John Philip Borger comic book collection, 1950-2007.

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John Philip Borger comic book collection, 1950-2007.

The collection contains 36,000 comic books and includes some secondary materials such as action figures, board games, and posters of comic book heroes.

36,000 comic books (190 cu. ft, 380 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8096975

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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DC Comics, Inc.

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DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher. It is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., a division of Time Warner. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, and produces material featuring numerous well-known heroic characters. The initials "DC" came from the company's popular series Detective Comics. ...

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