Comic Books and Graphic Novels collection
Collection
0590-LIT
The Comic Books and Graphic Novels collection consists of 611 comic books and 4 graphic novels, and dates from 1944 to 2022, with the bulk of the collection being original DC and Marvel comic books from 1960 to 1970. Included is comic books and manga based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, and Mary Shelley.
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
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Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.
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615 Items (615 books, 25 Hollinger boxes)
English
The Comic Books and Graphic Novels collection houses a variety of graphic literature spanning from 1944 to 2022. The majority of this collection contains books of DC Comics and Marvel Comics between the 1960s to 1970s. Other materials included in this collection are manga comics adapted from the works of William Shakespeare; satirical horror comics based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe; comic adaptations of classic literature; Disney comics; and comics based on Mary Shelley's book Frankenstein which span from post-World War II to the present day.
This collection was donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Jonathan Hodgson and Amber Kohl on November 2, 2023. Additional items were donated by Amber Kohl and Robert Headley in 2024.
This collection was donated to the University of Maryland in November 2023. At that time, all items were inventoried and individually enclosed into clear plastic sleeves by Rebecca Lukachinski and Sara Riley. The items were then grouped by comic series, and placed into acid-free boxes. During processing labels were created for each item and placed on the corner outside on the sleeve; for non-enclosed items labels were affixed to inserted flags. Additional items were donated in 2024, and were inventoried and added the collection by Eleanor Drummond in March 2025.
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