The Edgar E. Martin collection I : papers, 1926-1972.

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The Edgar E. Martin collection I : papers, 1926-1972.

The collection contains information about Edgar E. Martin and Boots and her buddies, the comic strip he created; original comic strips from 1942-1959; selected clippings of the strip and articles from the same period; and continuities written by son-in-law Thomas B. Harris.

3 boxes (1.8 cubic ft.) : ill. (some col.)

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Comic Collection (University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries)

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University of Missouri--Columbia

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Martin, Edgar Everett, 1898-1960.

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Edgar Everett ("Abe") Martin was born in Indianapolis in 1898. He attended Monmouth College where his father was a biology professor, but left in his junior year to study at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. He joined the Newspaper Enterprise Association in 1921 as a syndicated cartoonist. Martin's Boots and her buddies was introduced as a daily comic strip on February 18, 1924 and became popular immediately. Boots and her buddies Sunday strip originally was the top strip for the Our boarding ho...

Edgar E. Martin Collection (University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries)

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Newspaper Enterprise Association

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American news service with headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. From the description of Newspaper Enterprise Association miscellaneous records, 1919-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872013 Newspaper Enterprise Association and United Feature Syndicate are divisions of United Media, the information and entertainment company that develops and markets 150 comic strips and editorial features worldwide, including Peanuts, Marmaduke, Dilbert, The Born Loser, Miss Manners, Jack A...

Harris, Thomas B., 1923-1992.

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