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AUTHOR ScOtt, Randall W. TITLE A Subject Index to Comic Books and Related Material.

PUB DATE Jun 75. , NOTE 59p,; BASed,on the holdings of the*MiahiganSt ate University Library's COmic Art Collection *Childrens Literature; (Publications); Indexing; Serials a EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$3.50 Plus Postage. DESCLIIPTORS *Cataloging; *Childrens Literature; *Comics (PublidationA; Indexing; Serials

ABSTRACT. t The original problem of the Special Collections 1- division of the Michigan State University Library (tISU)vas to establish a direction for the section of the popular culture collection, and to state the holdings in the chosen area,'The COffiCS chosen as the target collection were the comics of the 1960's through,1975, as this was the most nearly complete collection. The author's definition of a superhero\is'included. Through the study of the comic collection, a system for cataloging and indexing comics was developed. Information provided by the cataloging system includes a call number, title, publisher, issues pdblished, notes, MSU holdings, and additional holdings as reprints. This information,is tabulated for the _superhero comics in the collection and also for' the comics, war and military comics; , and others. The card catalog for thecomic collection contains Author-Title cards and Subject Index cards for each item in. the collection. A list of subject headings and an author-title list of all holdings in tiie MSU collection are included'. (JAB)

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A SUELJECT INDEX TO

COMIC BOONS

AND RELATED MATERIAL

Based on the holdilgs ofthe Michigan State UniversityLibrary's "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE INK; Comic Art Collection MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Randall'W.'Scott Intended as ft aid in the uae and acquisition of comic art material.

TO THE EDOCATIOVAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER IERCCLAND USERS OF THE ERIC SYSTEM "

Randall W. Scott Special student, MSU EnglishDept. Se-rials searcher, MSU Library la June 1975

Special Collections Michigan State UniversityLibraries East Lansing. Michigan ,48824

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DEDICATION to Ray Walsh, to whom I owe my re-introduction' to comics and $ 39.00 '

THANKS to Ray' and many other librarians and collectors, and Bob Overstreet and and Russell Nye and Jim Friel.

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*A. SUBJECT. INDEX TO COMIC BOOKS AND RELATEDMATERIAL

COpyright g 1975 by Randall W.Scott. FOREWORD

.This booklet began as a projeCt for the Michigan State University

Library's Special Collections division.The problem was to establish

a direction or emphasis for the comic book part of the popular culture.

collection, and to state explicitly the holdings in the chosen -area SO

that the collection could be Intelligently- nurtured..

The comics chosen as the tergetcolleCtion are the superheroscom-

ics of the 1960i (and continuing to date).There was no choice to,make,

really. On the ago hand these are the beStrepresented category in the

collection, and choosing another esee would be starting from nothing.

On the other hand, superheroes are ,the most striking and characteristic

comic book formula, as well as the most popular.

A checklist has been made detailing the holdings of the collection, so 4 N, 7 a small ...portion of which are listed here: The superhero titles for the . years specified in this booklet are the ones we intend to complete cur

holdings of first. Any offers to sell (cheap), trade or donate iSsi,les

we lack are welooie, but remember, the Comic Art Collection has no reg-

ular budget.

Besides providing aftkanalyais of the MSUcollection, this ploject \ has developed into something withbroader applications: a system for oat-

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aloging and indexing comios in general.The arrangement by categories

of this holdings list is meant to reflect .the form of the subject inde

in the tentative cataloging system described ..in the appendix.

This working paper is presented in the hope that,.given a year's

time, criticism, and a directed acguisiti,ns program, we oan offer in

1976 a serious and substantial library catalog based on the Miohigan

State University Comic Art Collection. - 6-4-75 RWS "7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword ...... 0 3

What: is a Superhero? 5

los .7 41.2 Using this booklet . . 0.0 0 , ti SUBJECT HEADINGS IN USE (Index) . 9

Holdinat by subject 0 0 0 00 10

Author-title ,index . . . . '3q

/ Appendix: C.ontio' Book Cataloging . . . 31

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WHAT IS ASUFBRRER6?

need to have In order to build a colledtionof superhero oomics we

.Jules Feiffer,, at least working,definition_of what,a superhero is.

,lligreat'Compic Book perogie, impliesthat they should be invulner-

* was not a able to physical hdrm, asSuperman essentially is: of superrhero,in the truest sense(however we may have liked to think

27) In fact, Bat- 14m)o If ygilipricked him,heibled-buckots.* ' of ginunioks man doesn't have any.super-powers at all, just a ,belt full detection, but he ia.a Superhero. and a flair for acrobaticsand crime 'later (p. 36). ',In, Feiffer calls the Spirit a,superhero a few pages match, 'both the superpowers' departmentBatman and the Spirit are a commissioner, and that's about _have gimmioksNandcaitations with the

'all. Tut%the.Spirit is not asuperhero.

(p.).00))3ill blackbeard is making his -.In All in Color f2.r LDime

case for asthe first superhero: 1. casually... Popeye'ssurter-sibilikies*...were, indeed, used so of that thousands.of fans, literallyexperts in, the limited area pioneering role superhero comic art, haveignored or forgotten his Jerry ' and have assigned it instead tothe egregious of Siegel and Joe Shuster.' level, This is, perhaps.,.just aswell, for on a gut-instinctive the kids wore right aboutthe origin of their passi

though. Pop- The kids and the "literally"experts" are still right,

. eye.was Eigraat,character, but evenwhen he turned into the spinach-

poverelornadoof TV cartoons he was never asuperhero.* By definition. Sup\vmanis the model for all superheroes.Why? formula CoMic books are a serial medium,and their makers depend'on

Popeye * Blackboard's article, infairness, is not'an attempt to force Popeye and his into the superhero mold, but rather an appreciation.of many innovations, ofwhich" exaggerated strength is oneo

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writing to produce them fast enough to survive.The pace is hectic,

.N and when something new catches on the rest of the industry swipes.Thezz,

werelhousands of imitators within ten pars of Superman's. debut, and

thee is little doubt.in:'his contoxt that Superman was the first super-'

hero. Superman hod his antecedents, of course.Perhaps the baton was

f passed to him by , who got it from Nick Carter.Maybe Super- .

man and are modern analogs of and --ever notice

that when Superman loses the little curl of heir on-hi's forehead he im-f

mediately becomes Clark Keht? If we were dealing with a novel called

Suorman'it would be an obvious exercise to trace his pedigree throqs4 0 the rolls of heroic fiction. But although the first Superman .story was

certainly part of a long tradition', more significantly to comics iwas

the beginning of a new tradition, of a whole literary world.While non-

4 superhero comios tendtO remain adaptations or imitations of forms in

other media, superheroes are unique to comic, books...

