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Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection
"Chronological Index: B.C. to 1899"

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Chronological Index

Dates and eras in stories, in history, or in the history of comics are listed here beginning with the earliest. Shortcuts down the list:
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8 Million BC.
   "Conqueror from 8 Million B.C." (Flash) / John Broome,
   story ; Carmine Infantino, pencils ; Joe Giella, inks. In
   Flash Annual, no. 1 (Oct./Dec. 1963); reprinted from Flash,
   no. 105 (Mar. 1959). -- Call no.: PN6728.3.N3F55no.1
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1,000,000 B.C.
   "Thank Heavens This is 1,000,000 B.C. and the Atomic Bomb
   Hasn't Been Invented Yet!"* (Flintstones, Aug. 22, 1985) --
   Summary: Fred is arguing about his score, and Dino the
   caddy comments. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf scores"
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One Million B.C.
   "The Warning from One Million B.C.!" / Otto Binder, script
   ; Sid Greene, art. 8 p. in Strange Adventures, no. 109
   (Oct. 1959) ; reprinted in From Beyond the Unknown, no. 11
   (June/July 1971). -- Data from M. Tiefenbacher and Grand
   Comic Book Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S76no.109
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500 B.C.
   "The Lana Lang of 500 B.C.!" (Lois Lane) 8 p. in Superman's
   Girlfriend Lois Lane, no. 40 (Apr. 1963). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S78no.40
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ca. 500 B.C.
   "The Wild One" / by Arnie Clapman. p. 81-83 in Heavy Metal,
   v. 8, no. 4 (July 1984). -- Minotaur story, takes place on
   "the small planet Viveanna, over 2,500 Earth years ago." --
   Call no.: PN6728.H43v.8no.4
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450 B.C.
   "Women on Wheels" 2 p. text in Wonder Woman, no. 104 (Feb.
   1959). -- History of women and specialized wagons and
   carriages, from 450 B.C. to 1895 A.D. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W6no.104
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44 B.C.
   Index entry (p. 147) in A History of Komiks of the
   Philippines and Other Countries, by Cynthia Roxas & Joaquin
   Arevalo Jr. (Islas Filipinas Pub. Co., 1985). -- Call no.:
   PN6790.P47R6 1985
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3rd Century.
   "God's Captain : The Story of St. Sebastian" p. 23-26 in
   Topix, v. 6, no. 4 (Jan. 1948). -- Takes place in 3rd
   century Rome. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.C3T6v.6no.4
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7th Century.
   "Slave Girl" / Lackey. p. 30-37 in Topix, v. 5, no. 4 (Jan.
   1947). -- About Saint Bathilde, who lived in the 7th
   century. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.C3T6v.5no.4
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840 A.D.
   "Viking Marauders Plundering & Murdering in Ireland, ca.
   840 AD" / G. Irons. 1 p. in Slow Death, no. 7 (Winter
   1976). -- Full-page single panel. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.L3S55no.7
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855 A.D.
   "Don't Ringa the Bells" / Warren Greenwood & Pete Von X. 2
   p. in Forbidden Knowledge, no. 2 (1978). -- About Pope John
   VIII, who was a woman unbeknownst to the Church, and was
   murdered by a mob in 855 A.D. afer giving birth to a child.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3F6no.2
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11th Century.
   "Maids of the Manor" 1 p. text in Wonder Woman, no. 115
   (July 1960). -- Describes the lives of women in 11th
   century France. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.115
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1000 B.C.
   "A Week with Shalmaneser-Minor ever so long (3000 years or
   so) ago, by our own Chaldeologist" p. 169 in The Boy's Own
   Paper, v. 17, no. 831 (Dec. 15, 1894). -- Six captioned
   panels detail a week in an ancient Egyptian school. -- Not
   signed. -- Call no.: AP201.B6v.17no.831
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1000 A.D.
   Year 1000 : The End of the World / V. Segrelles. -- New
   York : NBM, 1995. -- 46 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. -- (The
   Mercenary ; 5) -- Call no.: PN6777.S4Y4 1995
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1066 A.D.
   "Answering Oscar" (Alley Oop, Jan. 9, 1954) / by V.T.
   Hamlin. -- Summary: In England in 1066 A.D., Alley has
   knocked Oscar Boom off his horse. -- Call no.: folio
   PN6728.A43F6 1937v.9
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1066 A.D.
