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Reference code
MS 422/8
Title
Box 8
Date(s)
- 2004-2012 (Creation)
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Series
Extent and medium
1 short comics box
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(1960-)
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Scope and content
This box contains 191 comics from December 2004 to September 2012 with the majority being from 2008 and 2009. They consist of mostly Vertigo, DC, and Wildstorm titles, with a Wildstorm/Dynamite comic Freddy vs Jason vs Ash, a DC/Wildstorm crossover comic titled DreamWar, and a Tangent comic. Some of the titles for Vertigo include American Vampire, Sweet Tooth, American Splendor, Sandman, iZombie, (3) special issues of After Watchmen... What's Next? and one issue of Greek Street that has a blurb by Grant Morrison on the cover. Some of the titles for Wildstorm are mostly superhero titles such as The Authority, but there are also television and videogame adaptation comics such asX-files, Push, and God of War. Some of the titles for DC include a reprint of the first Watchmen, Terra, Raven, Will Eisner's Spirit, and Blue Beetle. One Blue Beetle comic is damaged with a ripped cover, but is legible to read. There were a few comics with rusty staples. One Papa Midnite #1 duplicate was removed.
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Not expected
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Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Description identifier
MS 422/8
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Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English