To say that superheroes are modeled after Superman is of Ociurse not

. enough for a working definition. Transformations and permutations of the

model have gone quite far afield. I prOpose two requirements, beyond

s appearing in a comic book and postdating Superman.A awerhero'comio .

- must have both: (1) a hero; heroine, anti-hero or.villain with either

a super-human power or outlandish appease (or both); and (2) an ambience

of superheroism, that is, a milieu where super-strength, secret identity

and bright costumes are accepted heroic accoutrements.

Thus Batman ana' Ka -Zar, each in his auperheroioally crowded world,are

superheroes while the Spirit and Tarzan are not. And is,.

but isn't, and Mary Jane and Sniffles never had a chance. Page .7

SUCGESTIONSFOR-USIWTHIS BOOKLET

For userg Ibg Cog Art z22014.s: This is a list of the most often used titles in 'the. collection, with the holdingsstated exactly 'as

$' of June 3,.1975. Several hundred additional titles and neweracquisitions are listed in 'the Comic Book Checklistin Special Collections.

To .other litraries: We have not seen specific holdings lists of other library comic book collections, and we offer this in eXchange if youhave akiiSt'available.There's room in the margins to write in'yOur own holdings

-to Compare them with ours; veldt4°f course like to see the results and per''. haps trade some duplicates. Ih addition we'd like reactions to the collect. tion and the catalogpg.ftom other people in charge of librarycollections. . _

To aellegles and tansigm la gormalz_ This doesn't look like much icomared to the monumental gakiLeBook,Pyice,Guide, bUt the concept is just

as big and that's what's bang pre'Sented Here. For the preSent the Subject

Index and all its related indicesCade Appendix) are tied to.the holdings

of the MSU library; this is after all intended as an aid to'using a public

colleetion. Going all the way, like the 'rice Guide does, is the obvious

ideal. This could be accomplished by (1) gigantic donations toithe MSU

library, (2) *Union Cataloging" which would merge, on paper, eevei'al public

collections to allow for a more general catalog, or (3) by cataloging from 4 I

private ctoileotions whether.or not the items cataloged areavailable t\the

general user.

Comments are welcome: Michigan State University Libraries, Comic Art

Calectkon, East Lansing, MI .48824.

farsaI c F Additional - I Calls Issues' Notes MSV Holdings 'Holdings as Published Reprints ,

I *". 4 , Cell 1 ed'like regularchll numbers for ,a oomio. (1) A complete copy in library condi- paging acs shelving, these were set up for the tion, i.e., readable, nothing at all missing or cosies to preserve the shelving order--alpha- 'obliterated, not likely to detbriorate badly with ,/ beticallrby publisher, then by title. ,pxcept norvs: use. (2) A complete copy except for'the .for the call numbers given for" books, thy are cover; which is missing or defaced, still readable not the Library of Congress system call num- with nothing missing inside. bore used in the rest of the library. States-(1) and (2) are reported as holdings in this list. O1-3 TitlesThe title.we've chosen as standard o far each comio'in all our catalogs'and indices.- Additional licldinas as Reprints: (3) An exact or only very slightly edited reprint copy is re-' '1megLuka.112,4: Not our holdings, but the ported in the final column. except ih rare cases issue numbers that would make a comfilete ool- thesedonot inolude the original text pages or o . leotion in each case.Dates are also included. advertising. All reprints listed are the ones referenced through the reprint index integrated

. Notes: Bits of information taken from the with th2 Comic Book Checklist.' catalog oards about what supersedes what, who (4) An incomplete .copy or' (5) a partial re- appeared when, landmark ittsuas, etc. Very ab- print, though recorded in the ohecklist, are not breviated in some cases, 'aids type of informa- reported in this lis. tion isgenere1ly better presented in the" Comic Back Exile Guide.

MSU Holdings:. The Comic Book Checklist gives information about five possible states in which our colleotion-could have each issue of

to SUBJECT HEADINGS IN USE 7 Holdings on Page

Animal comics. see condos Anth"ropomorphic comics see Funny animal comics BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COMICS' 10 see Science fiction.and fantasy comics FUNNY ANIMAL CONIES 10 Love comics see Romance comics Marvel comios see Superberc Comics, Marvel, 1961 Military comics seeliarand mil'it'ary comics- ROMANCE COMICS t-, .....;...... 11 SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY COMICS-' MD a 11 SUPERHERO COMICSHISTORY AND CRITICISM .0, . ..14 , AMERICAN COMICSGROUP 15 a .'SUPERHERO COMICS, CHARLTON 15 SUPERHERO COMICS, D,C., 1959- *16 SUPERHERO COMICS, MARVEL, 3:961- 21 SUPERHERO COMICS, TOWER . '. 24 I SUPERHEROINE COMICS 24 SUPERHEROINE COMICShANTHOLOGIES 24 UNDERGROUND COMICS . 25 WAR,ANDMILITARY COMICS 26 War c MICS see War andmilitary comics . W'ESTEttN COMICS 28' These e the subject headings and oi)ossreferences used in the dnitialcatalog-'many more are ,being established as needed s

EaltIOGRAPHY OF COMICS -- Z 1000 Overstreet, Robert tif" The Comic Book Price Guide, 4th e 1The most complete .09 Cleveland,Tenn.,- 1974 and'reliab2.e 1974 Lof bibliographic' data

FONNY 41IMAT., COMICS.

,COndas featuring anthropomorphicanimal characters.

Additional:- # Title Issues. Notes MSU Holdings Holdings in Published Reprint

earlier nos. vs' DGK no. 26- ; in other 29, 429.56, 57,59,61, 64, .D6 1953- series 65, 67, 69, 73,75 90,124

'earlier nos. DCx 60,62-66 no, 28- ; in-other 40, 44,45,52, 145 . 19537- series

Walt Disney's no,1- -; '159, 162, 166, 168, 169, 173,- Comics W.-5-1I-Ort39.,1940- 175,179, 187, 189-191, 193, 196, 207, '212, -215-220, 225, 226, 228, 232-234, 236, 241, 243, 273, 280, 281-284, 286, 289, 291, 305, 342, 346 0 s_ -I tr

ROM4KE COMICS Romance comics started in the late 1940s. The -Comics in this category are seldom contin-. Ccaics featuring love stories, true/ ued stories, so isolated issues of liffereht confessions, eta. These are the soap___,/ titles can be as useful as complete runs. The opera-of graphic story.. / collection could use a few more-older ones.