   Robert la Bête / dessin, Patrice Manin ; scénario, Claire
   Paillocher ; historien, F. Bertrand. -- Paris : Désiba,
   1981. -- 51 p. : ill. ; 33 cm. -- (Les Fers Vétus ; t. 1)
   -- (Collection Désiba Présente ; no. 6) -- Historical comic
   book about the Norman invasion of England in 1066. -- Call
   no.: PN6747.M3223R6 1981
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12th Century.
   "The Spirit of the Lake" (Kwaidan) / by Jung. p. 9-54 in
   Heavy Metal : Samurai Special (Heavy Metal Special ; v. 17,
   no. 1 (Spring 2003). -- Begins: "In the 12th century in
   northern Japan, two rival clans wre engaged in a bloody
   war." -- Call no.: PN6728.H43S3 2003
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13th Century.
   "Alexander Nevski" / Oksner. 7 p. in Real Life Comics, no.
   21 (Jan. 1945). -- "The history of Russia has developed
   many impressive military heroes, but none more valiant than
   the thirteenth century hero who united her tribes." -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.21
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13th Century.
   "Some of Jerry Through the Ages" 1 p. in Tales of Jerry,
   no. 3 (1984) / by Jane J. Oliver. -- Drawings of Jerry at
   various stages of life, from the 13th century to the 18th
   century. -- Inside front cover. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.K3T3no.3
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1205 A.D.
   "Gellert, the Loyal Dog of Wales" p. 11-12 in Real Heroes,
   no. 3 (Mar. 1942). -- Story of a dog who died in 1205 A.D.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3R4no.3
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14th Century.
   Rodrigo / Hermann & Yves H. -- Milwaukie, Or. : Venture:
   Dark Horse Comics/Strip Art Features, 2000. -- 48 p. : col.
   ill. ; 30 cm. -- Historical comic, set in 14th century
   Spain. -- Call no.: PN6747.H43R613 2001
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1300 A.D.
   "He Fought for Freedom" p. 43-48 in True Comics, no. 16
   (Sept. 1942). -- "William Wallace, patriotic young outlaw
   who led the Scots in the early border wars against Edward I
   of England (about 1300)." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.16
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15th Century.
   "Bradley, How Come You Like Playing Golf?"* (Girls and
   Sports, Oct. 7, 2000) / Feinstein & Borus. -- Summary:
   Joann says golf is barbaric, and he says clothes shopping
   is 15th century. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "golf"
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15th Century.
   "Brother Klaus, Catholic Patriot" p. 43-48 in Topix, v. 6,
   no. 4 (Jan. 1948). -- About Nicholas of Flue, Brother
   Klaus, who lived in 15th century Switzerland. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.C3T6v.6no.4
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15th Century.
   "Philip Ashton, Boy Pirate Fighter of the Old World" /
   Ulmer. 9 p. in Pirates Comics, no. 1 (Feb./Mar. 1950) --
   Takes place in the late 15th century. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.H5P5no.1
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15th Century.
   "Skanderbeg : Hero of the Balkans" 7 p. in Real Life
   Comics, no. 25 (Sept. 1945) -- SUMMARY: "More than five
   hundred years ago, this national hero of Albania led his
   valiant countrymen in their first war against oppression
   and established a tradition that still burns in the hearts
   of modern Albanians." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.25
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1490 A.D.
   "Some More of Jerry Through the Ages" 1 p. in Tales of
   Jerry, no. 4 (1986) / by Jane J. Oliver. -- Drawings of
   Jerry at various stages of life, from the 1490 A.D. to the
   1920s. -- Inside front cover. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.K3T3no.4
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16th Century.
   Blodigt Forår / tegnet af Michetz ; skrevet af Bosse ;
   oversat af Niels Søndergaard ; tekstet af Walther Lehmann.
   -- Bagsværd : Interpresse, 1988. -- 46 p. : col. ill. ; 29
   cm. -- (Kogaratsu ; 3) -- Le Printemps Ecartelé, in Danish.
   -- Setting: Japan, 16th century. -- Call no.: PN6748.K6P719
   1988
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16th Century.
   "Coronado" 6 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 25 (Sept. 1945) --
   SUMMARY: "Gold for the King of Spain, Gold for the Viceroy
   of Mexico. These were the lures, but Francisco Coronado
   opened up great prospects in the Southwest that have
   contributed a good deal more than yellow metal to America."
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.25
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16th Century.
   "Salsa" (Food Secrets of Old Mexico) / J. Osborne. 1 p. in
   Forbidden Knowledge, no. 2 (1978). -- About the preparation
   and consumption of defeated prisoners in 16th century
   Mexico. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3F6no.2
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16th Century.
