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MS-76 Comic Book Collection MS-76

MS-76 Comic Book Collection MS-76


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University of Richmond

Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library
261 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
archives@richmond.edu
URL: https://library.richmond.edu/collections/rare/index.html

Repository
University of Richmond
Identification
MS-76
Title
Comic Book Collection 1976-1978, 1984-2024
Quantity
3.5 Linear Feet, 3 comic book boxes.
Language
English .
Abstract
This collection contains comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks. Fifty-seven titles from 21 different publishers are represented.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Preferred Citation

[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-76, Comic Book Collection, Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

Processing Information

Processed in September 2024 by Matt Perelli, Processing and Reference Archivist.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

Series I: Comic Books Series II: Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks

Related Material

Additional graphic novels are available in the circulating collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Comics

Container List

Series I: Comic Books
321 Items
1976-2024
Scope and Contents

Series I, Comic Books, contains 51 titles, some single issue, some multiple issues, from 20 different publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, First Comics, Oni Comics, BOOM! Box, Lionforge, Ten Speed, Gemstone, Kiwi Studios, SLG, Abstract Studios, Image Comics, Drawn and Quartered, About Comics, Vertigo Comics, Wildstorm, IDW.

Arrangement

Series I retains original order as received from donor.

  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 1-13
    American Flagg! Vol. 1 Nos. 15-27, First Comics
    1984-1985English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 14
    Avengers, Vol.1 No. 167, Marvel Comics
    1978English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 15
    Avengers, Vol.1 No. 168, Marvel Comics
    1978English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 16-19
    Avengers, Vol.1 Nos. 170-173, Marvel Comics
    1978English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 20-22
    Avengers, Vol.1 Nos. 175-177, Marvel Comics
    1978English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 23-27
    Blink, Nos. 1-5, Oni Comics
    2022English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 28-30
    The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Nos. 1-3, DC Comics
    2001English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 31
    Dawn of DC Primer, Special Edition, No. 1, DC Comics
    2023English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 32
    Hollow, Free Comic Book Day, BOOM! Box
    2022English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 33-50
    Infinity 8, Vols. 1-6, Nos. 1-3, Lionforge
    2018-2020English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 51
    It Won't Always Be Like This, Free Comic Book Day, Ten Speed
    2022English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 52-61
    Omega The Unknown, Vol. 1 Nos. 1-10, Marvel Comics
    1976-1977English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 62
    Shock Suspenstories (reprint), No. 1, Gemstone
    1992English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 63
    Shock Suspenstories (reprint), No. 2, Gemstone
    1992English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 64
    Shock Suspenstories (reprint), No. 4, Gemstone
    1993English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 65-67
    Shock Suspenstories (reprint), Nos. 7-9, Gemstone
    1993English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 68-71
    Shock Suspenstories (reprint), Nos. 15-18, Gemstone
    1996English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 72
    Silver Age, No. 1, DC Comics
    2000English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 73
    Silver Age Secret Files & Origins, No. 1, DC Comics
    2000English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 74
    Silver Age: Green Lantern, No. 1, DC Comics
    2000English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 75
    Silver Age 80 Page Giant, No. 1, DC Comics
    2000English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 76
    Smith Brown Jones: Alien Accounant – Halloween Special, No. 1, SLG
    1998English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 77-80
    Smith Brown Jones: Alien Accountant, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-4, SLG
    1998English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 81
    Smith Brown Jones: Alien Accountant – Conventional Mayhem, SLG
    1999English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 82-87
    Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Nos. 1-6, DC Comics
    6 Files
    2018English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 88-93
    Spider-Man: Life Story, Nos. 1-6, Marvel Comics
    2019English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 94
    Spider-Man Versus Wolverine, Vol. 1, No. 1, Marvel Comics
    1987English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 95-101
    Star Brand, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-7, Marvel Comics
    1986-1987English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 102
