated | |||||||||
10 | 22 | Tales from the Crypt, vol. 1 no. 24 and 42, 1951-1954 | |||||||||
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11 | 1 | Tarzan, no. 1-4, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 2 | Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr, no. 161, 1947 | |||||||||
11 | 3 | Terry and the Pirates, vol. 1 no. 3-14, 1947-1949 | |||||||||
11 | 4 | Tillie the Toiler, no. 150, 1947 | |||||||||
11 | 5 | Tim Holt, no. 14, 17, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 6 | Tim McCoy, vol. 1 no. 16, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 7 | Tom Mix Western, vol. 1 no. 1-6, vol. 2 no. 7-12, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 8 | Les Tribulation de Bricole, (in French), undated | |||||||||
11 | 9 | Two Gun Kid, vol. 1 no. 3, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 10 | The Vault of Horror, no. 36 and 37, 1954 | |||||||||
11 | 11 | Walt Disney's…, no. 79, 92, 116, 141, 157, 819, undated | |||||||||
11 | 12 | Watchmem, no. 4 of 12, 1986, undated | |||||||||
11 | 13 | Western Comics, no. 1, 2, 4, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 14 | Western Fighters, vol. 1 no. 2, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 15 | Where Creatures Roam, vol. 1 no. 1, 1970 | |||||||||
11 | 16 | Whiz Comics, circa 1946 | |||||||||
11 | 17 | Wild West, vol. 1 no. 1 and 2, 1948 | |||||||||
11 | 18 | Winnie Winkle, no. 1, 2, 174, 1939-1948 | |||||||||
11 | 19 | Witches Tales, vol. 1 no. 3, 1951 | |||||||||
11 | 20 | The Witching Hour, no. 14, 1971 | |||||||||
11 | 21 | Zane Grey's, vol. 1 no. 27-29, 31, 34-39, 270, 357, 372, 433, 449, 467, 484, 511, 532, 583, 604, 616, 632, 1955 |