CHA Career Girl no. 277';1- 51, 54-56, 64-66, 69, 71, 74, ,C35 Romances. 19657/ 76-78 C

CHA Love Diary no. 1- ; 55, 57, 61, 63-65, 67, 68, 72, 0 .L6 199?- 73

DC no. 1- ; 75, 76, 79, 81, 85, 98, 110 ,Y6 )2949-

DC no. 1- ; 160, 162,-163, 165, 166, 174, ,Y62 1947- .181, 199, 205

SCI NCE FICTICN AND-FANTASY COMICS-

Comics featuring science fiction or fan- This collection seem a natural addition tasystories, generally without superheroes. -to the library,s science ;fiction no0C1, maga- Superhero and other strips included when they zine and fantine colleczions.'Many titles, can be- closely identified with science fiction however, and some of the best, are not repre- or fantasy themes or works in other media. sented.

14 5 SCIENCEF4TIQN AND FANTASY COMICS (continued)

Sei-Fi Additional Call Title Issues Notes MSU Holdings Holdings as Published Rsprints

ACG Adventures intono. 1-174; 123; 12'0'1352 153, 154, 157- 160, 163-165, 167, 3.68 1 .A1-- the Unknown 1948-1967

DGK Doctor , no. 1-27; 2-7, 9 -12, 14-27 .D58 Man of the Atoni1962-1969

CHA Gordon no. 1-18;

, .F55 ''(1966-1970) .1966-1970

ACG ,Forbidden no. 1 -145; I13,118, 122, 129,,130, 132-134, .F6 Worlds 1951-1967 136, 1382 139

-1 DC Froi Beyondthe no. 1-25; Reprints 1-7216, 17 .F7 -Unknown. 1969-1973

DC House. of no. 1-135; Supeijiero 83, 1052'112, 117, 130, 135, .H6 Mystery 1952-.1963 136-173, no.1-135 Mystery 174 -

-House of no 1-60; Superhero 351'36;43, 44, 59 .1162 Seorets 1956-1963- 61-80, '; no. 1-60 Mystery 81-

original . DGK Magnus no. 1-28; Newer,issues1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14 26, 29' held) .M3. . Fighter 1963 -1969 are reprint627 \

ACG Midnight no. 1-7; 1, 2 .M9 Mystery 1961

Newer issues1720 (complete run) DGK Mighty . no. 1-20; .M52 Samson 1964-1967 are reprints

. DC My Greatest no. 1-79; Superhero: 43, 50, 62, 68, 69, 75 :M88 Adventure 1955-1963 no. 80-85 SCIENCE FICTION AND'FANTASY COMICS (continued)

FSoi -i. Additional 4()/Call # Title Issues Notes MSU Holding Holdings as Published Reprints

DC MY4teTY ip 1-110;- 53-110 also,38,62, 69,.71fry,77-98, .M9 ',Space . 1951-1966 Superhero il:49-108, 110

DC no. 1-29; 4, 6-15, 18-29 ,R5 Tine Master 1961-1965

De 'SeaDevils n9..1-35; 2-4, 6, 10-14, 16-26, 28-35 '.539 1961-1967

DGK 15pace,labily no. 1- ; 14; 4-14, 16, 18-28, 30, 31,

.S63 I 'Robinson 1962- 35 3.6

GRA 1Space War no. 1-27; 11 KS. S63 , 1959-1964 '

DGK S'tar Trek no, 1- ; 1-3, 8, 15 ,S75 1968 -

117,i 118, 121, 122, 126, 127, DO ' no. 1-204; Strange 1950-1967.- in 132, 143, 145, 148, 156, 160, no. 1-204 Adventures no.,-217-244; 205-217 165 -167,..170,=174, 177, 178, 180 217,-244 - 1969-1973 183, 184, 186 -192,'194,203, 219, I 221-224, 2)6, 239, 240, 243

I Ca Strange Suspenseno. 1-10; 1-4,7

',575 ' Stories (1967-1967-1969

f 1- 1969) i ; I DC 'Unexpected 'no. 1-- Myyteri 49, 56, 59-61, 77, 78, 81,- 82,

1- .U5 i1956-1968 no. 105- 84 -86, 88 -90,. 93 -96, 98-104 1-1 AOC Unknown Worlds no. 1-59; 20, 29;30, 34, 35, 39 -41, 46', .U5 11960-1967 48, 51 , SUPERHERO COMICS--HISTORY AND CRITICISM histories, some of' which touch. on the topic of superheroes, but most of them ars about news- A few standard works are listed here. Thb paper comics and seem to have missed comic books library has a goodly shelf of anthologies and as a separate study.

NC All in colorfora'dime Collection of articles, primarily 1426 .1 on Golden Age superheroes

.A43 ' New Rochelle, NY., Arlington House, 1973

1-1 1. PN The comic-book book -Sequel to "All in color fora dime" 672 .T5 New Rochelle, NY., Arlington 1974 ro I douse, 1973

- f PN Feiffer,Jules The great comic book heroes Short history of Golden Age cOmios,

'.4784. . reprints (Golden.Ageonly)

?.068 - Dial Press, 1965 F4

PN Lee, Stan The originsof Shorthistory of-Seve ral Marvel super-, 6725 heroes, reprints 1961 to 'present of,/ .L4 NY., Simon and Schuster, 1974 ;Marvel comics.

NC Steranko, The Steranko ,6 chronological volumes are projected; 1429 Jaw volumes 1 & 2 ,v. 2 is still in the 1940d.Extremely if.S62 Reading, Pa., Supergraphics, detailed and fully illullrated* i A56 1970-19W iv. 1,2 L.__ 1 SUPERHERO COMICS, AMERICAN COMICS GROUP

Superhero . Additional Call # Title Issues Notes MSU Holdinge- Holdings as Published Reprints -- ACC Adv4ntures into153-169; Nemesis; 153, 154, 1571460, 163-165, .A3 the Unknown 1964-1967 Magic Agent 167, 168 .

ACG Forbidden 125-141; Magioman 129, 130, 132-134, 136, 138, .F6 Worlds 1965-1967 139 -* '0

SUPERHRO COMICS, CHARLTON

CHA Blue nr 1-5; 3 .1Y55 (1964-1965) 1964-1965

CHA no. 50-54; 54 .B551 (1965 -1966) 1965-1966

CHA Blue Beetle no. 1-5;

B552 . (1967 -1968) 1967-1968

CHA CAptain no. 78-839; 87, 88 .0 3 1965-1967 1

OHA Judo Master no. 89-98; 94-97 1966-1967

r. o'ixparative studies with the Marvel Ageof Com- SUPERHERO COMICS, D.C., 1959- ics which began two years later'(1961).

