
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library |
| Creator: | Eisner, William Erwin |
| Title: | Will Eisner Collection |
| Dates: | 1934-1983 |
| Extent: | 7 boxes, with portfolio recordings. Art originals, ca. 230 items. |
| Abstract: | The collection includes original and published work by Will Eisner, and by various artists who worked for him, as well as correspondence, articles, and commercial publications. |
| Record Series: | SPEC.CGA.WEE |
| Language(s): | English. |
William Erwin Eisner was an American cartoonist, writer and businessman. A pioneer of the comic book industry and one of the most influential innovators of sequential art, Eisner studied art under George Bridgeman at the New York Art Students' League. His early employment was with Eve magazine; his first comic book was for WOW, What a Magazine (1936). He then founded a company with Jerry Iger to produce comics and comic related products and formed Universal Phoenix Features to market their work overseas. In 1939 Eisner joined Quality Comics Group to produce a comic newspaper supplement for the Des Moines Register-Tribune Syndicate, at which time he originated the comic strips The Spirit, Lady Luck, and Mr. Mystic. During the war, 1943-1946, Eisner as an enlisted man did the Joe Dope series for Army Motors. In 1950 Eisner formed the American Visual Corporation and for close to thirty years he was involved in commercial art products--office manuals and magazines in comic book format, giveaway comics, and educational materials. In 1973 he began teaching at the School of Visual Arts, and later published graphic novels, including A Contract with God and The Building. Eisner is known for the strip The Spirit, in which a masked detective fights crime. His work on the strip dates as follows: October 13, 1941 (first appearance) through May, 1942; December 23, 1945-August 12, 1951. Reprints of the comic book appeared in 1966-1967; since 1972 Kitchen Sink reprints have been published. Among his many awards are the National Cartoonists Society's Comic Book Artist of the Year award, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1987. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
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The collection consists of original art, in a variety of media, and includes tearsheets, proofs, posters, mechanicals and photographs of Eisner's works; general papers; business correspondence; fan mail; educational materials developed by Eisner, such as the series Grammarfun; comic books; examples of his commercial products; books illustrated by Eisner; scrapbooks; magazine articles by or about Will Eisner. Included are works by artists who worked for Eisner, such as Jules Feiffer, Andre LeBlanc, Klaus Nordling and Fred Schwab. Numerous works by Eisner, including PS, are cataloged separately.
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The Cartoon Research Library card catalog contains entries for additional works by Eisner, under the name Eisner, Will. Miscellaneous clippings about Eisner may be found in the library's biographical file under his name.
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Gift of Will Eisner, 1984. Additions to the collection are expected.
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| Series I: Early work |
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| 1 | 1 | High school projects, 1934-1935 |
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| 2-3 | The Magpie (high school literary magazine wtih Eisner illustrations), 1934-1935 |
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| 4-5 | The Clintonian (high school yearbooks with Eisner illustrations), 1933-1935 |
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| 6 | Eve magazine, 1936 |
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| 7 | Party invitation, 1939 |
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| 7.5 | "Party invitation", 1939 |
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| 6 | 18 | The Clinton News (art by Eisner), 1933-1934. |
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| Art dated 12/8/33, 2/23/34, 11/9/34. One proof and one clipping, both dated 3/34, of the comic strip Spunky. | |||||||||||
| Series II: Correspondence and Notes |
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| 1 | 8 | Bill Silver. Agreements (correspondence; photos), 1940-1941 |
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| Contains correspondence with business partners, publishers, acquaintances, fans, and others on various topics. | |||||||||||
| 9-10 | E. M. Arnold correspondence. Iger correspondence, 1940-1941 |
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| 11 | Military Comics, 1941 |
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| 12 | Army cartoons, 1942 |
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| 13 | The Register Tribune Syndicate, 1940-1941 |
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| 14 | The Spirit (correspondence), 1941-1952 |
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| 15 | Copyright infringement suit against Holland, 1957 |
