Comic art collectibles collection
Scope and Contents
The Comic art collectibles collection broadly encompasses comic art featured on objects ranging from action figures, Slurpee cups, mugs, plastic cups, bubble bath containers, stuffed animals, food containers, masks, shoes, and other clothing, toys, Valentine's Day cards, dominoes and other games, and other materials including cake pans and storage tins. The comics characters range from the earliest comic figures such as the Yellow Kid and Buster Brown to current comics including Peanuts, Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters, Hulk, the Simpsons, Smurfs, Batman, Warner Brothers characters, Ninja Turtles, Wonderwoman, among many others.
Dates
- Creation: 196?-
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored off site. Please request materials 3 days ahead of your visit.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Extent
14 Linear Feet (14 boxes) ; 27 x 32 x 14 cm. and 27 x 32 x 40 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Physical housing is by format, intellectual arrangement is in process.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection acquired incrementally primarily by Randy Scott with additional donations by Michael Rhode.
General
The collection inventory is in process.
Processing Information
Processing of this collection is ongoing.
A Donald Duck orange juice container was not retained because of preservation issues, but the digital photographs are available in the Special Collections reading room. https://listings.lib.msu.edu/spcvirtualrr/
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Comic art collectibles collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- Finding aid by Kristen Lawless
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 21 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 22 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 23 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 24 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 25 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 26 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 27 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 28 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 29 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 30 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 31 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 32 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 33 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 34 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 36 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 36 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository