History of American Comic Books (How A Murder/Suicide at Harvard University Led to an International Comic Book Preservation Project)
(Room Town & Country)
29 Jun 16
1:30 PM
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2:45 PM
A brief history of American comic books (from a 1933 shoe store giveaway to a multibillion-dollar industry). How a murder/suicide at Harvard University led to an international effort to preserve key comic books for the US Library Of Congress. Included will be an amusing 10-minute Wisconsin Public Radio interview on the Q-Collection Comic Book Preservation Project.A brief history of American comic books (from a 1933 shoe store giveaway to a multibillion-dollar industry). How a murder/suicide at Harvard University led to an international effort to preserve key comic books for the US Library Of Congress. Included will be an amusing 10-minute Wisconsin Public Radio interview on the Q-Collection Comic Book Preservation Project.