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| 16-30 | Fan mail/general business mail, 1966-1980s |
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| 31 | Combat weapons book, 1960-1961 |
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| 32 | GM safety book, "How to Get Across the Street", 1960 |
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| 33 | "Reward-reward: fire prevention", 1960 |
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| 34 | Trip to Orient, 1960 |
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| 35 | Trip to Europe, 1962 |
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| 36 | Can Manufacturers Institute posters (includes sketches), 1962 |
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| 2 | 1 | General Motors economics books, proposals, 1963 |
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| 2 | USIA booklets, "Pope" and "Lucky Ones", 1964-1965 |
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| 3-4 | Department of Labor--Job Scene, 1964-1967 |
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| 5 | Trip to Europe, 1965 |
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| 6 | Trips to Turkey, 1965 |
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| 7 | Trip to Europe, 1965 |
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| 8 | Armstrong Cork film strip, 1967 |
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| 9-10 | Trip to Korea, 1967 |
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| 11 | Trip to Korea/Viet Nam, 1967 |
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| 12 | Bernie Miller, 1968-1978 |
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| 13 | Jim Adler. Model ships, cars, etc. Meredith books, 1969 |
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| 14 | Glen Johnson. Spirit for Navaho students, 1971 |
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| 15 | Oklahoma Milticon, 1972 |
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| 17 | Frankfort Book Fair (notes), October 11-17, 1973 |
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| 20 | San Diego Comic Con, July 30-August 3, 1975 |
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| Series III: Photographs |
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| 2 | 22 | Photographs, 1900-1934 |
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| 23 | Publicity photos, 1941 |
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| 24 | Photographs, 1937-1943 |
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| 25 | Hunting trip to Pinecreek Plantation, 1938 |
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| 26 | Will Eisner in uniform, 1942-1945 |
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| 27 | Photographs, 1945-1950, 1953-1966, 1972-1983 |
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| Series IV: Published works, including production materials
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| 2 | 16 | Changes magazine, 1973 |
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| 19 | Proposed auto mechanics film strip. McGraw Hill, 1974-1975 |
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| 28 | "Ev'ry Little Bug" (sheet music), 1947 |
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| 29 | "Les Boucaniers" ("Hawks of the Sea") daily comic strip clipping
"Joe Dope/The Spare Parts Mystery" Chapter 2.Army MotorsReprint from 1944, ca. 1937. |
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| 30 | Spirit Bag No. 1 (1972 reprints of 10 stories), June 2-June 11, 1940 |
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| 31 | Spirit Bag No. 2 (1973 reprints of 10 stories), August 18-October 20, 1940 |
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| 32 | Spirit Bag No. 3 (1973 reprints of 10 stories), October 27-December 29, 1940 |
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| 33 | Spirit Bag No. 4 (1973 reprints of 10 stories plus text sheet), January 19-March 9, 1941 |
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| 34 | Bootleg Bag (1979 reprint of 6/3/40 story), 3 copies |
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| 35 | Collector's Edition Spirit reprints, first 10 stories, August-December, 1940 |
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| 36 | Spirit stories. Painted blues/greys, stats, tissues, etc. for European editions. |
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| 37 | Baby, 1961 Stats of model sheet and 8 daily comic strips. |
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| 38 | The Joggs, 1977 Sketches for proposed comic strip and letter to Elliot Caplin. |
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| 40 | Nordling, Klaus, Lady Luck, 1943-1944 |
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| Lady Luck, June 11, 1944 Color guide proofs. |
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| Lady Luck, November 26, 1944 Color guide proofs. |
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| Lady Luck, December 31, 1944 Color guide proofs. |
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| Lady Luck, July 25, 1943 Proofs on newsprint. |