   "The Seventh Gargoyle"* (The Heap) 7 p. in Airboy Comics,
   v. 9, no. 7 (Aug. 1952) -- SUMMARY: In 16th-century France,
   a gargoyle stolen on the day the new cathedral is finished
   comes to life and haunts the town, until The Heap defeats
   it. -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.33
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16th Century.
   "Skipper of the Seven Seas" (Captain John Davis) 6 p. in
   Real Life Comics, no. 25 (Sept. 1945) -- SUMMARY: "Captain
   John Davis set out on many odysseys of adventure in the
   Sixteenth Century, and they carried him from the Arctic
   waters north of Canada to the tropical shores of the
   Indies, proving the hardihood of English seamen." -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.25
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16th Century.
   "A Stolen Book" (Freddy Freshman) 5 p. in Captain Marvel
   Jr., no. 46 (Feb. 1947) -- SUMMARY: A 16th-century book is
   stolen from the university library and hidden in a pool
   hall.
   I. Freddy Freshman. k. Books. k. 16th Century. k.
   University Libraries. k. Libraries. k. Pool Halls. k. Book
   thefts. Call no.: Film 15791 r.95
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1500 A.D.
   "Genocide!" / G. Irons. 4 p. in Corporate Crime Comics, no.
   2 (Apr. 1979). -- About the systematic killing of the
   indigenous people of Brazil since 1500 A.D. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.K5C6no.2
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1521.
   Index entry (p. 146) in A History of Komiks of the
   Philippines and Other Countries, by Cynthia Roxas & Joaquin
   Arevalo Jr. (Islas Filipinas Pub. Co., 1985). -- Refers to
   a strip by Edgar Soller. -- Call no.: PN6790.P47R6 1985
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1566 to 1579 A.D.
   "The Battling Beggars" 7 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 23
   (May 1945) -- SUMMARY: "When another iron heel was pressed
   upon the necks of the Netherlands people, 'Les Gueux,' or
   the 'Beggars,' led the Dutch people in their fight against
   tyranny!" -- Takes place in 1566-1579 during Spanish
   occupation. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.23
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1571 to 1815 A.D.
   "Treasure Ship : the Story of the Great Manila Galleon" p.
   16-17 in Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact, v. 18, no. 15 (Mar.
   28, 1963). -- Summary: Describes Spanish ships that sailed
   between Manila and Acapulco from 1571 to 1815. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.15
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17th century.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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17th Century.
   "The Infant Jesus of Prague" 1 p. in Catholic Comics, v. 1,
   no. 12 (June 1947). -- About a 17th century statue. --
   Inside front cover. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.C3C3v.1no.12
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17th Century.
   "Isaac Jogues, American Martyr and Saint" 6 p. in Catholic
   Comics, v. 1, no. 12 (June 1947). -- Summary: Jogues was a
   17th century missionary to Quebec, killed by Indians. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.C3C3v.1no.12
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17th Century.
   "Jonathan Wild, Kingpin of Crime" 8 p. in Crime Must Pay
   the Penalty, no. 7 (Apr. 1949). -- Begins: "Jonathan Wild
   was the most fabulous figure of crime in 17th century
   England." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A2C7no.7
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17th Century.
   "Journal of a Hanged Witch" 8 p. in Ghostly Tales, no. 97
   (Aug. 1972) -- In eastern Massachusetts, a wronged woman
   forces the community to reverse her conviction after over
   300 years. -- Key words: 17th century, exoneration. --
   Call no.: PN6728.2.C47U5no.97
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17th Century.
   "Misson : Freebooter for Freedom!" / Astarita. 5 p. in Real
   Life Comics, no. 53 (July 1950). -- Misson was a pirate who
   freed slaves and started a democratic colony called
   Libertatia, near Madagascar, in the late 17th or early 18th
   century. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.53
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17th Century.
   "Neither of You Left the 17th Century"* (Blondie, Sept. 3,
   1991) / Young & Drake. -- Summary: Dagwood says he'd never
   allow Blondie to have a job, and a woman in his car pool
   says he reminds her of Shakespeare. -- Call no.: PN6726
   f.B55 "Shakespeare"
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17th Century.
   Une Nuit chez Tennessee / Autheman. -- Grenoble : Glénat,
   1986. -- 48 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Vic Valence ; t. 1) --
   Summary: Vic Valence is hired to recover diamonds that were
   once the treasure of a 17th century pirate, then property
   of Miskito Indians in Nicaragua, and then stolen while
   being used to buy weapons for the Contras. The thief is an
   old friend of Valence, who is hiding them on the island of
   San Severina. Another old friend, the former Miss
   Tennessee, is hiding the thief. -- Genre: Adventure story.
