Gerald Early Collection, 1900-2010 | MGHL Dowd Modern Graphic History Library

By Andrea Degener

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Collection Overview

Title: Gerald Early Collection, 1900-2010

ID: MGHL/mghl00036

Primary Creator: Early, Gerald

Extent: 21.25 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

Items are arranged by format.

The contents of the collection are arranged as follows:

Series 1: Books

Series 2: Comics

Series 3: Periodicals

Date Acquired: 00/00/2015

Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc., DC Comics, Inc., Marvel Comics Group., Romance comic books, strips, etc., Underground comic books, strips, etc., War--Comic books, strips, etc.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection includes published materials in various formats collected by Gerald Early mainly dating between 1940 and 2015.

Collection Historical Note

Gerald Early is the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in the Department of English and professor in the African and African American Studies Department at Washington University in St. Louis, where he has taught since 1982. He also has an appointment in the American Culture Studies Programs at Washington University. He earned his undergraduate degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and the Ph.D. in English and American literature from Cornell University. He is currently the chair of the African and African American Studies Department, a position he held previously from 1992-1999. He has also served as the director of the American Culture Studies Program, and was the founding director of the Center for the Humanities. (Faculty Biography, Department of English, Washington University in St. Louis)

This collection consits of matierals Gerald Early accumlated over the years for use in his scholarly research and teaching.

Subject/Index Terms

Comic books, strips, etc.
DC Comics, Inc.
Marvel Comics Group.
Romance comic books, strips, etc.
Underground comic books, strips, etc.
War--Comic books, strips, etc.

Administrative Information

Repository: MGHL Dowd Modern Graphic History Library

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions to access.

Use Restrictions:

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies. Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Acquisition Method: The collection was donated to the Dowd Modern Graphic History Library by Gerald Early in 2015.

Related Materials: Center for Humanities Comics Collection

Preferred Citation: Gerald Early Collection, Washington University Libraries, Julian Edison Department of Speical Collections

Processing Information: This collection was processed by Andrea Degener in May 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Books],
[Series 2: Comics],
[Series 3: Periodicals],
[All]

Series 2: Comics

The comics are arranged alphabetically by publishing entity, then alphabetically by title and finally by date.

Box 1

Folder 1: AC Comics, 1988-1989, 1992-1993

Item 1: Jungle Girls, 1988: no.1
Item 2: Jungle Girls, 1989: no.2
Item 3: Jungle Girls, 1992: no.7
Item 4: Jungle Girls, 1992: no.9
Item 5: Jungle Girls, 1992: no.10
Item 6: Jungle Girls, 1993: no.13

Folder 2: Ace, 1952-1953

Item 7: War Heroes, 1952: no.5
Item 8: War Heroes, 1952: no.6
Item 9: War Heroes, 1953: no.7

Folder 3: Adventure, 1988

Item 10: Adventurers, 1988: book 2, no.1

Folder 4: Ajax, 1957

Item 11: Our Fighting Men in Action, April 1957: no.1

Folder 5: Atlas, 1951-1954, 1957

Item 12: Battle, May 1951: no.2
Item 13: Battle, June 1952: no.9
Item 14: Battle, October 1952: no.4
Item 15: Battle, February 1953: no.17
Item 16: Battlefront, October 1952: no.5
Item 17: Battlefront, March 1954: no.17
Item 18: Combat Casey, April 1953: no.9
Item 19: Combat Casey, June 1954: no.16
Item 20: Combat Casey, July 1957: no.34
Item 21: Man Comics, November 1952: no.20
Item 22: Men in Action, June 1952: no.3
Item 23: War Action, June 1952: no.3
Item 24: War Action, July 1952: no.4
Item 25: War Action, August 1952: no.5
Item 26: War Combat, July 1952: no.3
Item 27: War Adventures, November 1952: no.10
Item 28: War Combat, September 1952: no.4
Item 29: War Combat, November 1952: no.5
Item 30: War Comics, June 1952: no.10
Item 31: Spy Thrillers, November 1954: no.1

Folder 6: Avon, 1951-1952

Item 32: Captain Steve Savage and his Jet Fighters, September 1951: v.1 no.2
Item 33: Captain Steve Savage Fights the Red Raiders from Siang-Po!, June 1952: no.4

Folder 7: Beckett Comics, 2003-2004

Item 34: Terminator 3, July 2003: no.1
Item 35: Terminator 3, August 2003: no.2
Item 36: Terminator 3, September 2003: no.3
Item 37: Terminator 3, October 2003: no.4
Item 38: Terminator 3, December 2003: no.5
Item 39: Terminator 3, January 2004: no.6

