Comic Art collection, circa 1884-2016

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Series V: Printed Matter, 1908-1969

Series includes printed comic books, ephemera, musical programs, sheet musics, tabloid comic, and books, dating from 1908 to 1969.



Box 1 Folder 1 Captain Marvel Fan Club Memorabilia Group, 1945, 8 items

Type: A small collection of advertisements, order forms, and promotional newsletters (2) from the Captain Marvel Fan Club. Includes two club letters (1943 and 1945), two #10 mailing envelopes (both addressed), two 8.5" x 11" advertising sheets, and two small advertising sheets, one with coupon cut. The Captain Marvel Fan Club reached 400,000 members at its peak in the 1940s. Fawcett's Captain Marvel Club. Group of 8.. Accession 2015-2016-M009


Box 1 Folder 1 Two copies of Shazam: Captain Marvel Fan Club Letter (with envelopes), 1945 August, undated


Box 1 Folder 1 Two advertising mailings/order form, undated


Box 1 Folder 1 One subscription offer form, undated


Box 1 Folder 1 One advertisement for Captain Marvel Club Emblem (order cut out), undated


Box 1 Folder 2 All Great Comics #14 (#12), 1947 October

Fox Features syndicate -- Brenda Starr and Texas Slim reprint stories.

Type: Comic book. Accession 2015-2016-M157


Box 1 Folder 3 Walt Kelly: Animal Comics #3, 1943 June-July

Published by Dell. Type: Comic book. Accession 2015-2016-M157


Box 1 Folder 4 Carl Burgos: Spellbound #25, 1955 December

Joe Orlando and Bob Brown art. From the Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Collection. Published by Atlas.

Type: Comic book. Accession 2015-2016-M157


Box 1 Folder 5 Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Star Spangled Comics #33, 1944 June

DC Comics. Type: Comic book. Accession 2015-2016-M157



Box 2 Folder 11 Winsor McCay: Little Nemo, 1908

Music by Victor Herbert, book by Harry B. Smith. Klaw & Erlanger's Production. The Cohan & Harris Publishing Co.

Medium: Stone litho illustration. Type: Sheet music. Dimension: 10.5" x 13.75". Accession 2015-2016-M157


Box 2 Folder 12 George McManus: Bringing Up Father in Wall Street, 1921

Type: Musical program. Accession 2016-2017-M112


Box 2 Folder 13 George McManus: Bringing Up Father #21, 1932

Published by Cupples & Leon. Type: Book. Accession 2015-2016-M157



Box 3 Folder 9 Spain Rodriguez: The Collected Trashman #1 (Vol. 1, No. 1), 1969

East Village Other tabloid comic. Type: Tabloid comic. Accession 2015-2016-M157



Box 1 Folder 11 William Donahey: The Teenie Weenies, 1969-08-24

Syndicate: Chicago Tribune. Medium: Ink and watercolor on Bristol board. Type: Sunday comic strip, Hand-colored Sunday comic production guide. Dimension: 9.5" x 6". Accession 2018-2019-M059