   -- Call no.: PN6747.A8N8 1986
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17th Century.
   Pocahontas / by Laurence Santrey ; illustrated by David
   Wenzel -- Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates, 1985. -- 29 p. :
   col. ill. ; 24 cm. -- Summary: A biography of the
   seventeenth-century Indian woman whose friendship toward
   the English settlers at Jamestown was a key factor in
   making the colony a success. -- Call no.: E99.P85P578 1985
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17th Century.
   The Three Musketeers [sound recording] -- Pasadena, CA :
   Cassette Book Co., 1984. -- 1 sound cassette (33 min.) :
   analog + 1 booklet (48 p. : ill.) -- (Classics Illustrated)
   -- An adaptation of the book by Alexandre Dumas. --
   Summary: "Set in seventeenth-century England and France,
   this classic rip-roaring tale tells of valour, intrigue,
   and love. The three musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis,
   and their companion, D'Artagnan, fight and love their way
   through a series of hair-raising adventures." -- Call no.:
   PQ2228 A4 1984b
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17th Century.
   "The Witch's Wolf" 6 p. in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery,
   no. 61 (June 1975). -- Takes place in 17th century Greece.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.3.G56B6no.61
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1617 A.D.
   "The Netherlands East Indies" p. 36-42 in True Comics, no.
   16 (Sept. 1942). -- "'Never despair,' battle cry of the
   free Dutch today, dates back to the first governor general
   for the Dutch East India Company in 1617. Although now in
   the hands of the Japs, it is a question of how long the
   invaders can hold the Netherlands (Dutch) East Indies." --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.16
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1654 A.D.
   "Revenge at Glamis Castle" 1 p. in The Unseen, no. 11 (Aug.
   1953). -- "Glamis Castle, Scotland, the scene of Macbeth,
   was also the site of an eerie incident in 1654, when
   inhabited by the tenth Earl of Glamis, a headstrong
   gambler." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.S75U5no.11
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1656 A.D.
   "The Flushing Remonstrance" 1 p. in Wonder Woman, no. 96
   (Feb. 1958) ; also appears in Mystery in Space, no. 42
   (Feb./Mar. 1958). -- Public service page about Quakers
   standing up for their right to worship in 1656. Page done
   in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.96. Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3M94no.42
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1676 A.D.
   "Rebel of 1676" p. 16-21 in Real Heroes, no. 5 (July 1942).
   -- "Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt against tyranny in the
   Virginia colonies a century before the American
   revolution." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3R4no.5
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1679 to 1687 A.D.
   "Raveneau De Lussan, Gentleman Pirate" / Ruben Moreira. 6
   p. in Real Life Comics, no. 58 (Oct. 1951). -- About a
   French pirate in the 17th century (1679-1687). -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N4R4no.58
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1680 A.D.
   "The Sea Witch" 9 p. in Pirates Comics, no. 1 (Feb./Mar.
   1950) -- "Based on a true story." -- Story of a Captain
   Sharpe, in about 1680 A.D. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.H5P5no.1
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1692 A.D.
   "The Sisters of Salem" / Terry Richards. 2 p. in Wimmen's
   Comix, no. 6 (1975). -- Begins: "One moonlit night, as the
   mist settles over a clearing on the outskirts of Salem,
   Massachusetts, 1692..." -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3W5no.6
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18th century.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "eighteenth century"
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18th Century.
   "The Emerald Lake" / by Moebius. p. 42-45 in Heavy Metal,
   v. 6, no. 9 (Dec. 1982). -- Takes place in Brazil, early
   18th century. -- Call no.: PN6728.H43v.6no.9
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18th Century.
   Fanfan la-Tulipe / scénario et dessins de Henri Dimpre. --
   Monaco : SAM Editions Vedette, 1952. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ;
   29 cm. -- (Collection Fanfan ; no. 1) -- 383 numbered,
   captioned panels. -- Adventure in the time of Louis XV. --
   Call no.: PN6747. D57F3 1952
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18th Century.
   "Great Wasters from History" / Eddie Campbell. p. 24-26 in
   The Cheque, Mate, no. 1 (July 1992). -- One page each about
   Jack Mytton (1796-1834); George 'Beau' Brummell
   (1778-1840); and one page listing great men of the 18th
   century. -- Call no.: PN6737.C3C47no.1
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18th Century.
   "Misson : Freebooter for Freedom!" / Astarita. 5 p. in Real
   Life Comics, no. 53 (July 1950). -- Misson was a pirate who
   freed slaves and started a democratic colony called
   Libertatia, near Madagascar, in the late 17th or early 18th
   century. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.53
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18th Century.
   Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century / by George
   Paston ; with over two hundred illustrations. -- London :
   Methuen & Co., 1906. -- 143 p. : ill. ; 39 cm. -- "First
   published in 1905." -- Contents: Introduction ; The beau
   monde ; Dramatic and musical ; Literary and artistic ;
   Sport and games ; Popular delusions and impostures ;
   Royalty ; Miscellaneous. -- Call no.: folio DA485.S989
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18th Century.
   "Some of Jerry Through the Ages" 1 p. in Tales of Jerry,
   no. 3 (1984) / by Jane J. Oliver. -- Drawings of Jerry at
   various stages of life, from the 13th century to the 18th
   century. -- Inside front cover. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.K3T3no.3
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18th Century.
   Thunder in the Valley / by Kristi Lorene ; illustrations by
   Al Bohl. -- Urichsville, OH : Barbour, 1985. -- 223 p. :
   ill. ; 14 cm. -- (Young Reader's Christian Library) -- "The
   life of David Zeisberger". -- Summary: Missionary David
   Zeisberger brings the Goods News to the untamed Ohio
   wilderness during the 1700's. -- Call no.: E98.M6Z4 1985
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18th Century.
   "Wild, Príncipe del Robo" 8 p. in Intriga, no. 7 (Jan.
   1958). -- Jonas Wild was a criminal in 18th century London.
   -- A second title on the splash page reads: "El Príncipe
   del Robo." -- Call no.: PN6790.M44 I46no.7
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18th century.
   "You Just Completed Your Doctoral Dissertation, Didn't
   You?"* (9 Chickweed Lane, July 28, 1997) / by Brooke
   McEldowney. -- Summary: He tries to pick up a girl on the
   beach with an unusual line. -- Key words: Shallow
   flirtatious associations of limited duration, art,
   eighteenth-century French masters, Watteau, Fragonard.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Dissertations"
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1720 A.D.
   "Anne Bonny & Mary Read, 1720 : Two Famous Pirates of the
   Fair Sex" / G. Irons. 1 p. in Slow Death, no. 7 (Winter
   1976). -- Full-page single panel. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.L3S55no.7
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1722 A.D.
   "Philip Ashton, Pirate Captive" / Anthony Cataldo. 6 p. in
   Real Life Comics, no. 57 (July 1951). -- Begins in the year
   1722. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.57
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1725 A.D.
   "A Mussleman Pirate-Chief of the Barbary Coast who Extorted
   Great Wealth from Waylaid Travellers upon the Local
   Bounding Main, 1725" / Irons. 1 p. in Slow Death, no. 7
   (Winter 1976). -- Full-page single panel. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.L3S55no.7
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1741 A.D.
   "George of the Jungle, 1741" (Mixed Media, July 29, 1997) /
   Ohman. -- Key words: George Washington, cherry trees, axes.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Washington"
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1775 A.D.
   Espers : Black Magic / by James D. Hudnall, Greg Horn. --
   Fullerton, CA : Image Comics, 1998. -- 91 p. : ill. ; 26
   cm. -- "Tracy King is possessed by the evil spirit of Aldo
   Roth. Roth was a powerful necromancer who wanted to usher
   the world into an age of darkness. Now he's back to finish
   the job he started in 1775. Roth leads a band of occult
   assassins out to kill the Espers. Brian Marx has other
   ideas. Brian was Tracy's boyfriend. He's also a Random
   Mage. Brian can turn ordinary objects into magical weapons.
   When Brian teams up with the Espers to stop Roth, things
   literally go to hell." -- Horror and superhero genres. --
   Call no.: PN6727.H76E83 1998
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1775 A.D.
   "Midnight Ride of Betsy Dowdy" 1 p. text in Wonder Woman,
   no. 105 (Apr. 1959). -- In December 1775, Betsy Dowdy
   warned General Skinner that the British were coming. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.105
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1776 A.D.
   "The Old Boy is Strictly Not Neutral" (Our Boarding House,
   Mar. 22, 1951) -- Summary: The Major assaults a stranger in
   the park after hearing him say the fight against communism
   is lost; "are we outguessed by a bevy of Volga boatmen?" --
   Key words: Spirit of '76, flintlocks, Cornwallis, Russians.
   Call no.: PN6726f.B55 "Russians"
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1776 A.D.
   "Spirit of '76" 4 p. in Spasm, no. 1 / Jeff Jones.