SUperhero comics published byNational Per-i A iodical Publications (D.C.) from Plash no. 105 Some of the: D.C.superhero comics made it and they are the only ones in. (March 1959),which Marke4.t.e first revival ofthrough the50s, Action, Adventure,Bat- a comic book from theGolden Age (Flash Comicssilgomiodom.that dids Superman, Wonder Woinan no. 104 appeared in1940, man, Detective, , , . and World's Finest.These are divided arbitrar- , of this holdings list inthe A definite new enthuiiasm-for superherdily for purposes (1938-1959) comics began about this time (1959) and,dontin-year 1959, so thatthe Golden Age with a rOund.number. ues to the present. Most currently pubgshingcategory endi-om an issue wire dramatic changes titlesbeganorwere 'rail/ed.This is not to say there D..I.C.,.superhero but'the whole since 1959., This category separates the600 andin these titles in the year 1959, 70s superheroes from' their precursors, which areindustry, was changing and the cataloghai to rs-! Often studied separately;' and should facilitatefleet this. Additional Holdings as Call # Title Issues Notes .MSU Holdings Published Reprints I 253i 256, 262-265, 267, 269, 271, DC no. 251- ; Superman, Apr. 1959 - etc. 273-276, 279-281, 283, 284, . .A25 :no. 251- 288-306, 308-311, 313 -372, 374- )88, 390, 391, 395,'399,.415, 436, 444,, 445

261-263; 265 -270, 274, 275, 282r DC Adventure no. 261- ; Super6n, eto. 283, 286, 288-290, 292, 294-300; .A3 Comios . June 1959- ,no. 261- 302-308, 310-394, 397-401,-405, 428, 432 :- DO no. 1-56; 1-38,.40-45, 47, 02 52, 53, 56 .A67 1962-1971

- - Called Atom1-45 (complete run) DC. The Atom no. 1-45; .A8 1962-1969 and no. 39-45 SUPERHERO COMICS, D.C., 1959- (continued)

DC 'Batman no. 121- ; 122, 126, 132, 134, 135,. 137, .B32 Feb. 1959- 142-148, 150-212, 214-216, 218 - 'no. 121- 225, 234, 235, 242

DC 1 The Brave no. 28- ; First Jus- 30, 34-37, 43-51, 53-86, 88, 89, .B7 and th4 'gold Mar. 196a.... tic* Leagual . 91-93, 97, 104

,no. 28' . JAI no. 28 r

DC Cap.ain Action no. 1-5; 1-3,5 , .C3 1968-1969 L - cc. Challengers of no. -80; 4, 16,20, 25, 2841, 66, .C-47 the Unknown 1958-1973 67, 69-72, 74, 75

DC The Creeper no. 1-6; 1-5 1.969

.DC Detective no. 271- ; Batman, 276, 280, 282,, 287, 290, 291, .D46. Comics Sept. 1959- etc. 295, 297, 301, 305-308, 310-332, no. 271- 334-359, 361-399, 402, 403, 408, 423

BC Doom Patrol no. 86 124; see My 86-88, 90-92, 94-100, 102-120, - , .06 19644973 Greatest Ad-123 venture 80- 85 L

DC Flash no. 105- ; Revives llr 112-114, 116-120, 124-126, .F53 Feb.-Mar. Flash Comics12.,-197,.217, 219 1959- (1940-1949) 7- 0

SUPERHERO COMICS, D.C., 1959- . (continued) 4 Additional (IQ Holdingas Notes MU Holdings Call # Title Issues Reprints. Published 00 4

no. 1-89; Revives 1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12-21,,23-71, IX 1960-1972 Green Lan -_75-77, 80, 85 .G7 (1960-1972) .tern (1941-1949)

no. 1-27; 1-11, 13-26 DC Hawkman 1963-1968 .H3 4)

Jonn' Jonzz;1 37 140, 143-149, 151-154, House. of . no. 136-173; DC Dial itor 156-173 . Mystery 1963-1968 .H6" Her 'no, 136- 173 C- no. 61-80; -Eolipeo; 67, 68, 71-73, 76-80 cc House of Secrets 1963-1966 Prince Ra .H62 Man no. 61- 80 no. 31-163; 31, 33, 38, 40, 41, 43, 49i50, DC . JimmyOlsen 74-.,.09, 111, 1958-1974 52, 54, 55, 57-72, . .J5 112, 114-129, 131, 133, 134 no. 31-4. 163 105 1 no. 1- 2, 4-75, 77-79, 85, DC 1960- . .J8 of America

9, 10, 19-27, 29,32-36, 38-104, Lois Lane 107, 113 L L6 1 29 2

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SUPpillER.0comics., D;Ce 1959- (continued)

. _ . , ez . - . i 43. _ , Metal Men no. 1-44;

. . 8 1963-1973

. , CC sno. 1 -18;, 1-17'

.143 1965-1968 .

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. ( . , . DC My Greatest nd. 80-85; Doom Patrol 81-85 . '.M88' Adventure -1963-1964 no. 80- _.

85 .

DC Mystery in no.53-110; Adam Strange2, 69, 71, 75277-98, 100-108, .M9 Space 1959-1966 Hawk1nan, 11Q

no. 53- . . .jUltra- 110 . ---;---- 1 -4, , DC' Phantom no. 1- ; 6 .P47 1969-

. , . 1-10 (complete run) DC, Plastic, Man no. 1-10; .P55 (1966-1968) 1966-1964, . > .

DC no.22-93; no: 22 re-, 23; 30,.31, 33-51, 53-79, 81, 82, , .547 1959-1970 vives Green 84-87, 89, 92, 93 'no. 22- Lantern .s . 93 . _., \.... . DC' Spectre ,no. 1-10; 1-8, 10

.S63 , . 1967-1969 . , . O

SUPERHERO COMICS, D.C., 1959-> (continued) c'.

...... --- : _ ...... _ , Additional . , . . - - Holdings as I Notes MSU Holdings -Call Al, Title sues . Reprints

. . r P 'fished

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.205-216 taplate run) DC -Strange ...' 205-216;.Deedman Adventures 1!.7 -196i. . .S7,5 - . L .

9. , ., . , . . no.276216 . .. 1-- 72,-75, 77-80, 85= 97,.99 -102, DC Superb.* .no. 71- Mar. 1959- 104-164, 166-169, 171, 204 ', .SS .

. no. 71-

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135, 137, 139) 142, 144-149,151, Superman no. 131-, ; .DC 153, 155, 157, 158, 160-183,185 - Aug. 1959- - . 11. .S83 . _211, 211,-216, 218-227, 233-238, no..131 -.' '.240-242, 261, 279

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. 1-20, 22-261'29 , -no. 1-43; ) . DC . 1966-1973 .T4 , . 126, no. 111-A . 118, 220, 122, 123, 225, DC Woederifothan Dec. 1959- 128-146, 148-186, 188, 190, 191, .W6 -193 . no. 111- Jan. 1960- . .