Folder 8: Carnal Comics, 1992, 2000

Item 40: Demi the Demoness, March 1992: no.1
Item 41: Demi the Demoness, June 2000: no.5
Item 42: Triple-X Cinema, no date: pt.1
Item 43: Triple-X Cinema, no date: pt.2
Item 44: Triple-X Cinema, no date: pt.3

Folder 9: Charlton Publications, 1955

Item 45: Nyoka the Jungle Girl, March 1955: no.10

Folder 10: Cherry Comics, 1998-2000

Item 46: Cherry, 1998: no.1
Item 47: Cherry, 1998: no.2
Item 48: Cherry, 1998: no.3
Item 49: Cherry, 1998: no.5
Item 50: Cherry, 1999: no.4
Item 51: Cherry, 1999: no.6
Item 52: Cherry, 1999: no.7
Item 53: Cherry, 1999: no.20
Item 54: Cherry, 1999: no.21
Item 55: Cherry, 2000: no.8
Item 56: Cherry, 2000: no.9
Item 57: Cherry, 2000: no.22

Folder 11: DC Comics, 1960-1964, 1966, 1968, 1970-1971, 2004, 2010-2011

Item 58: Action Comcis Presents Supergirl, March/April 1968: no.360
Item 59: Batman, June 1960: no.132
Item 60: Batman, August 1960: no.133
Item 61: Batman, August 1961: no.141
Item 62: Batman and Black Canary, August/September 1970: no.91
Item 63: Giant Batman Annual, July/August 1966: no.182
Item 64: Giant Batman Annual, Summer 1964: no.7
Item 65: Batman and Catwoman, 2004: v.1
Item 66: Batman and Catwoman, 2004: v.2
Item 67: Batman and Robin, January 2011: no.16
Item 68: Batman Confidential, December 2010: no.49
Item 69: Detective Comics, February 1961: no.288
Item 70: Detective Comics, September 1961: no.295
Item 71: Detective Comics, August 1962: no.306
Item 72: Detective Comics, March 1963: no.313
Item 73: Detective Comics, March 1963: no.313
Item 74: Detective Comics, September 1963: no.319
Item 75: Detective Comics, October 1963: no.320
Item 76: Forever People, April/May 1971: no.2

Box 2

Folder 1: DC Comics, 1950-1952, 1956-1959, 1960-1968, 1970-1971, 1973-1974, 1993, 1998, 2010

Item 1: Giant, August-September 1971: no.140
Item 2: Green Lantern, March 1962: no.11
Item 3: Lois Lane, 1998
Item 4: Lois Lane (Giant Annual), Summer 1962: no.1
Item 5: Lois Lane (Giant), September 1965: no.14
Item 6: Lois Lane (Giant), September/October 1966: no.68
Item 7: Metal Men, August-September 1964: no.9
Item 8: Metal Men, February-March 1965: no.12
Item 9: Mister Miracle, September-October 1971: no.4
Item 10: Mister Miracle, March-April 1973: no.13
Item 11: Mister Miracle, June-July 1973: no.14
Item 12: Mister Miracle, August-September 1973: no.15
Item 13: Mister Miracle, October-November 1973: no.16
Item 14: Mister Miracle, December-January 1973/1974: no.17
Item 15: Sensation Comics, May/June 1950: no.97
Item 16: Static, June 1993: no.1
Item 17: Static, June 1993: no.1
Item 18: Static, August 1993: no.3
Item 19: Superboy, September 1963: no.107
Item 20: Superboy, September 1964: no.115
Item 21: Superboy, January 1966: no.126
Item 22: Superman, November-December 1951: no.73
Item 23: Superman, September 1956: no.108
Item 24: Superman, January 1957: no.110
Item 25: Superman, February 1959: no.127
Item 26: Superman, October 1959: no.132
Item 27: Superman, May 1960: no.137
Item 28: Superman, August 1960: no.139
Item 29: Superman, October 1962: no.156
Item 30: Superman, February 1963: no.159
Item 31: Superman, November 1963: no.165
Item 32: Superman, July 1964: no.170
Item 33: Superman, December 2010: no.704
Item 34: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, January 1960: no.14
Item 35: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, May 1961: no.25
Item 36: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, October 1962: no.36
Item 37: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, April 1963: no.40
Item 38: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, July 1963: no.42
Item 39: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, August 1963: no.43
Item 40: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, October 1963: no.44
Item 41: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, May 1964: no.49
Item 42: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, January 1966: no.62
Item 43: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, August 1967: no.76
Item 44: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, October 1967: no.78
Item 45: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (Giant), September/October 1970: no.104
Item 46: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, November 1970: no.106
Item 47: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, July 1971: no.111
Item 48: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, October 1958
Item 49: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, April 1963: no.68
Item 50: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, September 1963: no.71
Item 51: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, December 1964: no.81
Item 52: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, January 1966: no.90
Item 53: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, February 1966: no.92
Item 54: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, March 1967: no.100
Item 55: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (Giant), August-September 1967: no.104
Item 56: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (Giant), August-September 1968: no.113
Item 57: Wonder Woman, September-October 1952: no.55
Item 58: Wonder Woman, November-December 1952: no.56
Item 59: Wonder Woman, March-April 1973: no.205
Item 60: World's Finest, November 1959: no.105
Item 61: World's Finest, August 1960: no.111
Item 62: World's Finest, February 1961: no.115
Item 63: World's Finest, March 1964: no.140