   (Berkeley, Calif. : Last Gasp Eco Funnies, 1973). -- Call
   no.: PN6728.45.L3S63
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1777 A.D.
   "Old Glory's First Battle" 4 p. in Real Heroes, no. 10
   (Summer 1943) -- Battle at Fort Stanwix in 1777.
   k. Flags. k. Battles. k. Fort Stanwix. k. 1777 A.D. Call
   no.: Film 15791 r.298
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1785 A.D.
   "Escape from Tomahawk Vengeance" / by John Starr. 2 p. text
   in Rangers Comics, no. 59 (June 1951). -- Tells of the
   capture and escape from Indians of Mrs. Francis Scott of
   Virginia in 1785. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.308
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1787 A.D.
   "Saturday, 1787" / Ric Estrada. 4 p. in Showcase, no. 86
   (Nov.  1969), -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.86
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19th Century ; 1800 to 1899 A.D.

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The Nineteenth Century / David Kunzle. -- Berkeley :
   University of California Press, 1990. -- 391 p. : ill.
   (some col.) ; 36 cm. -- (The History of the Comic Strip ;
   2) -- Call no.: folio PN6710.K85 v.2
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19th Century.
   The American Weekly Humor Magazine in the Nineteenth
   Century / by John Bernard Cusack. -- 530 leaves : ill. --
   Thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University, 1969. -- Vita. --
   Bibliography: leaves 520-529. -- Photocopy. Ann Arbor,
   Mich. : University Microfilms, 1971. -- Call no.:
   PN4888.H8C8 1971
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19th Century.
   Before the Yellow Kid : Precursors of the American
   Newspaper Comic Strip : January 9 - April 21, 1995. --
   Columbus, Ohio : The Ohio State University Cartoon,
   Graphic, and Photographic Research Library, 1995. -- 19 p.
   : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references. --
   "The lineage of the newspaper comic strip from Hogarth to
   Howarth" / Jenny E. Robb (p. 3-10). -- Call no.: PN6705.U5
   B4 1995
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19th Century.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55
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19th Century.
   "The Captain's Return" 4 p. in Chamber of Chills Magazine,
   no. 26 (Dec. 1954). -- "The crews that manned the sailing
   vessels in the 19th century were comprised of a strange
   assortment of men! Some were honest and law-abiding, others
   weren't!" -- Call no.: PN6728.2.H33C45no.26
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19th Century.
   La Caricature et l'Humour Français au XIXme Siècle / par
   Raoul Deberdt. -- 2. ed. -- Paris : Librairie Larousse,
   1899. -- 284 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Call no.: NC1495.D4 1899
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19th Century.
   A Century of Political Cartoons : Caricature in the United
   States from 1800 to 1900 / by Allan Nevins and Frank
   Weitenkampf ; with 100 reproductions of cartoons. -- New
   York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. -- 190 p. : ill. ; 26
   cm. -- Call no.: E337.5.N48
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19th Century.
   "Charley Peace, Britain's Worst Criminal of the 19th
   Century" / S.G. 8 p. in Crime Must Pay the Penalty, no. 3
   (Aug. 1948) ; reprinted in Crime Must Pay the Penalty, no.
   36 (Jan. 1954) . -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A2C7no.3. Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A2C7no.36
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19th Century.
   "The Coming Man: 19th Century American Perceptions of the
   Chinese" / by Roger A. Fischer. p. 44 in Inks, v. 3, no. 2
   (May 1996) -- Review of the book edited by P.H. Choy, L.
   Dong, and M.K. Hom.
   1. Chinese Americans in caricatures and cartoons. I.
   Fischer, Roger A. II. 19th Century American Perceptions of
   the Chinese. Call no.: PN6700.I45v.3, no.2
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19th Century.
   Forging a New Medium : the Comic Strip in the Nineteenth
   Century / Pascal Lefèvre and Charles Dierick (eds.). --
   Brussels : VUB University Press, 1998. -- 214 p. : ill. ;
   24 cm. -- Contents: "A Timeline, 1800-1914" ; "From
   Mannekensblad to Comic Strip" ; "The Archaeology of the
   Dutch Comic Strip" ; "The Cartoonist's Progress: The
   Inventors of Comics in Great Britain" ; "Töpffer, the
   Originator of the Modern Comic Strip" ; "Comic Strips in
   the Work of Wilhelm Busch" ; "Notes on the Birth of the
   Comics in Spain, 1873-1900" ; "Precursors in American
   Weeklies to the American Newspaper Strip." -- In English;
   abstracts in Dutch and French. -- Includes bibliographical
   references and index. -- Call no.: PN6710.F64 1998
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19th Century.