...... 'no. 101». ; Superthan- ,_102t,193,1.05, 107, 109t-112, 114- DC Worldts Finest 180 - May 1959- Batman team;121, 123, 125.127,- 129 -178, .w65 Cothios . etc. 185, 187-193, 195, 196, 216 nc). 101-

3.3 SUPERHERO COMICS, MARVEL, .1961-k (Snh4fariner no. 42; October-1955 is the last one . I can find). Thetone o this category id- much Superhero comics Published by the Marvel Comicsdifferent from that he Iden Age (1939-1955) Group from no. 1 (November 1961),'Timely/Marvel /Atlassuperhero category, although which began the "Marvel Age'of Comics." several of the central oharadters -are-revivals -from the earlier bowies. These are -the 'hero -with

, This category hadavery definitebeginninga hangups-ooidos, made to contrast ,with the near- point with Fantastic Four, no. 1, becauxe befbreinvincible Super-tan but Still not atepptng outside then )4arvelior Atlas Comicsasit was called,the superhero formula, -except to -enlarge 1).4-. hadn't published a superherocomic- for 6 yearsboundaries a bit.

Ct Superhero, Additional ! Call # Title Issues Notes . MSU Holdings'. Holdings as , 1 .. . Published Reprihts

_....-/ .

MAR o shing no. 1- ; Ka -Zar, Dr. 2, 3, 5-7, 21, 24 '29 (original ,A8 . as Aug. 1970- -Doom, etc. . held)

. MAR Aveng s me. 1- 3-6, 8, 9, 12-19,21-77, 86, 89,1,2,10,11 .A87 Sept. 1963- 92, 102 . __,______------,---- MAR ' Captain Americano. 100- See Tales of100-109, 111-121,123-127, 129- .C3 Apr. 1968 Suspense no.131, 133,141-143,171

55-99 .

.- . MAR Captain Marvel no. 1- ; See Marvel 1-20, 28

__ .C32 May 1968- Super- Heroes ,

no. 12-13 .

mka Daredevil no. 1-= ; 1, 315, 7710, 12,14-69, 75, 81, 6

.D3 Apr. 1964- 83 ,

. . MAR no. 169-183; 'See Strange '169-..172, 174-183 , . (1968-1969) ' 1968-1969 Tales 110468

35 SUPERHERO COMICS, MARVEL, 1961- (continued)

. Additional Suioeihero Holdings, as MSU Holdings - = Issues ' Notes 60.1 # , Title Reprints Publishad

5, 8, '7, 19, 22-24,28, 30- 1-4, 6, 7, no. 1- ; . MAR fantaatio:Four 10-16, 201 34,.36, 38-43, 45-70,..72,100 . 06, Nov. 1961- . .F3' 109;110, 113, 116, 126- 21, 25, 26, :

P .

. . , . 1 no. 1-6; . SeS Tales 4, 102-122, 124-131,137, 138, 1 2, 5 MAR L.The 1962-1963. to Astonish -141, 142, 145,176, 181 .H8 no. 102- ; , - Apr. 1968-, no. 59-101 -

1-24, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 34,36, MAR no. 1- ; 'See Tales 40- 42,' -51, 58 .17. May 1968- of-Suspense \--- , ...... _ ____, ., ------=----, . , MAR , . 98, 103, 105, 109, 111,115, 117- \ .J6 Journey into no. 83-125; I no. 1-82 are 120, 123,125 1962-1966 - no. 83- kyntery f 125 pre-superher - , Reprints -. 1-12, 14-18, 22 no. 1-22; . MAR Marvel Collec- , tors' Item 965-1969 , .M12 , , C6 Classics 12-15, 17-19, 25, 26,-28, 31, 33, 34, 36 no. 1, 12- Reprints, , iMAR Marvel Super- (original ex. 12-20 32, 43, 44 .M32 Heroes 1966, 1967 held)

. i S8 33 -36, 38-43 Reprints -12, 14; 15,' 17-21, 23, 25,28, MAR Marvel Tales no. 1- 7 (original .M32 1964- held) _ . _ _ . ______. __. ____ [.., T3 . _ . ,

-15, 17 . See ,Strange . MAR S.H.I.EA,.D. no;1-18; Tale9 no. ' .S47 (1968-1971) 1968-1971 135-168 __. ______. ______36 SUPERHERO COMICS,MARVEL, 1961- (oontinued)

1-3,5-17 MAR' I no. 1-18 .S5 1968-197Q .

3, 4, 7, 8, Spider -Man no. 1- ; 10, 13-15, 19,21, 24, 25, 29, 31 - 11, 12, 22, Mar. 1963-' 562 58-87, 89; 90, 92) 93, 95, 96, 132, 135 23, 26, 30

Human Torch, 115, 116 MAR no.101- ; Dr. Strange,1032.110, 111 1192'122, 123, 62,128-130; 132-141,,143 -1512 .S75 Oct. 1962 . no. no. 101- 1-100 are 153-168 pre-superher

MAR SubWriner no, 1-72; .See Tales 1-27, 32, 37,38, 42, 49, 69, 70 .S8 '(1968-1974) 1968-1974 to Astonish no. 70-101

Iron Man, MAR Tales of no. 39-99, , Cap.47, 53-56, 592r61-6971-74, 76- .T3 Suspense 1963-1968 America. no. 99 no; 39-99 1-38 are pro superhero 1

Ant Man, Hut MAR Tales to no. 27, SUb-Mariner;'16, 43, 44, 48, 51, 53, 58-62, ,T32 Astonish 35-101; no. 1-26, 284, 66-79, 81-101 -no. 27, 1962-1968 34 are pre- 35-101 superhero, 6-129, 131-179, 181, 182, 186, MAR Thor not 126- ;. See Journey. into Myst. 88, 189, 191-194,219 .T47 Mar 1966- ro no. 83-125 on

68, 71, 75, 77-80 1/4,4 ; no. 67-93 3, 9-63, 651.67, MAR . X -Men no.' 1- (original ,X12 Sept. 1963- are reprints -4 held)

38 SUPERHERO COMICS, TOWER

Additional Call # Title Issues Notes MSU Holdings Holdings as Published --- Reprints

I TOW Thunder agentsno. 1-20; 1-111 13, 14, 17 .T47 1965-1969

SUPERHEROINE COMICS

- Comics regularly featuring superheroines in a starring role.

1 DC no. 1- ; 88, 97, 107, 108, 118, 120, 122,1 a6 Summer 1942 - 123, 125, 126, 128-146, 148-186, 188, 190, 191, 193

SUPERHEROINE COMICS--ANTHOLOGIES

Wonder Woman I Collection of Golden Age NY.i bat, Rinehart & Winston, 1972 . Wonder Woman stories, essays on Wonder Woman, bibliography on slAmazons

t UNDERGROUND COMICS

These 100 issuesrange fromcirca 1969 td ci Ja Very few of these are serial publications, so 1973. The underground papersin the Aierican Rad-they will need cataloging foreachindividual icalism collectioncontain ranch more of this mater-issue in almost every case. This is slowly being ial; Which is partly an outgrowth of the underground done. 4.1 press movement of the 1960s.

