Comics

A portrait from the collections, inscribed with the name

New Collection from Gag-Master William Boswell "Bosh" Rigsby Added
Oct 12, 2021

Recently processed and now available for research, the William Boswell "Bosh" Rigsby papers (AC 907) contain family papers, photographs, and a collect...

Mary Marvel on the cover of Wow Comics

Comic Books in Special Collections
Feb 18, 2021

This post was originally posted on October 18, 2019. Many people think of superheroes and action-packed stories when they think of comic books, b...

Adventure Comics 87 Cover

Class Visit Opens New Perspectives on Golden Age Comics
Mar 29, 2017

This is a guest post by Dr. Craig Fischer, Professor of English at Appalachian State University.I’ve been a comic book fan for almost half a ce...