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| Lady Luck, June 11, 1944 Proofs on newsprint. |
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| Lady Luck: Justin was dead..., n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| Lady Luck: Halp! My balloons..., n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| Lady Luck: Business in business..., n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| Lady Luck: Brenda Banks..., n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| Lady Luck: Time to knock off..., n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| 41 | Powell, S. R., Mr. Mystic, , 1941?-1942? |
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| Mr. Mystic: I Tell Ya..., n.d. Complete story on newsprint. |
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| Mr. Mystic: Oh!!..., n.d. Complete story on newsprint. |
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| Mr. Mystic: Yama the Terrible..., n.d. Partial story on glossy paper. 3 pages. |
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| Mr. Mystic: Kizan, n.d. Partial story on glossy paper. 1 page. |
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| 42 | Schwab, Fred, Lady Luck, 1946? 24 proofs (96 leaves) |
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| Includes the following items: Miss Banks, Professor Cumulus, Physical exam, First Prize, Apartment Wanted, Fire, NC 302, Class of 07, Electric eye, Barney's Circus, Bonds, Which one's Buzzy?, Nope, Miss Los Angeles, Ha, ha!, You insult me, Aboard a yacht, UNRRA Ships, Now, now, Tilt, Wonder why, A new office, Women's Reformatory, Surrealist Exhibit. | |||||||||||
| 43 | Stahl, Al, Flatfoot Burns., n.d. |
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| No vacancies, n.d. Negative proofs. |
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| Shh-h!, n.d. Negative proofs. |
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| 44 | Guardineer, FredMr. Mystic, n.d. |
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| McCorkles, n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| South Pacific, n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| 45 | Feiffer, Jules, Clifford, August 28, 1949-June 25, 1950 Proofs on newsprint and negative proofs. |
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| 46 | LeBlanc, Andre, Intellectual Armor, 1943-1944, n.d. Proofs on newsprint. |
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| 3 | 1 | The M16 A1 Rifle booklet, 1969 |
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| 2-8 | Can Manufacturers Institute posters, 1972-1976 Original art, separations, etc. |
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| 9 | Odd Fact, 1975 Photostats. |
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| 10 | Odd Fact, 1975 Proofs. |
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| 11 | Joe Dope, 1944-1952 |
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| Joe Dope, 1944 Army Motors off print. |
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| Joe Dope, 1951 Proofs. |
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| Joe Dope: Arsenal News, 1951 |
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| Joe Dope: The Bombshell, 1951 |
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| Joe Dope: Kenny Letter, 1951 |
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| Joe Dope: WAMO, 1952 |
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| 12 | Joe Dope in Spanish, Greek, Japanese, Farsi, Chinese and Italian. |
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| 13 | Joe Dope album.67 photos. |
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| 14 | Foreign langugage military booklets and posters.Engraver's proofs. |
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| 15-16 | Wheeled Vehicle Mechanics course.16 booklets (2 copies). |
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| 18 | Making Your Own Future booklet, 1973 |
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| 4 | 1 | GrammarFun posters: Adjective, Noun, Verb, 1971 Sets of 6 each plus keys. |
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| 2 | "I'll Buy That" Junior Achievement Booklet.Original art and dummy book. |
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| 3 | "How to Teach Your Dog to Sing" booklet, 1956 |
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| 4 | "You Are Nowhere Baby" mechanicals |
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| 5 | How to Build Model Ships |
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| 6 | How to Build Model Cars |
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| 7 | Helicopters in Action |
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| 8 | Combat Tanks |
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| 9 | What Your Mayor Does |
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| 10 | What Your Congressman Does |
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| 11 | What Your U.S. Senator Does |
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| 12 | Complete World Bartender Guide |
