{"id":264,"date":"2018-06-25T15:35:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/?p=264"},"modified":"2018-06-25T15:42:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:42:34","slug":"library-of-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2018\/06\/25\/library-of-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Library of Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re ever in Washington, DC, stop by the James Madison Building at The Library of Congress and see what has been touted as the largest publicly available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/news\/comics.html\">Comic Book Collection<\/a> in the United States. Most of the current comic books at the Library of Congress have been acquired through copyright deposit, but a small selection of foreign titles are also available. In addition, a recently-signed agreement with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smallpressexpo.com\">Small Press Expo<\/a> (SPX) allows the Library to collect independent comics and cartoons that are not available through copyright deposit.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\r\n<h2>Library of Awesome<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/prn-17-063\/library-of-congress-to-celebrate-the-world-of-comics\/2017-05-26\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2018\/06\/25\/library-of-comics\/library-of-awesome\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/Library-of-Awesome.jpg?fit=450%2C609&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"450,609\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Library of Awesome\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/Library-of-Awesome.jpg?fit=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/Library-of-Awesome.jpg?fit=450%2C609&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/Library-of-Awesome.jpg?resize=172%2C232&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Library of Awesome poster\" width=\"172\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/Library-of-Awesome.jpg?resize=222%2C300&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/Library-of-Awesome.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a>Last summer the Library of Congress celebrated the role of comics and graphic novels in promoting literacy, as collectibles, in the arts, advertising, sociology, popular culture, and history with \u201cThe Library of Awesome\u201d\u2014a pop-up display of more than a hundred items, including famous comic book issues, drawings, original comic strips, and other miscellanea. Related programming included a costume contest; a panel discussion about the original art and collections held at the Library; and interviews with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyndacarter.com\/\">Lynda Carter<\/a>, star of the 1970s \u201cWonder Woman\u201d TV series, and with former publisher and president of DC Comics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/talent\/paul-levitz\">Paul Levitz<\/a> and DC writer and artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dccomics.com\/talent\/dan-jurgens\">Dan Jurgens<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you missed this event, you can still view some portions on YouTube:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>A tour of the pop-up exhibit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lSasZV51s0E&amp;t=30s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lSasZV51s0E&amp;t=30s<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Interview with Lynda Carter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kbzuiRG5ODo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kbzuiRG5ODo<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>Interview with Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wnziMLaIYJI\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wnziMLaIYJI<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Other Exhibits<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2251629~S12\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2018\/06\/25\/library-of-comics\/herblock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?fit=406%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"406,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"herblock\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cover of the catalog for an exhibition of political cartoons by Herbert Block at the Library of Congress. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?fit=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?fit=406%2C403&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-270\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?resize=232%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Herblock's History\" width=\"232\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?w=406&amp;ssl=1 406w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/herblock.png?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>Current exhibitions at the Library of Congress include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibitions\/drawn-to-purpose\/about-this-exhibition\/\">Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists<\/a>, which highlights the contributions made by North American women to the art forms of illustration and cartooning; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/herblock-gallery\/\">Herblock Gallery<\/a>, an ongoing, periodically changing display of editorial cartoonist Herbert L. Block\u2019s original drawings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Several older online exhibits related to comics and cartooning can be viewed in the Library of Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/all\/\">exhibitions archive<\/a> (the curators seem especially fond of their collection of political cartoons by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/pictures\/collection\/hlb\/\">Herblock<\/a>):<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/hirschfeld\/\">Al Hirschfeld \u2014 Beyond Broadway<\/a> (November 9, 2000\u2013March 