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Comic Book, "Action Comics"

Publisher:
Action Comics
Author:
Siegel, Jerry
Artist:
Shuster, Joe
Maker:
Siegel, Jerry
Shuster, Joe
Action Comics
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm
Object Name:
book, comic
comic book
Place Made:
United States: New York, New York
Date made:
1940
Date made:
1939
Subject:
Superman
Comics
Expositions and Fairs
1939 exhibit
Popular Entertainment
Art
Event:
New York World's Fair (1939)
ID Number:
1988.3095.33
Catalog number:
1988.3095.33
.33
Nonaccession number:
1988.3095
Description (Brief):
This is an "Action Comics" Comic Book featuring Superman.
Superman’s June 1938 appearance in Action Comics No. 1 gave birth to the superhero genre. Superman used his extraordinary powers to fight for “truth and justice.” The character’s popularity led to the creation of other costumed crime fighters such as Batman and Captain Marvel.
Location:
Currently not on view
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
1939 exhibit
Data Source:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Record ID:
nmah_1071851
Visitor Tag(s):

The Lonesome Mrs. K. [Comic.]

Creator:
Lever Brothers Company
Artist:
Dorne, Albert
Physical description:
1 item col. 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Type:
Comics
Print advertising
Topic:
Women
Baths
Telephone
Local number:
245119
Ivorydata4 976
0300600188 (Scan No.)
Summary:
Caption: "The Lonesome Mrs. K." Comic strip style ad featuring women playing cards. For Lifebuoy Soap
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Soap series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana 1838-1953
Data Source:
Archives Center - NMAH
Record ID:
siris_arc_245119
Visitor Tag(s):

Blondie comic strip

Licensee:
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 3.9 x 13.1cm (1 1/2 x 5 3/16in.)
Type:
Art
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 15, 1986
Object number:
1992.2057.1
Description:
This is original art panel for the comic strip “Blondie.” It features one of the strip’s most common situations, Dagwood rushing to work and colliding with Mr. Beasley, the letter carrier. The panel is signed "Young & Drake.”
The “Blondie” comic strip began on September 8, 1930. On February 17, 1933, Blondie married Dagwood Bumstead, and the comic began to take on the form it continues to have today. Chic Young (1901-1973) was the strip’s original cartoonist. After Young’s death, his son Dean worked with Jim Raymond and Stan Drake, among others, to keep the strip going.
The letter carrier Mr. Beasley became a regular on the strip not long after Dagwood and Blondie married. In 1995 the U.S. Postal Service recognized the strip’s place in American comic history by adding it to the “Comic Strip Classics” series of U.S. stamps.
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1992.2057.1
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Blondie comic strip

Licensee:
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 5.5 x 16.1cm (2 3/16 x 6 3/8in.)
Type:
Art
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 1, 1992
Object number:
1992.2057.3
Description:
This cartoon features Blondie’s husband, Dagwood, rushing to work. In this strip, he collides with the substitute letter carrier who is taking the place of the regular carrier. It is an original piece of art work for the "Blondie" cartoon and is signed "Young & Drake.”
Chic Young (1901-1973) began drawing the “Blondie” comic strip on September 8, 1930. On February 17, 1933, Blondie married Dagwood Bumstead, and the comic began taking on the form it has to this today. After Young’s death, his son Dean worked with Jim Raymond and Stan Drake, among others, to keep the strip going. In 1995, the U.S. Postal Service recognized the strip’s place in American comic history by adding it to the “Comic Strip Classics” series of US stamps.
Reference:
Horn, Maurice, editor. The World Encyclopedia of Comics, New York: Chelsea House, 1976, p. 118, 175.
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1992.2057.3
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Blondie comic strip