   "The Frisco Scourge" / by John Starr. 2 p. text in Rangers
   Comics, no. 60 (Aug. 1951). -- Tells of a campaign by James
   King against duelling and other crime in mid-19th century
   San Francisco. -- Call no.: Film 15791r.308
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19th Century.
   The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature / by
   Arthur Bartlett Maurice and Frederic Taber Cooper. -- New
   York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1904. -- 363 p. : ill. ; 26
   cm. -- Call no.: NC1350.M3
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19th Century.
   "It Started in Jail" p. 27-30 in Topix, v. 6, no. 4 (Jan.
   1948). -- On Father Andre Coindre and the founding of the
   Brothers of the Sacred Heart, to help homeless boys in 19th
   century France. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.C3T6v.6no.4
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19th Century.
   "Joseph Mazzini, the Voice of Action" 6 p. in It Really
   Happened, no. 2 (1944). -- About Giuseppe Mazzini, the 19th
   century Italian Carbonari, and the Risorgimento. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.W5 I8no.2
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19th Century.
   Louis Riel / written and drawn by Chester Brown. --
   Montreal, Que. : Drawn and Quarterly Publications, 1999- .
   -- ill. ; 23 cm. -- To be complete in "approximately ten"
   comic books. -- Includes bibliographical references. --
   Biographical and historical work on 19th century Canada. --
   LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-3. -- Call no.: F1060.9.R53B7 1999
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19th Century.
   Mei-kuo tsao ch`i man hua chung ti Hua jen / Hu Yüan-k`un,
   Tseng Lu-ling, T`an Ya-lun ho pien.  -- Hsiang-kang : San
   lien shu tien, 1994. -- 183 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
   -- Political and editorial cartoons selected mainly from
   Harper's weekly and Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper.
   -- English version published under title: Coming Man : 19th
   century American perceptions of the Chinese.  -- Includes
   bibliographical references (p. 176-179). -- Call no.:
   E184.C5 C65 1994
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19th Century.
   Le Messager Anglais / Marcel Jamar, dessin ; Franklin
   Dehousse, scénario ; coleurs, Studio Léonardo. --
   Louvain-la-Neuve : Editions du Miroir, 1986. -- 1 v. : col.
   ill. ; 31 cm. -- (François Jullien ; 2) -- Historical
   comic, about France in the early 19th century. -- Call no.:
   PN6747.D355M4 1986
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19th Century.
   Das Neunzehnte Jahrhundert in der Karikatur. -- Berlin :
   J.H.W. Dietz Nachfolger, 1925. -- 187 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. --
   Call no.: NC1350.W4
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19th Century.
   Ojibway Indians Coloring Book / drawings by Chet Kozlak ;
   phonetic translation by James E. Clark. -- Reprint ed. --
   St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1979. -- 32 p. :
   ill., map ; 28 cm.  -- Shows how Ojibwa Indians lived in
   the mid-1800s. -- Call no.: E99.C6K76 1979
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19th Century.
   "Pagan Terror" / Lackey. p. 15-17 in Topix, v. 5, no. 4
   (Jan. 1947). -- About Father Lievens, missionary to India
   in the late 19th century. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.C3T6v.5no.4
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19th Century.
   Le Réfractaire / Martin Jamar, dessin ; Franklin Dehousse,
   scénario ; couleurs, Studio Léonardo. -- Louvain-la-Neuve :
   Editions du Miroir, 1985. --  44 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. --
   (François Jullien ; 1) -- Set in the history of France,
   early 19th Century. -- Call no.: PN6747.D355R4 1985
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19th Century.
   "Thar She Blows" 3 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 53 (July
   1950). -- About New England whaling in the mid-19th
   century. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.53
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19th Century.
   Wilhelm Busch : das 19. Jahrhundert en Miniature / Gert
   Ueding. -- Frankfurt am Main : Insel Verlag, 1977. -- 431
   p. : ill. ; 21 cm. -- Includes bibliographical references
   and index. -- Call no.: PT2603.U8 Z5U4
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Nineteenth Century Cartoonists

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19th Century Comics--Books About.
   The Nineteenth Century / David Kunzle. -- Berkeley :
   University of California Press, 1990. -- 391 p. : ill.
   (some col.) ; 36 cm. -- (The History of the Comic Strip ;
   2) -- Call no.: folio PN6710.K85 v.2
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1800 A.D.