Titles held: Fritz the No Good San Francisco Comic Book . no. 2,3 Funny Animals nc. 1 Secret Agent for the CIA Abortion Eve Further Adv. of Pudge Sin Cify USA All Stars Girl Fight Comics Skull no. 2 Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom Googiewaumer, Snatch no. 1-3, Artistic Comics Harold Heddno. 1, 2 Superjesus Big Ass no. 1, 2 Home Grown no. 1 Tales from the Leather Nun Bijou no. 4 Iiner.City Romance: Choices Tales from the Ozone no. ? Binky Brown...Virgin Nary.- Insect Fear Tales of no. 1 Bleak and White It Ain't Me 91be Titi and Gilts no. alpha Book of Raziel Jesus Comics no.- 3 Tuff -Shit Captain Guts no. 1-3. Jesus Meets the Armed ServicesTurned On Cuties C000hy Cooty Men's Comics Jesus (New Adventures...) Uneeda ' Jiz Wimmin's Comix no. 1-3 Despair Mr. Natural no. 1, 2 XYZ Dying 's Box Yellow Dog.no. 142, 18

Facts 0' Life Funnies . People's Comics Young and Lustless Fed 'n' Heads El Perfecto Young Lust no. 1, 3 Bros. (Collected...) Pro junior no.-1 Your Hytone Freak B.,os. (Further Adventures ) R. Crumb's Comix & Stories Zap no. 1-7, 7a 'T1 Fritz Bugs Out ov

iv U'

43 WAR AND MILITARY COMICS

Comics about war, comtat, military life.

Many of these make absolutely terrible state- abOut inS. xenophobia and imperialism.

Additional, Title Issues ,notes MSU holdings oldings as Published eprints'

All American no. 127, 118, 84, 86, 89, 90, 92, 95-98, 100, 1-120; 101, 103-111, 113-117 1952-1967

CHA Army War Heroes no. 1-38; 1, 4, 6,8,10,25-29 .A7 "1963-1970

CHA Battlefield no. 1-61;' 26, 28,30,36,43'49, .B3 Action 1955-1965 58, 59

DC hlackhawk no9-243; 127, 129, 138, 146,151,152,154, .B55 1944-1968 157,'158, 160, 162, 165,168,172, 174, 176-179, 181,182,184-191, 193-212, 214,215, 217-227,229, 230, 232-243

AAR Captain Savage no. 1-19; 1-19 (complete run) .C33 1968-1970 -4- DC CaptainStorm no. 1-18; 1-10, 12-18 .0 32 1964-1967

CHA Fightin' Army no. 16- ; 35,38, 39, 48,50,51, 53, 54, .F49 1956- 57,59-62, 64,87,90-92, 99, 116 WAR AND MILITARY COMICS (continued)

I CHA Fightin' Five . no.28 -42; 30-.93; 37-40

. , J-5 1964.4967 . , . . . CHA Fightin' no. 15,2- ; 1% 6, 31, 33, 42, 45, 46, 53,1 a .F51 , Marines 1951- 55., 57, 59-61, '64, 73, 79, 80, . 91.990 104, 118 . , ...... , CHA. Fightin; Navy no: 76-125; 93; 98, 103, 10$, 110,112,1.16 - .F52 - ' 1956 -1965 118, 120, 122.

. ' . ..

DC 0. I. Combat no. 1-i . 71, 83, 86; 88, 94, 97, 98, 100- .012, 1952-' 102,- 1047113; 115, 116, 113-144, 150, 151,' 161, 174

.- DC Our Army At Warno.1- ; let.App. 104, 118, 122, 123, 1,26,&128, .084 . . 1952- Sgt.. Rook 131-1451.147-150, 152 -158, 160.. no. 81 162, 164-192, 194-214, 219, 220, - 222-225, 227, 237, 244, 255, 267

DC OurFighting- .no. 1-- ; 49, 58, 60, 65, 7379i 83-89, 91- .085 Farces 1954^ '96, 98-100p 102 -109, 111-129P'

135,152 . ______-- _ _...... EMAR Sergeant Fury no. 1-; . 1-4, 7-57, 59-79, 81, 82, 89, 90, .84 May 1.963-, 98 _ ..._ _...... _ DC Star Spangled no. 131-133, 49, 69, 96, .104p 110 -139,a41?. .874 War Stories 4-; 142, 144, 146-153p 1611 163, 168 . 1952- --____ . --_- -_- CHA Submarine no.11-60; ,. 11, 12, 19, 37, 39-41, 51, 53 .S8 Attack 1958-1964

CHA U. S. Air no.1-37; 15, 27, 29, 33, 35 .U1 Force 1958-1964 ..

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WESTERN COMICS a turned Comics about the , generally were one of the areas -ea sales / stories, but including colonial to when the superheroes stetted to, lose and revolutionary-war era frontierstories, west- appeal in the late forties.- ward migration (wagon'trains andrailroad camps), mining, comics about American Indians, etc.

Additional Holdings as Call # Title Issues -Notes MSU Holdings Reprints H Published bc Ali -Star no. 58-119; 99, 105, 112, 115-118 eA43 Western 1951-1961 (1951-1961) 1,-e.

. 1'6 EC . no. 1-7; .B3 1968-1969

CHA Cheyenne Kid' no. 1 - ; 20, 52, 57; 59, 67, 87-92 .047 1957-

. s [- (complete run) MAR no: 1-7; 1-7 G48 (1967) 1967

141, MAR Outlawno. 1- ; 44, 79, 95, 117-137, 139, 142, 144-147, 150, 156, 157, .K5 1948- 172, 182, 183, 186' WFATFAN ,COMICS (continued)

DGK Lone 'Ranger no. 1 -145; 81, 88, 89, 91, 95p 96 .L6 (1948-1962) 1948- . . ______.

MAR Mighty Marvel no. 1- ; Reprints 1-4, 8-10,15, 18, 27, 34' . , .M5- 1968- . Western .

68, MAR no. 1-; 40-45p.47-559.57-59,61-65, .R3 1955- 70-76, 78, 80, 89, 91, 99, 116, 122, 124

, DGK no. 1-145; Title varies174,80, 81,85,87-91, 94, 96, .R6 1948-1961 Roy Rogers'et98-100,, 115, .126 Trigger no. 92-

CHA Texas Rangers no.5 -19; 9, 47, 50, 51, 53 .T4 inAction 43- . . 1956- . . . . - . 94, 96, 100, 110-120, 123 -126, DC no.1-140; 130 .T6 1950-1972

., .