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| 13 | Le Guide Complet du Barman |
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| 14-15 | Spirit coloring book, 1974. 2 copies. |
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| 16 | "How to Increase Your Lifespan and Avoid Taxes" booklet. 2 copies. Also sales flier (2 copies). |
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| 17 | "Vacation Daze "flier, National Safety Council, 1954. |
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| 18 | Comic book series: American Visuals in cooperation with Behavioral Science Center, Boston, 1967. 2 copies each. |
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| Learn, Baby, Learn |
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| How to Use the System to Make It! |
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| Power is Green, Baby! |
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| You Are Nowhere Baby! |
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| The Man for Me? |
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| You're Hired! |
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| How to Get a Job |
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| 19 | You Can Make It booklets, 1967 2 copies each. |
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| Auto mechanic |
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| The food field |
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| Electronics worker |
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| 20 | The Job Scene booklets 2 copies each. |
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| Furniture making as a career |
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| Office machine careers |
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| Health work |
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| Carpentry |
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| Hotel and restaurant careers |
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| Machine shop work |
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| Drafting |
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| Motor transport |
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| Auto mechanic |
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| 21 | Harvey comics Spirit promotion calendar, 1966 |
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| 22 | Visual Arts Museum Will Eisner exhibit poster, 1983 |
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| 23 | Will Eisner's Golf Calendar, 1978 |
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| 24 | Will Eisner's Tennis Calendar, 1978 |
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| 25 | Vega calendar, Spirit , 8/17-23, 1978 |
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| 26 | Can Manufacturer's Institute posters (rolled) |
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| No. 3-7, 1973 |
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| No. 1, 8, 10-12, 1969 |
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| 6 | 1 | "A Small Business, p.1" Painted blues. |
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| 2 | PMT for National Cartoonists Society #2 plate of The Spirit, , 1980 |
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| 3 | PMT of pencilled rough for The Spirit #20, Kitchen Sink Press |
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| 4 | PMT of The Spirit splash page, February 27, 1949 |
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| 5 | Herald-Tribune Spirit splash page 8" x 10" glossy photograph |
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| 6 | Spirit #3 cover, Warren Negative proof. |
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| 7 | Photograph of Will Eisner with Spirit display, 1983 |
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| Inscribed by Lhorick, Angoleme, France. | |||||||||||
| 8 | Photographs for Herald-Tribune Spirit story, 1966 |
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| 9 | Tupenny Adventure Comics/2c/comics, 1952 Ads, layouts, photostats, etc. |
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| 10 | Spirit cover #18, Quality Comic Group Photostat |
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| 11 | Spirit cover for Overstreet Price Guide, 1976 Color guide proof |
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| 12 | PMT of The Spirit #1, Harvey Comics, p.6 |
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| 13 | Lady Luck Velox of 1/6/46 story |
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| 14 | Veloxes |
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| PS No. 9 cover, 1952 |
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| PS No. 11 cover |
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| PS No. 152 cover, 1965 |
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| PS No. 170 cover, 1967 |
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| Joe's Dope Sheet |
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| USARV Pamphlet 750-7, June 1, 1972 |
