Special Collection's comic book collection, 1934-1969 (bulk 1940-1950)

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Special Collection's comic book collection, 1934-1969 (bulk 1940-1950)

MS 474


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

Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

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.

Organization

This collection is organized into one series.

Series I: Comic books, 1934-1969

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Batman (Fictitious character)

Captain America (Fictitious character)

Flash (Fictitious character)

Kirby, Jack

Lee, Stan, 1922-2018

Superman (Fictitious character)

Tarzan (Fictitious character)

Tracy, Dick (Fictitious character)

Subject(s)

Abbott and Costello -- Comic book

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Periodicals

Fantastic Four (Fictitious characters)

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Special Collecion's comic book collection (MS 474). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Processing History

Processed by Aaron Speight. Additions in 2021 processed by Michelle Nicole Boyer-Kelly.

Container List


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.

box	folder
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
box	folder
12	1	Adventures of Marco Polo, Classics Illustrated, no. 27, 1969
box	folder
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
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	13	The Animals I Have Known, Classics Illustrated, no. 152, 1965
box	folder
2	7	Apache Massacre, circa 1951
2	8	Astonishing Tales of Science Fiction, vol. 1 no. 4, 1951
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	2	Ben Hur, Classics Illustrated, no. 147, 1958
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	3	Caesar's Conquests, Classics Illustrated, no. 130, 1956
box	folder
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
box	folder
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
box	folder
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
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	4	How I Found Livingstone, Classics Illustrated, no. 115, 1954
box	folder
6	7	Humphrey, vol. 1 no. 1, 1948
6	8	Ibis the Invincible, no. 11, 1942
box	folder
12	5	The Iliad, Classics Illustrated, no. 77, 1950
box	folder
6	9	Impact, vol. 1 no. 1, 4, 1955
box	folder
12	6	Ivanhoe, Classics Illustrated, no. 2, 1969
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	7	Julius Caesar, Classics Illustrated, no. 68, 1950
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	8	The King of the Mountains, Classics Illustrated, no. 127, 1955
box	folder
7	7	Lash LaRue Western, vol. 1 no. 6, 1950
box	folder
12	9	Last Days of Pompeii, Classics Illustrated, no. 35, 1947
box	folder
7	8	Li'l Abner Comics, vol. 2 no. 61-68, 1947-1949
7	9	Little Iodine, vol. 1 no. 2, 1950
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	10	The Man from Planet X, Fawcett Movie Comic, no. 15, 1952
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	11	The Odyssey, Classics Illustrated, no. 81, 1951
box	folder
8	17	The Old Witch's Grimm Fairy Tale, (Missing Cover), undated
box	folder
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
box	folder
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
box	folder
12	12	Spartacus, Dell Movie Classic, no. 1139, 1960
box	folder
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
box	folder
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