Box 3

Folder 1: Dell, 1950-1952, 1957

Item 1: Crusader Rabbit, May 1957: no.805
Item 2: Gene Autry Comics, June 1950: no.40
Item 3: Gene Autry Comics, April 1951: no.50
Item 4: Gene Autry Comics, November 1952: no.69
Item 5: Gene Autry's Champion, November-January 1952: no.4

Folder 2: Eros Comix, 1990-1994, 1996, 1998-2000

Item 6: Anton's Drekbook, March 1991

no.1

Item 7: Boffy the Vampire Layer, January 2000

no.1

Item 8: Boffy the Vampire Layer, July 2000

no.2

Item 9: Bustline Combat, 1999

Item 10: The Crypt of Cum!, February 1999

no.1

Item 11: Domino Lady, 1990

no.2

Item 12: Domino Lady, 1990

no.2

copy 2

Item 13: Domino Lady, 1990

no.3

Item 14: Domino Lady, 1990

no.3

copy 2

Item 15: Forbidden Frankenstein, May 1991

no.1

Item 16: Forbidden Frankenstein, September 1991

no.2

Item 17: Karate Girl, April 1992

no.1

Item 18: Karate Girl, June 1992

no.2

Item 19: Karate Girl, December 1992

no.3

Item 20: Karate Girl (Special), 1993

Item 21: Monster Lust, 1992

Item 22: Ninety-Nine Girls, 1991

Item 23: Pipsqueak Papers, 1999

Item 24: Sally Forth, November 1994

no.7

Item 25: Sindy-Anna Moans, 1996

no.3

Item 26: Sindy-Anna Moans, 1996

no.4

Item 27: Tart!, May 1994

no.1

Item 28: The Vault of Whores, October 1998

no.1

Item 29: Weird Sex!, January 1999

no.1

Item 30: XXX Women, December 1993

no.2

Item 31: XXX Women, February 1994

no.3

Item 32: XXX Women, February 1994

no.4

Folder 3: Entertaining Comics, 1953

Item 33: Frontline Combat, January-February 1953: no.10

Folder 4: Eternity, 1988-1990

Item 34: Spicy Tales, September 1988

no.1

Item 35: Spicy Tales, October 1988

no.2

Item 36: Spicy Tales, October 1988

no.2

copy 2

Item 37: Spicy Tales, November 1988

no.3

Item 38: Spicy Tales, January 1989

no.4

Item 39: Spicy Tales, March 1989

no.6

Item 40: Spicy Tales, May 1989

no.7

Item 41: Spicy Tales, May 1989

no.7

copy 2

Item 42: Spicy Tales, April 1989

no.2

Item 43: Spicy Tales, April 1989

no.2

copy 2

Item 44: Spicy Tales, June 1989

no.8

Item 45: Spicy Tales, June 1989

no.8

copy 2

Item 46: Spicy Tales, July 1989

no.9

Item 47: Spicy Tales, July 1989

no.9

copy 2

Item 48: Spicy Tales, August 1989

no.10

Item 49: Spicy Tales, September 1989

no.11

Item 50: Spicy Tales, October 1989

no.12

Item 51: Spicy Tales, December 1989

no.14

Item 52: Spicy Tales, February 1990

no.15

Folder 5: Excellent Publications, 1952-1953

Item 53: The Fighting Man, September 1952: no.1
Item 54: The Fighting Man, March 1953: no.5

Folder 6: Fantagraphics, 1987

Item 55: Thunda Tales, 1987: no.1

Folder 7: Fawcett, 1953

Item 56: Battle Stories, July 1953

Folder 8: Fiction House Magazines, 1944-1952

Item 57: Fight Comics, February 1946: no.42
Item 58: Fight Comics, April 1946: no.43
Item 59: Fight Comics, June 1948: no.56
Item 60: Fight Comics, March 1950: no.67
Item 61: Fight Comics, May 1950: no.68
Item 62: Fight Comics, January 1952: no.78
Item 63: Fight Comics, July 1952: no.81
Item 64: Jumbo Comics, March 1949: no.121
Item 65: Jumbo Comics, July 1949: no.125
Item 66: Jumbo Comics, October 1950: no.140
Item 67: Jungle Comics, August 1944: no.56
Item 68: Jungle Comics, February 1947: no.86
Item 69: Jungle Comics, July 1947: no.101
Item 70: Jungle Comics, December 1948: no.108
Item 71: Jungle Comics, February 1949: no.110
Item 72: Jungle Comics, September 1949: no.117
Item 73: Jungle Comics, November 1951: no.143
Item 74: Jungle Comics, September 1952: no.153
Item 75: Rangers Comics, June 1945: no.23
Item 76: Ranger Comics, April 1946: no.28
Item 77: Ranger Comics, June 1946: no.29