31, 2001)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/szyk\/\">Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom<\/a> (December 9, 1999\u2013May 6, 2000)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/blondie\/\">Blondie Gets Married! Comic Strip Drawings by Chic Young<\/a> (June 22\u2013September 16, 2000)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/cartoonamerica\/\">Cartoon America<\/a> (November 2, 2006\u2013January 27, 2007)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/herblock-down-to-earth\/\">Down to Earth: Herblock and Photographers Observe the Environment<\/a> (September 22, 2012\u2013March 23, 2013)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/herblock-enduring-outrage\/\">Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by HERBLOCK<\/a> (July 17, 2006\u2013January 20, 2007)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/herblock\/\">Herblock!<\/a> (October 13, 2009\u2013May 1, 2010)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/hbgift\/\">Herblock\u2019s Gift<\/a>: Selections from the Herb Block Foundation Collection (March 12\u2013June 28, 2003)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/herblocks-history\/\">Herblock\u2019s History: Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium<\/a> (October 17, 2000\u2013February 17, 2001); see also the accompanying <a href=\"https:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b2251629~S12\">exhibition catalogue<\/a>, available in the Eagle Commons Library<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/telnaes\/\">Humor\u2019s Edge: Cartoons by Ann Telnaes<\/a> (June 3\u2013September 11, 2004)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/craws\/\">Monstrous Craws &amp; Character Flaws: Masterpieces of Cartoon and Caricature<\/a>\u00a0(February 25\u2013July 6, 1998)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/oliphant\/\">Oliphant\u2019s Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress<\/a> (April 29\u2013August 15, 1998)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/pointing-their-pens-editorial-cartoons\/\">Pointing Their Pens: Herblock and Fellow Cartoonists Confront the Issues<\/a> (March 21, 2015\u2013March 19, 2016)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/stagestruck\/\">Stagestruck!: Performing Arts Caricatures at the Library of Congress<\/a> (November 5, 1998\u2013April 3, 1999)<\/li>\r\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/exhibits\/timely-and-timeless\/\">Timely and Timeless<\/a> (September 15, 2011\u2013March 10, 2012)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>LC Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5: Sep.\u2013Oct. 2017: Comics! An American History<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/lcm\/pdf\/LCM_2017_0910.pdf\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"274\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/2018\/06\/25\/library-of-comics\/library-of-congress-magazine-september-october-2017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?fit=800%2C1035&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1035\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Office of Communications&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Hey everyone: comics! We find interesting stories from our exhaustive collection of American comic books and comic art, plus feature webcomics and web culture, 1970s Wonder Woman Lynda Carter and more.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Comic illustrations are all (c) their respective copyright owners, as designated. Original written content public domain (produc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Library of Congress Magazine - September-October 2017&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Library of Congress Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5: September\u2013October 2017\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cover page  of an issue of Library of Congress Magazine dedicated to comics. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?fit=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?fit=580%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?resize=138%2C178&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Library of Congress Magazine, September\u2013October 2017: Comics! An American History\" width=\"138\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.library.unt.edu\/comics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2018\/06\/comics-an-american-history-cover.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a>Shortly after the Library of Awesome event, the Library of Congress\u2019s official newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/lcm\/\">LC Magazine<\/a>, devoted an entire issue to celebrating various aspects of the comics industry. In addition to three full-length feature articles, each of the regularly appearing columns in the September\u2013October 2017 issue pertained in some way to comics. We have a paper copy of this issue available for checkout at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.unt.edu\/eagle-commons-library\">Eagle Commons Library<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/facilities.unt.edu\/sycamore-hall\">Sycamore Hall<\/a> under call number <a href=\"https:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b4371509~S12\">LC 1.18:2017\/5<\/a>, and an electronic copy can be read online for free at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/lcm\/pdf\/LCM_2017_0910.pdf\">http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/lcm\/pdf\/LCM_2017_0910.pdf<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>These were the main feature articles:<\/p>\r\n<h3>\u201cThe Greatest Comic Book Villain?\u201d<\/h3>\r\n<p>Article on Dr. Fredric Wertham, crusader against comics, whose book <a href=\"https:\/\/iii.library.unt.edu\/record=b5976729~S12\"><em>Seduction of the Innocent<\/em><\/a> led to a series of congressional hearings, nearly destroyed the comic book industry, and resulted in the stultifying <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comics_Code_Authority\">Comics Code Authority.