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| 15 | The Spirit #17 cover, Kitchen Sink Press Film positive |
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| 16 | tab, the Weekly Comic Four-color dummy edition. |
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| Includes Nubbin, Wendy, Skip Sudden, Dusty, Kewpies, The Tickles by Klaus Nordling, Gimmick the Magician, The World's Greatest Stories, Midge by Vic Herman, Dodo at Home, The Life and Loves of Lola March, Melba, Private Eye-Ful. | |||||||||||
| 19 | Tear sheets of The Spirit |
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| The Spirit, , April 26, 1942 Non-folding. |
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| The Spirit, , January 19, 1947 Uncut. |
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| The Spirit, , July 20, 1947 Tabloid. |
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| See also "Yokum Gold,"Newsweek, July 21, 1947. | |||||||||||
| The Spirit, October 31, 1948 Tabloid. |
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| The Spirit, December 12, 1948 Tabloid. |
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| The Spirit, December 19, 1948 Tabloid. |
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| The Spirit, February 27, 1949 Regular. |
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| The Spirit, July 2, 1950 Pages 5 and 6 only. |
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| The Spirit, February 24, 1952 Regular/uncut. |
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| Series V: Original art, including pre-production materials
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| AC H6 84-85 | Adventures in Food, 19-- Ink and pencil on paper, 73 x 7 cm. Negative proof, 43 x 31 cm. |
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| AC H6 77 | Army Motors cover, ca. 1944-1945 Mixed media on paper, 35 x 24 cm. |
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| AC H7 I7 | Blackhawk, No. 55 (comic book). Quality, September 19-- 2 proofs of comic book cover, 45 x 30 cm. |
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| AC H6 106 | Bullet Hole Western comics, 19-- 1 rough sketch for cover. Pencil on paper, 56 x 37 cm. |
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| AC H7 112-141 | Can Manufacturers Institute, Inc. safety posters. IPD Pub. Co., New York., 1976 Original art of 15 posters mounted with color separations, 43 x 28 cm. 15 photocopies with color added, 26 x 20 cm. 1 folder of 11 finished posters, 46 x 30 cm. |
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| AC H5 7-8 | The city, May 1980 Mechanicals. 7 items, 41 x 31 cm. Blueprint of cover, 61 x 51 cm. |
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| AC H7 143 | Class of January 1931, P.S. 83 school photograph., 1931 Photograph mounted on board, 35 x 56 cm. |
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| H.J. Paul, Brooklyn, photographer. Will Eisner is 5th from the left in the back row. | |||||||||||
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| AC H6 115 | Clintonian proofs, 1937 3 leaves, size varies. |
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| See AC H6 3-53 for original drawings. | |||||||||||
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| AC H6 54-69 | Comic strips, 1935 Size varies. One untitled. "The Ups and Downs of Mickey Finn" "Silly Wilbur and McDuff" "Harry Carey (8 strips)" "The Flame" (3 strips) "Dopey and the Duke" (2 strips). |
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| AC H7 150 | Connie Rodd, 197- Mechanical reproduction, 35 x 25 cm. |
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| Gift of Trina Robbins, October 1988. | |||||||||||
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| AC H6 3-53 | Drawings, 1933-1935 Media varies. Size varies, largest 63 x 46 cm. Class projects, yearbook illustrations, life drawings, sketches, etc. |
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| AC H7 35-37 | Gaffer and Nubbin (comic book), 19-- Tab page. Ink on paper, 56 x 38 cm.Photostat. Mounted, 28 x 22 cm.Single frame. Ink on paper, 19 x 16 cm. |
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| AC H6 107-114 | General Poop (comic strip), 194- 8 original daily comic strips. Ink on paper. 20 x 58 cm. |
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| AC H5 3 | GrammarFun. Edicational Supplements Corp., 1971 Art, mechanicals, and posters. 53 pieces, size varies. |
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| AC H7 108-109 | Joe Dope (comic book), 19-- 2 original comic book pages. Ink on paper, 56 x 38 cm. |
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| AC H6 78 | Joe Dope, September 1954 Original drawing from no. 24, 30 x 19 cm, ink and collage on paper. |
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| AC H6 79-80 | Joe Dope, April 1969 2 original drawings from PS, no. 203, ca. 35 x 23 cm. each. |
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| AC H7 111 | Joe Dope (comic book), 19-- 1 folder reproductions and negatives, size varies. |
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| AC H7 1 | Joe Dope (painting), 19-- Mixed media on illustration board, 56 x 66 cm. |