    Starstruck, Vol. 1, No. 1, Marvel Comics
    1985English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 103
    Starstruck, Vol. 1, No. 6, Marvel Comics
    1986English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 104-107
    Starstruck: The Expanding Universe, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-4, Dark Horse Comics
    1990English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 108-111
    Steve Rogers: Super Soldier, Nos. 1-4, Marvel Comics
    2010English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 1 folder: 112-121
    Strangers in Paradise XXV, Nos. 1-10, Abstract Studios
    10 Files
    2018-2019English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 1-6
    The Superannuated Man, Nos. 1-6, Image Comics
    2014-2015
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 7
    Avengers: Twilight, No.1, Marvel Comics
    2024
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 8
    Howard the Duck, No. 1, Marvel Comics
    2024
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 9
    Or Else, No. 1, Drawn and Quarterly
    2004
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 10
    Space Usagi: Death and Honor, No. 1, Dark Horse Comics
    2023
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 11-12
    The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Nos. 10-11, Marvel Comics
    2014
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 13-30
    Superman, Nos. 654-670, DC Comics
    2006-2008
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 31-60
    Tales From the Crypt (reprints), Vol. 1, Nos. 1-30, Gemstone
    1992-1998
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 61-83
    The Totally Awesome Hulk, Nos. 1-23, Marvel Comics
    2016-2017
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 84-112
    The Vault of Horror (reprints), Nos. 1-29, Gemstone
    1992-1999
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 113
    Web of Spider-Man Annual, Vol. 1, No. 2, Marvel Comics
    1986
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 114
    Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Franklin, About Comics
    2005
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 115-117
    We3, Nos. 1-3, Vertigo Comics
    2004
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 118-123
    Welcome to Tranquility, Nos. 7-12, Wildstorm
    2007-2008
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 124-129
    Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave, Nos. 1-6, Wildstorm
    2010-2011
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 130-131
    West Coast Avengers, Nos. 1-2, Marvel Comics
    2011
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 132-149
    Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, Vols. 1-18, DC Comics
    1985-1986
  • Graphic Materials box: 2 folder: 150-153
    Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, Vols. 21-24, DC Comics
    1986-1987
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 1-7
    Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, Nos. 1-7, DC Comics
    1988
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 8-13
    Wild Blue Yonder, Nos. 1-6, IDW
    2013-2014
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 14-19
    Wildguard: Casting Call, Vol. 1, Nos. 1-6, Image Comics
    2003-2004
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 20
    Wildguard: Fire Power, Vol. 1, No. 1, Image Comic
    2004
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 21-22
    Wildguard: Fool's Gold, Nos. 1-2, Image Comics
    2005
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 23-25
    Wildguard: Insider, Nos. 1-3, Image Comics
    2008
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 26-36
    Wonder Woman, Nos. 1-11, DC Comics
    1986-1987
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 37
    Wonder Woman, No. 13, DC Comics
    1988
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 38-42
    Wonder Woman, Nos. 15-19, DC Comics
    1988
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 43
    Wonder Woman, No. 23, DC Comics
    1988
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 44
    Wonder Woman, No. 44, DC Comics
    1990
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 45-47
    The Forged, Nos. 1-3, Image Comics
    2023
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Series II: Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks
6 Items
1990-2023English.
Scope and Contents

Series II, Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks, contains 4 graphic novels, from publishers Images Comics, Cartoon Books, Humanoids, and 2 trade paperbacks from Kiwi Studios and DC Comics.

  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 48
    Smith Brown Jones: Alien Accountant – Calm, Cool & Collected, Vol. 1, (trade paperback) Kiwi Studios
    1 Items
    1997English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 49
    Tuki: Fight for Fight (graphic novel), Cartoon Books
    2021English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 50
    Sunburn (graphic novel), Image Comics
    2023English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 51
    Batman Archives, Vol. 1, (trade paperback), DC Comics
    1990English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 52
    Filthy Rich (graphic novel), Vertigo Crime
    2009English.
  • Graphic Materials box: 3 folder: 53
    District 14: Season 1 (graphic novel), Humanoids
    2012English.
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