70, 72, .73, 75-94, 110,. 113, -(AR Two -Gun Kid no,1- ; ro co .T85 Mar. 1948- 119, 120, 122

Jr 67, 69, 77, 81, 83 DC Western Condos no. 1-85; . .W4 1948-1961

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AUTHOR-TITLE INDEC TOllamasLISTED IN THISBcontr f

1.13.12 Lags Esst East 19 Action Comics Fightin' !Urines . 27Phantom Stranger Adventure Coml. '16Fightin Navy 27Plastic Man Adventires into Flash 17Rawlide Kid 29 the Unkn'oion a2,15Flash Gordon 22Rip Hunter. 13 All-American Men Forbidden Worlds 12,15Roy Rogers 29

of War. 26From Beyond the SeaDevils . -' 13 kelel tbst Unknown 32Sergeant Fury 27 .34G.I. Combat SHIELD 22 ..11ase 2? A31-Star Western 28Ghost Rider 28Showcase 19 16 Great 29212 Silver Surfer 23 O Aqua. Awls Army War Heroes 26 14SpaceFamilyRobinson13 21Green'112"Lex:y4e:era 18SpaceWar 13 Atom 16Haitian 18Spectre 19

Avengers 21BOWSof Mystery 32,18Spider-Man , 23 Bat Lash, 28House of Secrets 12,18Star Spangled War 27 Bataan- 17Hulk 22StarTrek 13 Battlefield Action 26Iron Man 22Steranko, James 14 Bleekhawk 26Jimmy- Olsen 18Atesank2=231aissz Blue Beetle 15Journey into Mystery 22. grow 14 Brave and Bold 17Judo Master 15Strange Adventures p13,20 Captain Action 17Justice League 18Strange Suspense 13 21Kid Colt Outlaw 28Strange Tales 23 15Lee!, Stan 14SubAariner. 23 Captain Marvel. 21Lois Lane '18Signarine Attack 27 Captain Savage 26Lone Ranger 29Superboy 20 Captain Storm 26LoveDiary 11Superman .20 Career Girl Romances 11MagnusRobot Fighter 1/. 23 Challengers of the Marvel Collectors'...22Tales' to Astonish 23.

Unknown 17Marvel Super 'Heroes 22Teen Titans . 20 Cheyenne Kid 28Marvel Tales 22Texas Rangers' in Actbn 29 IDA ails; -02ses 1st& 14Metal Men 19Thor 23 212 2.211112Az& WO Metamorpho 19Thunder Agents 24 24.6 10MickeyM.-Agie 10Tomahawk 29 Creeper 17Midnight Mystery, 12Two-Gun Kid 29 Daredevil 23.Mighty Marvel Western .29U.S.Air Force 27

Deteotive Cceics 3.7Mighty Samson ; 12Unexpected 13 Doctor ,Solar 12My Greatest Adventure Unknown Worlds 13 Doctor Strange 21 12,19Walt Disney's C.&'s. 10 Daiald Dusk 10Mystery in Space 13,19Western Comics 29 Dow Patrol 171112 Waal 2/ Wonder Woman 20 Fantastic Four, 22 Jitasi comiof 14World's Finest Comics20 Feiffer, Jules 14Our Army at War 27L-1403 23 F ight in Army 26Our Fighting Forces 21Young Love 11 Fightin' Five 27Overstreet, Robert M. 10Young Romance

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APPENDIX: COMIC BOOK CATALOGING

"An immenie boon to the wouldbe ,scholar, or simple nostalgic reminiscerovould bee comprehensive.index to the comics., Such an index -would also be an inmense project,andalthough a number of such efforts are under way, the closestavailable book to that ideal wholly different purpose: . index is a.volume prepared for a "This is /he comic Itarrioa glgAi by RobertM. Overstreet.... this bookssis its name indicates, was created' as an aid to dealersand colleo- stable price structure for . tors in establishing acme sort of reasonably collectors' items. 'Bat, as a by-productof this effort, the Guide has. come to include issue numbers, datescover reproductions, and a growing 'Amount of bibliographic annotationwith each passing edition.'

--Diok Lupoff and Don Thoupson; Introductionto ns! Condo, -kotkals

our years ago) yours truly was veryunemployed and accepted a job

' atat'a dollar an, hour. It, was terrible: I hadn't read sorting bpmio books,

a comic since-they gent up to120, had never read a Marvel comic. It was

, . . months before I-oo4ddistinguidh betweeneDr. Strange andAdam Strange,

. and rwasn't sure I oared. Two years later I was a qudlified compiler of

price lists; with a.book -dealerknowledgef many thousands of cornice.

... My personal collection numbered about 5,00(1issues. I was hooked on comic:.,

happy, but hungry.

M3X..next job paid moneyinstead,of °colas: tho Michigan StateUniversity

Library called for an interview. I gdt the job, resolved to eat well and

never buy another comic book. It was not to be. It took a year in the

library to get a decent grasp of the cataloging systcn(Library of Qongiess

especially serials cataloging (most. domic books areserials). It's a powerful

system for information retrieval...it would be even more powerful used in a

...... _specialty catalog of comics: I pUi that on the back burner. .In June 1974 I ; started a-reprint and story-title index of my Marvels and-DC's, just for

something to do. Nine months later and fourteen shoe boxes full of cards

later I was bored stiff and ready to go back to school. I hate, school.

53 Page 32.

Just then'Dr. Ruaeel Nye of the English department cameinto the

Special )o11eotions part of the library and asked oneof my fellow work

ere if any students' had comeforward and volunteered to °nurture° the

comic book collection, The grapevine got.that to me inloss than ten

,mutes. I realizes; I had a complete comic cataloging system in myhead,

7.ristling with ancillary 'edices andbibliographic'turne of phrase. Dr.

Nye agreed that it was worth oollege-credit and thisbOoklet tie

beginning of the result.

Why Lave I inolvded the foregoing?predentials. I'm serious ei;:lut,

this project and I don't want,anybodytovisualize an alieuated under-

graduate reliving his ahilemod. .I likecomics°

The quote above, from the Oorde-ijook _Baal .caught my eye abouthalf-

-- waythrough this project:It is'exectly right ont,except for a,nasty pun ___,--- which -I have spared you. -I know nothing of other:projects under way; but

I think Ivveld have heard of them if they're along the line ofthis one. St I'mmore than willing to join forces, compromise, or yield to a fait accom-

, pli any help I can offer.

As for the ComicBook price pulde, it's unquestionably the greatest

thing that ever happened to comic bibliography.I.have never believed,

since the first edition,, hat aol's purpose ie to establish primal.