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| AC H7 79-107, 147-148 | Job Scene, 19-- Ink on paper, size varies. "A career in engineering." Rough sketch of title page and 7 pages of original art. "A career in public service" Rough sketch of title page and 7 pages of original art. "Women in the world of work." Rough sketch of title page and 7 pages of original art. "Making it in the world of work." Rough sketch of title page and 6 pages of original art. |
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| AC H7 38-41 | Nubbin (comic book), 19-- Splash page with John Law. No date. Ink and pencil on paper, 56 x 38 cm. Splash page with John Law and Melba. No date. Ink and pencil on paper, 56 x 38 cm. Title panel with Nubbin. No date. Ink on paper, 16 x 31 cm. Character heads. No date. Ink and pencil on paper, 20 x 51 cm. Pencil sketches on verso. |
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| Also titled "The Adventures of Nubbin the Shoeshine Boy, ""Nubbin the Shoeshine Boy, "and "Nubbin and the Shoeshine Boy." | |||||||||||
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| AC H7 78 | Nubbin (comic book), 19-- 1 folder assorted photostats, size varies. |
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| AC H7 43-77 | Nubbin (comic book), 19-- 35 original daily comic strips. Size varies, most 19 x 56 cm. 16 ink on paper. 19 pencil roughs, some with inked dialogue. |
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| AC H6 104-105 | Pirate comics, 19-- 1 page original cover art, 56 x 37 cm.1 folder with 1 positive proof mounted on illustration board, 35 x 25 cm. and 1 negative proof, 30 x 22 cm. |
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| AC H7 149 | RCA record sleeve cartoons, 1956-1957 7 negative proofs, size varies. |
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| Gift of Trina Robbins, October 1988. | |||||||||||
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| AC H7 146 | RCA record sleeve cartoons, 1957-1958 60 negatives, size varies. |
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| AC H7 142 | Rip Roscoe, 1976 1 folder with 4 posters for New York Telephone. "How a touch-tone phone put the heat on the Fat Man," 2 proofs, 46 x 33 cm. "How a touch-tone phone put the heat on The Deadly Spider Gang," 2 proofs, 37 x 25 cm. and 46 x 33 cm. |
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| AC H6 94-103 | Sears Roebuck Comics. Ruff and Reddy adventures in history, 195- 1 page original cover art. Ink on paper, 56 x 37 cm. 7 pages dialogue. Ink and pencil on paper, 56 x37 cm. 1 ad layout. Ink and pencil on paper, 25 x 20 cm. 1 folder with 9 pages positive proofs and 8 pages negative proofs. Size varies. |
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| AC H6 81-83 | Senator Bulwark (comic strip), 19-- 1 original daily comic strip, 30 x 57 cm. 1 rough pencil sketch, 30 x 57 cm. 1 mounted proof, 11 x 33 cm. |
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| AC H7 2-8 | Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, No. 16 (comic book). Fiction House Magazines, 19-- 7 leaves black and white proofs; 4 comic book pages per leaf, 60 x 44 cm. |
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| AC H5 1a-b | The Spirit. Barcelona, Spain. Graficas Romeni, 1977 Color poster, 71 x 51 cm. |
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| AC H7 23 | The Spirit (comic book). The Balkan Ball, page 8., June 29, 1941 Ink on paper, 57 x 36 cm. Lettering on verso. |
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| AC H7 24 | The Spirit (comic book), 19-- Mixed media on paper, 46 x 37 cm. Unused cover for Harvey, No. 3. |
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| AC H7 25-34 | The Spirit (comic book). Unfinished stories, 19-- Inked dialogue. 7 pages, 56 x 38 cm. Pencil roughs. 3 pages, 51 x 36 cm. |
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| AC H7 18-19 | The Spirit (comic book). The Visitor. Collector's Press, 1977 Color poster, 51 x 41 cm. Signed by the artist, 60/500 and 354/500. |
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| AC H6 70-76 | The Spirit (comic book), December 26, 1948 Ink and collage on paper, 59 x 41 cm. Will Eisner's Almanac of the Year 1948. |
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| AC H6 117-123 | The Spirit (comic book). The Hurricane. Reprinted in Warren, no. 8, 1975, June 12, 1949 7 pages original comic book art. Ink on paper, 56 x 38 cm. |
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| AC H7 22 | The Spirit (comic book). Splash page, September 7, 1952 PMT, 43 x 50 cm. Art by Wallace Wood |
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| AC H7 16 | The Spirit (comic book). Harvey, 1966 3 promotional drawings. Ink on vellum. Mounted on poster board, 38 x 24 cm. |
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| AC H7 145 | The Spirit (comic book). Splash page, October 9, 1949 Silver print, 39 x 30 cm. |
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| AC H5 2a-b | The Spirit. New York: Warren Publishing Co., Inc., 1973 Color poster, 91 x 61 cm. |