<\/a> The Library of Congress acquired Wertham\u2019s papers in 1987. You can find a guide to the contents online at <a href=\"http:\/\/lccn.loc.gov\/mm87062110\">http:\/\/lccn.loc.gov\/mm87062110<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>\u201cPresidents, Rock Stars, and Other Heroes: Real People in Comics\u201d<\/h3>\r\n<p>Not all comic books are about superheroes and other fictional characters. This article by <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/loc\/author\/wmal\/\">Wendi A. Maloney<\/a>, a writer-editor at the U.S. Copyright Office, describes some real people who have been depicted in comic book form. Many real people have made cameo appearances in fictional stories, and several others have been featured in their own non-fictional stories. Once of the most well-received graphic novels of recent years is the autobiographical <em>March<\/em> trilogy of U.S. Representative John Lewis. This work in turn was inspired by the 16-page, 1957 comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crmvet.org\/docs\/ms_for_comic.pdf\"><em>Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story<\/em><\/a>, which helped guide and encourage many non-violent civil rights activists in the 1960s and is still relevant today.<\/p>\r\n<h3>\u201cThe American Way: How Comic Books Reflect Our Culture\u201d<\/h3>\r\n<p>This article by <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/loc\/author\/mhartsell\/\">Mark Hartsell<\/a>, publications editor at the Library of Congress, demonstrates how the characters and stories in popular comics provide insight into American attitudes toward such issues as race, ethnicity, and gender and reflect the evolving value systems of American society.<\/p>\r\n<p>These are a few of the stories that appeared in the shorter columns (called \u201cdepartments\u201d), each of which focuses on a specific aspect of the Library\u2019s collections:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>In the First Drafts department, the brief article \u201cFriendly Neighborhood Spider-Man\u201d discusses Steve Ditko\u2019s original drawings for \u201cAmazing Fantasy #15,\u201d the 1962 comic book that introduced Spider-Man to the world. If you want to see all 25 of these pages you\u2019ll have to make a trip to the Library of Congress, but you can see eleven of them online at <a href=\"http:\/\/loc.gov\/item\/2016687393\/\">http:\/\/loc.gov\/item\/2016687393\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t<li>In the Expert\u2019s Corner section of this issue, Sara Duke\u2019s article \u201cStroke of Pen, Brush of Ink\u201d explains how original artwork such Ditko\u2019s can reveal much about the process of creation and collaboration.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>In the Curator\u2019s Picks department, Serials Reference Specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/headlinesandheroes\/author\/mhals\/\">Megan Halsband<\/a> shares some of her favorite comics featuring women characters as well as women authors and illustrators. Here you\u2019ll find such strong female role models as Wonder Woman, Little Lulu, and a princess who rescues herself.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Also on theme of women, the \u201cTrending at the Library\u201d column comments on Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden\u2019s interview with Lynda Carter, who played Wonder Woman on television in the 1970s and spoke recently at the Library of Congress about how her character has inspired and empowered girls and women. She also presented to the Library a signed copy of the screenplay from the 2017 Wonder Woman film.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The last column in this issue, aptly titled \u201cLast Word,\u201d uses a stirring exhortation by U.S. Representative John Lewis, author of the March trilogy, as a springboard to a brief meditation on how comics can inspire and connect us by providing a profound window into the problems and possibilities of the human condition. You can watch a video and read a transcript of John Lewis\u2019s inspiring presentation at the 2016 National Book Festival at <a href=\"http:\/\/go.usa.gov\/xRQgT\">http:\/\/go.usa.gov\/xRQgT<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Would You Like to Know More?<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you would like to learn more about the Library of Congress collections, or about the many comic books and graphic novels available in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.library.unt.edu\/government-information-connection\">UNT government documents collection<\/a>, please visit the Eagle Commons Library in Sycamore Hall, where our friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to assist with your research needs.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Article by Bobby Griffith.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/2007687169\/\"><em>Photo of James Madison Building<\/em><\/a><em> by Carol M. Highsmith, photographer, courtesy of Library of Congress.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/prn-17-063\/library-of-congress-to-celebrate-the-world-of-comics\/2017-05-26\/\"><em>\u201cLibrary of Awesome\u201d poster image<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/lcm\/pdf\/LCM_2017_0910.pdf\"><em>LC Magazine cover image<\/em><\/a><em> from <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\"><em>Library of Congress<\/em><\/a><em> Web site.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Cover of <\/em>Herblock&#8217;s History<em> exhibition catalog scanned from this item in the UNT Libraries Government Documents collection.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re ever in Washington, DC, stop by the James Madison Building at The Library of Congress and see what has been touted as the largest publicly available Comic Book Collection in the United States. 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