It's just too good. My theory has always been that thte pricesvere just

put in so. that people wOuld,buy the book, and the real messageis the notes,

and numbers.. Iive never, met Robert c:verstree.c, but a tip of the Hat7o and

I hope.I do sometime.A must for libraries, collectors, researohers,

zuraters specmistors,.,2ittle kids, professors, auctioneers, Ind comic

dealers.Fifth edition\lew gvailable. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF 1E GENERAL CATALOG Page 33

The comic book catalog, modeledafter the Library of Congress oata

A lzging system ingeneraf design, consists of three major, elements. all checklist of holdings, an authortitle catalog,..and a subject index, formal and general enough to beused by any comic art.00llection, are ready for limited use by patronsof the library. Although each part of the catalog is based firmly on thepresent holdings of thelibrary, the

Universe of comics has been takeninto account.

The Coda Book Checklist: Each Issue of a serial comic magazine is recorded on a holdings card.The user can tell at once, from the first holdings card entitled "FantasticFour," which of the first 50 issues of that title are in tht, library.This was basic, the very first necessary step in making a comic, collectionavailable to the public'. The checklist has other features as well. Before the holdings 'girds fcr each title there

is a *face card," which is a mainentry, and from the author title catalog.

This face card desorThes the extent ofthe serial by giving its numbering

and the dates of beginning and ending(where applicable) of a complete

set,whetherornotzehave.acomplete set. Other notes of general interest P about the title, bit :usually not about particularissues5.are given here,

along with. the call number for paging.

Following the holdings cards is another set of cards,of a different

color,which"constitute a reprint index. The library doesn't have Fantastic

Four #19 for example, so the little "R" beside the"1" on the holdings card

means s reprint it, available,and the first "contents card' tells the user

Of course the where. (See the sample checklist cards on the nextpage).

original is preferable to the reprint,especial:1.y when tY.ore are text pages

or letter columns in theoriginal, but reprints are better than nothing

50 Page 34

and a lot better if they can be found reliably.This reprint index ex-

tends to partial reprints (not all stories of an issuereprinted) and a occasionally to significant.exoerpts or retellings.Ofton these cards

are made even when we have theoriginal, beoause it's important informa-

tion and because it makes a handy WI. of going through andlooking at-

all the steri4 es of a comic.

SAMPLE CHECKLIST-'CARDS

F7*- Fantastic Four #2 (Jan 1962)

Fantaatio Four #1 (Nov 1961)

/ --The Fantastic Four! 13p0 -T112 Origins of Marvel. Comic by Stan Lee; 4,Abittv , , pages 20-32. Fe aat.1 -the . 1210 'met---21.1 #7. o4z, -,,, -A.Comps by Stan Lee; --,...... , , -n!Iges 33-44. ti

1---

MAR .F3 Fantastic Four. /ContentsCards Marvel.Comics (Reprint index) Group, DO. First Nor. Issue 1961- /- Holdinga Cards pearal. features a of the or igi Fant n and asticFour. firstap-

1. Superhero eomics, Marvel,

"1. Page 35

Catalogs :The. cards inthis catalog are much . II. The ji419Mitle A main entry cardwith bdblio- like thelibrary's main catalog cards. for each magazine orbookunder graphic notes and acall number is made

. . Additional entries -- "added en- the entry bylihich itis usually cited. \ other important persona tries!--proride the sameinformation listed under especially in oases whereit's cr title, that a usermight search under, "usually" referred to. Please note, unclear which way acomic or book its have an aided entryunder however, thai the*Fantastic, Four" will /at (they are the originatorsof the Stan Lee or JackKirty, for instance writers, artists, let- Fantastic Four). TheFantastic Four has had many comic aerial.Addingall t4rers and so forth, and sohas virtually every

it.This is very.important these names to thecatalog would overwhelm in a separate index. information but it mastbe handled some other way, indexed in this way by The library's headingsof Marvel comics were to users: Besides indelev44 Keith Fleeman in 1973,aid this is available teams, and , Fleeman'sindex in- writers, artists,artist - character in every Marvel cludes listings of everyappearande of every

comio held by the libraryin 1973. the next page) Besides main entry andadded entry cardS (examples on

card are part of the designof the author- a third andfourth type of , when the contents of aparticUlar title catalog. An "analytic" is made catalogedseparately.For ex- issue are thoughtimportant enough to be soienbe fiction ample, in view of thelibrary's emphasis on collecting Woman will be handledthis way. the stories by SamuelR. Delany in Wonder "strip analytic"(as in The fourth basin typeof card is called a of a oomio strip's "") and servesto clear up the confusion fff

Page 36 title differing from the title of the magazine it appears in. The user

Who looks for Deadman, for example, will be &mon theveil numbers for

StrangeAdventures/andAquarian, with the proper issue numbers. Note that

this teohniqis not used for teams -upspoross-overs or gueststarring

. in,-general...only When the-strip title is actually different from the

title of the 'magazine.

Main Entry Card SAMPLE AUTEGEt-TITER CARDS

SPI Bayly, Joesph The Gospel Bl .G6 SPI SpireChr .G6 The Gospel Blimp. Revell Gomp Spire Christian Comics, 01974 by Fleming H. Revell Company. Based on by Joseph B Badifd on the book TheGospel Blimpro1960 by Joseph P. Bayly.

1. Religi I. Bayly, J 1. Religious comics2. Teen humor comics I. Bayly, Joseph, 0

Added entryCard DC .H6 for Hero. no.151,-173 . Strip Analytic Strip appeal in Howe of 173. MAR .H8 Ellison, Harlan no. 140 The brute that shouted love at the heart of the atom: adapted by . Marvel

Comics Group, o1971. ,

1. Superhf 20p. (Hulk no. 140'

1. Science fiction and fantasy comics I. Title

Analytic

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III. The Sul4ect Index: The purpose of the subject index is to group the cards of each commonly recognized major category of comics (e.g. western, superhero, funny animal). Page 9 lists sample subject headings for comics, so:I won't add to that, except to say that a lot more are already in the works. An important thing to remember is that a/Subjeat cataloger is not playing God and relegating things to one category or another. A rule of thumb is that in cases -R7iTiiI-4i.leStIon-about-yhich of twojor more) established categories a comic should be placed in, use all of theme

It can't hurt. Subject headings themselves are subject to change, too.

The Library of Congress does it all the time. if enough people, or somebody with an overwhelming argument, can suggest,a better heading, you have to get out your electric eraser and make the change, if it takes a month. Here's an example of a "subject added entry card" all of, uhioh are filed together to make up the subject index:

WESTERNGOMICS MAR Ghost Rider (1967). .G47 Marvel Comics Group, no. 1-7; Feb.-Nov. 1967.

Not to be confused with the 1950-1954 series in-A-1-Comics, nor with the motor- cyclist superhero of the same name.

1. Western comics2. Superhero comics, Marvel, 1961-4

SAMPLE SUBJECT INDEX CARD