Licensee:
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 5.5 x 16.3cm (2 3/16 x 6 3/8in.)
Type:
Art
Place:
United States of America
Date:
April 25, 1992
Object number:
1992.2057.2
Description:
This “Blondie” comic strip features the letter carrier Mr. Beasley, a character who has appeared regularly in the strip since the early 1930s. This feature plays off the famous phrase “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” It also shows the letter carrier noting with fear that “lightening is a whole different ball-game.” Not an official postal service motto, the first sentence was engraved on the James A. Farley post office building in New York City by the building’s architects.
Chic Young (1901-1973) began drawing the “Blondie” comic strip on September 8, 1930. On February 17, 1933, Blondie married Dagwood Bumstead, and the comic began taking the form it has to this today. After Young’s death, his son Dean worked with Jim Raymond and Stan Drake, among others, to keep the strip going. In 1995 the U.S. Postal Service recognized the strip’s place in American comic history by adding it to the 'Comic Strip Classics' series of U.S. stamps.
Resource:
Horn, Maurice, editor. The World Encyclopedia of Comics, New York: Chelsea House, 1976, p. 118, 175.
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1992.2057.2
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1 World Manga [fighting AIDS], 2006 [color comic book]

Artist:
Ng, Leandro
Physical description:
Ink on paper
1 item, 8.2" x 5.6"
Type:
Manga (comic books)
Comic books
Place:
Japan
Date:
2006
21st century
Topic:
Horses
HIV and AIDS
HIV Positive
Gay rights
LGBT
Homosexuality
Sexuality
Sexual minorities
Diseases
Local number:
AC1146-0000044.tif (AC Scan No.: cover)
Summary:
Story by Annette Roman, ink by Walden Wong. Cover depicts a boy and girl riding a fierce-looking horse with a large long tail
Cite as:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection
Data Source:
Archives Center - NMAH
Record ID:
siris_arc_300967
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Artwork for the Brain Boy comic book, circa 1962

Creator:
Springer, Frank 1929-2009
Physical description:
1 sheet ; 23 x 14.5 inches
Type:
Comic books
Collection descriptions
Drawings
Date:
1962
circa 1962
Local number:
NAA MS 1999-19
Notes:
The comic Brain Boy featured the adventures of Matt Price, an undercover agent with psychic powers who worked for a clandestine branch of the Secret Service called the Organization of Active Anthropologists
Summary:
An original page of artwork for the "Brain Boy" comic book (No. 3, Page 3, December-February 1963), signed by Frank Springer (the artist or inker). Reverse side is stamped "Dell Comics."
Cite as:
Manuscript 1999-19, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Data Source:
National Anthropological Archives
Record ID:
siris_arc_292186
Visitor Tag(s):

Bracero Reading Comic Book

Photographer:
Nadel, Leonard
Object Name:
negative
Place Made:
United States: California
Date photographed:
1956
Subject:
Photography
Mexican
Immigration
Bracero
Work
Migration
Agriculture
Migrant Workers
Government, Politics, and Reform
Leonard Nadel
Event:
Bracero Program
ID Number:
2004.0138.35.04
Accession number:
2004.0138
Catalog number:
2004.0138.35.04
Description:
Photograph: A bracero lies in his bed and reads a comic book at a camp in California.
Location:
Currently not on view
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Work and Industry: Work
Leonard Nadel
Data Source:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Record ID:
nmah_1354156
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Snuffy Smith comic strip

Artist:
Fred Lasswell
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
13.3 x 34.9 cm (5 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Type:
Art
Place:
United States of America
Date:
February 3, 1984
Object number:
1993.2045.2
Description:
This "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" comic strip was published on February 3, 1984. In this panel, which was donated to the museum for its inaugural exhibits, the letter carrier takes the only piece of mail for an address, an advertising flyer, and turns it into a paper airplane, sending the flying flyer into the house.
Cartoonist Fred Lasswell wrote and drew the strip for almost sixty years, although the strip itself is older than that. Originally created in 1919 by cartoonist Billy DeBeck, it continues to appear in newspapers and is one of the longest-running comic strips in history.
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1993.2045.2
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Broom Hilda comic strip

Artist:
Russell Myers
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
11.1 x 36.8 cm (4 3/8 x 141/2 in.)
Type:
Art
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 26, 1984
Object number:
1993.2014.1
Description:
This strip of four frames was first published on July 26, 1984. It shows the witch Broom Hilda approaching a postal clerk and asking for a stamp. The clerk proceeds to use a handstamp to mark her forehead.
Cartoonist Russell Myers created the cartoon strip “Broom Hilda," which features a witch as the title character. The strip first appeared on April 19, 1970, as part of the Chicago Tribune Syndicate.
Reference:
Horn, Maurice, editor. The World Encyclopedia of Comics, New York: Chelsea House, 1976, p. 134.
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1993.2014.1
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Snuffy Smith comic strip