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| AC H7 15 | The Spirit, No. 18 (comic book). Quality, 19-- Negative proof, 44 x 34 cm. (Reworked for Harvey, No. 3?) |
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| AC H5 9 | Tennis calendar, 1978 Mechanicals for 1 plate, 36 x 45 cm. |
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| AC H6 86-92 | Trade Name Comics (comic book), 19-- Original cover and pages 6, 7, and 8. Ink and collage on paper, 57 x 36 cm. Positive proof of cover, negative proof of 2 panels. Size varies. |
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| AC H7 9-13 | Will Eisner's John Law Detective (comic book)., 194- Cover. Ink and pencil on paper, 56 x 39 cm. 2 pages dialogue. Ink and pencil on paper, 56 x 35 cm. Ink and pencil on paper, 35 x 37 cm. 3 proofs of cover. Size varies. |
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| Series VI: Sound Recordings |
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| "The Adventures of the Spirit," 33 1/3 rpm lateral cut audio recordings. Columbia Records, Company, Inc. Note on box: "SPIRIT TV Show Records." | |||||||||||
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| WEE ** | 1 | Opening, Closing, and Promotions |
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| Bands 1, 2, 3; Standard Opening |
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| Bands 4, 5, 6; Standard Closing |
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| Bands 7, 8, 9; Friday Closing |
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| Band 10, 20 second promotion spot |
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| Band 11, 30 second promotion spot |
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| Band 12, 30 second promotion spot |
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| 2 | Side 1 |
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| Band 1, "Dolan's Deadly Desk," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 2, "Dolan's Deadly Desk," Chapter 2 |
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| Band 3, "Dolan's Deadly Desk," Chapter 3 |
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| Band 4, "Dolan's Deadly Desk," Chapter 4 |
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| Side 2 |
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| Band 1, "Adventures of the Rubber Mind," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 2, "Adventures of the Rubber Mind," Chapter 2 |
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| Band 3, "Adventures of the Rubber Mind," Chapter 3 |
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| Band 4, "Adventures of the Rubber Mind," Chapter 4 |
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| 3 | Side 3 |
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| Band 1, "Adventures of Carrion's Buzzard," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 2, "Adventures of Carrion's Buzzard," Chapter 2 |
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| Band 3, "Adventures of Scalppel's Rock," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 4, "Adventures of Scalppel's Rock," Chapter 2 |
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| Side 4 |
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| Band 1, "Adventures of Scalppel's Rock," Chapter 3 |
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| Band 2, "Who Killed Cox Robbin, " Chapter 1 |
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| Band 3, "Who Killed Cox Robbin," Chapter 2 |
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| Band 4, "Who Killed Cox Robbin, "Chapter 3 |
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| Side 5 |
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| Band 1, "The Unknown Hand," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 2, "The Unknown Hand," Chapter 2 |
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| Band 3, "The Optical Illusion," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 4, "The Optical Illusion," Chapter 2 |
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| Side 6 |
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| Band 1, "The Optical Illusion," Chapter 3 |
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| Band 2, "The Great Tidal Wave," Chapter 1 |
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| Band 3, "The Great Tidal Wave," Chapter 2 |
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| Band 4, "The Great Tidal Wave," Chapter 3 |
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| Series VII: Awards and Certificates |
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| 2 | 21 | National Cartoonists Society awards, 1968, 1979 |
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| 39 | Elementary school diploma, 1931 |
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| This piece is placed perpendicular to the file folders and is wrapped in blue and yellow ribbon. | |||||||||||
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| 6 | 17 | Certificate. Second Armored Cavalry, November 5, 1965 |
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