Box 4

Folder 1: Fiction House Magazines, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951-1952

Item 1: Wings Comics, October 1945

no.62

Item 2: Wings Comics, October 1945

no.62

copy 2

Item 3: Wings Comics, April 1947

no.80

Item 4: Wings Comics, April 1949

no.104

Item 5: Wings Comics, Summer 1951

no.114

Item 6: Wings Comics, Summer 1952

no.116

Item 7: Wings Comics, Fall 1952

no.117

Folder 2: Gemstone Publishing, 1998

Item 8: Valor, December 1998: no.3

Folder 3: Harvey Comics, 1953

Item 9: Joe Palooka, January 1953: v.2 no.75

Folder 4: ID, 1951-1952

Item 10: Men's Adventures, October 1951: no.10
Item 11: Mister Universe, April 1952: no.5
Item 12: Spy-Hunters, March 1952: no.22

Folder 5: Kitchen Sink Comix, 1989

Item 13: "Omaha", September 1989: no.13

Folder 6: Last Gasp, 1972, 1991

Item 14: Horny Biker Comics, 1991: no.4
Item 15: Young Lust, 1972: no.3

Folder 7: Marvel, 1946, 1965, 1968, 1972-1974, 1976, 1993, 1997

Item 16: Avengers, May 1968: v.1 no.52
Item 17: Captain Marvel, July 1946: v.11 no.63
Item 18: Captain Marvel Junior, May 1946: v.7 no.38
Item 19: Captain Marvel Junior, June 1946: v.7 no.39
Item 20: Dr. Strange, February 1993: no.50
Item 21: Marvel Tales, June 1974: no.51
Item 22: Marvel Tales, May 1976: no.67
Item 23: Sergeant Fury, September 1972: no.6
Item 24: Sergeant Fury, January 1973: no.8
Item 25: Sergeant Fury, May 1973: no.10
Item 26: Sergeant Fury, July 1973: no.11
Item 27: Wolverine, 1997
Item 28: X-Men, May 1965: no.11

Folder 8: ME, 1952, 1954

Item 29: Cave Girl, 1954: no.14
Item 30: Thun'Da, 1952: no.2

Folder 9: Novelty Press, 1945

Item 31: Blue Bolt, October 1945: v.6 no.4

Folder 10: Quality Comic, 1954-1955

Item 32: G.I. Combat, November 1954: no.18
Item 33: G.I. Combat, August 1955: no.27

Folder 11: Rip Off Press, 1991, 1997-1998

Item 34: Demi the Demoness, 1997: no.4
Item 35: Demi the Demoness and Cassiopeia the Witch, 1997
Item 36: Demi the Demoness Meets Captain Fortune, 1997
Item 37: Demi and Shaundra, 1998
Item 38: Demi the Demoness Accompanies, ca.1990: Trade cards
Item 39: The Magical Nymphini, April 1991: no.2

Folder 12: Slave Labor Graphics, 1987

Item 40: It's Science, May 1987: no.4

Folder 13: St. John, 1953

Item 41: Heckle and Jeckle Comics, September 1953: no.13

Folder 14: Standard Comics, 1952

Item 42: Joe Yank, March 1952: no.5

Folder 15: Street and Smith, 1944

Item 43: Super Magician, August 1944: v.3 no.4

Folder 16: Tundra, 1993

Item 44: Madman Adventures, 1993: no.3

Folder 17: Valliant, 1993

Item 45: Magnus, April 1993: no.24

Folder 18: Visual Editions, 1946-1947

Item 46: Real Life Comics, November 1946: no.36
Item 47: Real Life Comics, May 1947: no.39

Folder 19: Warfront, 1952

Item 48: Warfront, May 1952

no.6

Item 49: Warfront, May 1952

no.6

copy 2

Item 50: Warfront, June 1952

no.7

Folder 20: Wizard, 2000

Item 51: Vampirella vs. Lady Death, 2000

Folder 21: Zeiff Davis

Item 52: G.I. Joe, July 1952: no.13
Item 53: G.I. Joe, August 1953: no.24
Item 54: G.I. Joe, September 1954: no.35

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