Artist:
Fred Lasswell
Medium:
paper; ink
Dimensions:
13.3 x 34.9 cm (5 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Type:
Art
Place:
United States of America
Date:
January 13, 1984
Object number:
1993.2045.3
Description:
This "Barney Google and Snuffy Smith" cartoon strip was published on January 13, 1984. In this panel, donated to the museum for its inaugural exhibits, the letter carrier is being rushed to the hospital after having fallen off of 'Buzzard’s Peak', passing by Snuffy Smith, who asks if there is any mail for him in the bag.
Cartoonist Fred Lasswell wrote and drew the strip for almost sixty years, although the strip itself is older than that. Created in 1919 by cartoonist Billy DeBeck, it still appears in newspapers and is one of the longest-running comic strips in history.
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1993.2045.3
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Boys! Girls! Get my Handy Knife!..My Genuine Ivory Ring! [Print advertising.] Puck--The Comic Weekly. 1939

Advertiser:
Procter & Gamble Company
Subject:
Buck, Frank, 1884-1950
Physical description:
1 item, col., 27.5 x 39.5 cm
Type:
Print advertising
Comics
Date:
1939
Topic:
Toys
Children
Premiums (Retail trade)
Local number:
Ivorydata4 1452
0307910257 (Scan No.)
Summary:
Illustration: Frank Buck on left, comic illustration of children showing off premium items
Published 18 Aug. 1939
See more items in:
Ivory Soap Advertising Collection 1883-1998
Data Source:
Archives Center - NMAH
Record ID:
siris_arc_245595
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The Black Panther Slurpee Cup

Maker:
Marvel Comics Group
Southland Corporation
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 3 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 8.255 cm
Object Name:
cup
Date made:
1975
Subject:
Comics
Food
FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
ID Number:
2012.0040.01
Accession number:
2012.0040
Catalog number:
2012.0040.01
Description:
Southland Corporation’s chain of 7-Eleven convenience stores is known for proprietary products like the Big Gulp® fountain soft drinks, Big Bite® hot dogs, and Slurpee® beverages, a sweet, semi-frozen, flavored drink. 7-Eleven promoted Slurpees with limited-edition cup designs to appeal to kids and teens and to encourage repeat business. These collectible plastic cups from 1975 feature Marvel comic book characters. The 10 designs in the museum’s collection are from a total of 60 in the series and include Captain America, Red Sonja, Dr. Doom, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Falcon, The Vision, Silver Surfer, Black Panther, and Cyclops. The 12-oz. size predates the popularity of supersized (1.2 liter) drinks.
Omar Knedlik invented a machine to make frozen beverages with a slushy consistency in the late 1950s. In 1965, 7-Eleven began a licensing deal with his brand, the ICEE Company, to sell the same product under a different name. 7-Eleven has been selling Slurpees since 1967.
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
Exhibition:
Food: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
Data Source:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Record ID:
nmah_1419355
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Captain America Slurpee Cup

