Comic Art Collection. 1834-

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University of Missouri--Columbia. Libraries. Special Collections and Rare Books. Comic Art Collection.

Comic Art Collection. 1834-

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After consideration of the totality of comic art, the curriculum needs of the campus, the strengths of other U.S. libraries and the overall availability of comic art materials, it was decided the MU Libraries would endeavor to collect underground comic books, graphic novels, and published reprints of classic comic strips and cartoons. A core reference collection would be developed. Gifts of other types of comic art would be accepted based on their usefulness to library users. Many significant materials received to date were donated by their creators, such as the V.T. Hamlin Papers Collection featuring Alley Oop; and the Frank Stack Papers featuring Dorman's Doggie, The Adventures of Jesus, and Amazons (some of which were published under the pseudonym of Foolbert Sturgeon). The Mort Walker Collection featuring Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois, etc. includes material originally donated by Mort and Betty Walker and has been added to with selected purchases and other donations. The Comic Art Collection also holds donations from private collectors, such as the Allen C. Bluedorn Collection of Comic Books. The Edgar E. Martin Papers Collection, which includes the continuities Thomas Harris wrote for Edgar Martin's Boots and Her Buddies as well as other Boots materials, were placed on deposit. Special Collections' staff have continued to add material supplemented with private donations, creating the V.T. Hamlin Papers Collection II with additional Hamlin and Alley Oop material, and the Edgar E. Martin Papers Collection II expanding on the existing Boots and Her Buddies material.

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