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Arranged alphabetically by artist.
Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
This collection has no restrictions.
This collection is located on-site.
Comic art by such artists as Fred Fredericks; Giancarlo Malagutti; Joe Orlando; Jack Sparling, etc.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Howard Leroy Davis Comic Book Art Collection.; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
2015.2016.M003: Source of acquisition--Source. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--7/2/2015.
Howard Davis has been a lifelong collector of comics and a writer of their history. He is gradually divesting himself of much of his collection, and his gift to us reflects both comics history and the comics process. The art includes tryout pieces, inking and coloring choices, materials such as Duotone, and more. The archival materials shine a light on the comics business, such as Marvel Comics quarterly and annual reports, and on fan culture, through cons and the "memory jogger" that Jerry Bails used for his Who's who in American comic books. It also includes an example of comics used as a pedagogical tool ("The far out green Super Cool").
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Accruals are expected
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.