Maker:
Southland Corporation
Marvel Comics Group
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 in x 3 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 8.255 cm
Object Name:
cup
Date made:
1975
Subject:
Comics
Food
FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
ID Number:
2012.0040.02
Catalog number:
2012.0040.02
Accession number:
2012.0040
Description:
Southland Corporation’s chain of 7-Eleven convenience stores is known for proprietary products like the Big Gulp® fountain soft drinks, Big Bite® hot dogs, and Slurpee® beverages, a sweet, semi-frozen, flavored drink. 7-Eleven promoted Slurpees with limited-edition cup designs to appeal to kids and teens and to encourage repeat business. These collectible plastic cups from 1975 feature Marvel comic book characters. The 10 designs in the museum’s collection are from a total of 60 in the series and include Captain America, Red Sonja, Dr. Doom, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Falcon, The Vision, Silver Surfer, Black Panther, and Cyclops. The 12-oz. size predates the popularity of supersized (1.2 liter) drinks.
Omar Knedlik invented a machine to make frozen beverages with a slushy consistency in the late 1950s. In 1965, 7-Eleven began a licensing deal with his brand, the ICEE Company, to sell the same product under a different name. 7-Eleven has been selling Slurpees since 1967.
This plastic Slurpee cup from the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores was produced in 1975 as one of a series featuring Marvel Comics superheroes. It shows the character Captain America and this quote: DURING WORLD WAR TWO, I WAS A LIVING SYMBOL FOR ALL THAT AMERICA STOOD FOR. SOME WOULD SAY THAT THE WAR WAS WON DUE TO MY INSPIRATION ALONE, BUT YOU’LL NEVER CATCH ME SAYING THAT. NOT CAPTAIN AMERICA!
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
Exhibition:
Food: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
Data Source:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Record ID:
nmah_1419357
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[College girls comic sequence : stereoscopic photonegative.]

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood
H.C. White Co
Physical description:
Silver gelatin on glass
1 item, 3-3/4" x 7"
Type:
Photographs
Stereoscopic photographs
Date:
1895
1921
1890-1920
Topic:
Dining rooms
International education
College students
Local number:
RSN 5553
Notes:
Currently stored in box 1.1.30 [159]
Cancelled by scratching
Orig. no. 241-E
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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection 1895-1921
Data Source:
Archives Center - NMAH
Record ID:
siris_arc_145340
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Marvel Comic's Super Heroes Thermos

Maker:
Aladdin
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 cm x 8.5 cm x 17 cm; 3 15/16 in x 3 3/8 in x 6 11/16 in
Object Name:
bottle
Date made:
1976
Subject:
Family & Social Life
Lunch Boxes
Popular Entertainment
ID Number:
2003.3070.11.02
Nonaccession number:
2003.3070
Catalog number:
2003.3070.11.02
Description (Brief):
This plastic thermos bottle was made by Aladdin Industries in 1976. It has a screw-on black plastic cup lid with handle and screw-on beige plastic stopper. The bottle is the companion to lunch box object number 2003.3070.11.01, and shows images of Marvel’s super heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Hulk.
Location:
Currently not on view
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Lunch Boxes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Record ID:
nmah_1250087
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Marvel Comic's Super Heroes Lunch Box

Maker:
Aladdin
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
plastic (handle material)
Measurements:
overall: 21 cm x 19 cm x 9.5 cm; 8 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 3/4 in
Object Name:
lunch box
Date made:
1976
Subject:
Family & Social Life
Lunch Boxes
Popular Entertainment
ID Number:
2003.3070.11.01
Nonaccession number:
2003.3070
Catalog number:
2003.3070.11.01
Description (Brief):
This steel lunch box was made by Aladdin in 1976. It has a metal snap for hinged lid and collapsible black plastic handle. The box features a collection of Marvel superheroes. The lid shows the Fantastic Four, while the back has images of Thor, Spider-Man, and Captain America. One side shows three images of Bruce Banner in the act of transforming into the Hulk, while the other side shows Daredevil, the Scarlet Witch, and Yellowjacket. The multitude of characters and colors made this a very popular box.
Location:
Currently not on view
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Lunch Boxes
Data Source:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Record ID:
nmah_1250086
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32c Comic Strips pane of twenty single

Scott Catalogue USA 3000
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
October 1, 1995
Topic:
Stars of Stage & Screen
Art & Photography
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1996.2081.214
Description:
mint
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_1996.2081.214
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39c DC Comics Superheroes pane of twenty

Scott Catalogue USA 4084
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 20, 2006
Topic:
Stars of Stage & Screen
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2006.2036.151.1-20
Description:
unused
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_2006.2036.151.1-20
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41c Marvel Comics Superheroes pane of twenty

Scott Catalogue USA 4159
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ photogravure
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 26, 2007
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2007.2025.62.1-20
Description:
mint
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
Record ID:
npm_2007.2025.62.1-20
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