   "Curiosidades" 1/2 p. in Rodeo, no. 15 (Mar. 1956) ; in
   Rodeo, no. 33 (Sept. 1957) ; in Rodeo, no. 50 (Feb. 1959) ;
   in Acción Policíaca, no. 69 (Aug. 1957) ; in Grandes
   Detectives, no. 14 (Aug. 1957) ; in Daniel Boone, no. 12
   (Sept. 1957) ; in Daniel Boone, no. 19 (Nov. 1958) ; in
   Durango Kid, no. 60 (Sept. 1957) ; in Durango Kid, no. 61
   (Oct. 1957) ; in Kid Montana, no. 6 (Dec. 1958) ; and in El
   Sheriff de Tombstone, no. 7 (Nov. 1959). -- Illustrated
   facts about North American prisons in 1800, and convict Joe
   Swynaar of Alberta, Canada. -- Call no.: PN6790.M44R55no.15
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1800 A.D.
   Texas 1800. -- México, D.F. : Editorial Pin-Pon, . -- col.
   ill. ; 14 cm. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 209 (1982)
   1. Western comic books, strips, etc. 2. Mexican comics. I.
   Editorial Pin-Pon. k. 1800 A.D. Call no.: PN6790.M44T452
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1800-1914 A.D.
   "A Timeline, 1800-1914" p. 25-36 in Forging a New Medium :
   the Comic Strip in the Nineteenth Century (Brussels : VUB
   University Press, 1998). -- Call no.: PN6710.F64 1998
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1805 A.D.
   "Prairie Dogs"* / Matthew Wiegle. p. 177-181 in SPX 2002 :
   Biographical Comics Issue (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund,
   2002). -- Story of Lewis and Clark bringing a prairie dog
   to President Jefferson in 1805. -- Call no.: PN6705.U5S6
   2002
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1810 A.D.
   "Valdivia : la Cureña Humana" / adaptación literario,
   Francisco Paz ; ilustraciones de Antonio Gutiérrez ;
   colaboraron Ignacio Sierra, M. Monterrugio, Jorge P.
   Valdés, Antonio Acosta, Gabriel Madrid, miembros de la
   Sociedad Mexicana de Dibujantes. 32 p. in Biografías
   Selectas, no. 162 (Dec. 2, 1961). -- Takes place during a
   revolutionary struggle in 1810. -- Call no.:
   PN6790.M44B5no.162
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1810-1821 A.D.
   Independencia : México Independiente / Miguel Angel Gallo.
   -- México : Ediciones Quinto Sol, 1990. -- 97 p. : ill.,
   maps ; 23 cm. -- (Historia de México en Historietas ; t. 2)
   -- On the Wars of Independence, 1810-1821. -- Call no.:
   PQ7122.P6 I5 1990
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1812 Overture.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "eighteen-twelve overture"
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1814 A.D.
   Ce qu'a vu le Vent de l'Est / Joëlle Savey. -- Grenoble :
   Glénat, 1990. -- 47 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. -- (Le
   Postillon ; t. 1) -- Historical adventure comic set in
   France at the end of the First Empire (1814). -- Call no.:
   PN6747.S334P6 1990
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1816 A.D.
   The Blank in the Comics strip collection includes a file of
   one or more daily comic strips related to this keyword or
   topic. Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "eighteen-sixteen A.D."
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1827 A.D.
   "Merchants of Murder : the Sinister Saga of Burke and Hare"
   / W. Kremer. 8 p. in Crime Must Pay the Penalty, no. 2
   (June 1948). -- Story about selling corpses for medical
   research in Edinburgh, in 1827 and 1828. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.A2C7no.2
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1830s.
   The Jew of New York / Ben Katchor. -- New York : Pantheon
   Books, 1998. -- 97 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. -- Summary: A comedy
   on Jews in 1830s New York, including a scheme to create the
   first Jewish state on an island near Buffalo. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.K29J4 1998
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1830 A.D.
   "Battle of the Beard : Joseph Palmer" 3 p. in True Comics,
   no. 49 (May/June 1946) ; reprinted in Children's Digest,
   no. 8 (May 1951). -- SUMMARY: Joseph Palmer is arrested for
   defending his beard from ruffians in Fitchburg, Mass., in
   1830. His struggle to keep his beard was a victory for
   civil liberties. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.49. Call no.:
   AP201.C46no.8
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1833 A.D.
   "The First Co-Eds" 2 p. text in Wonder Woman, no. 79 (Jan.
   1956). -- History of women attending college in the U.S.,
   beginning in 1833 at Oberlin College, and describing the
   beginnings of Mt. Holyoke, Vassar, Smith College,
   Wellesley, Radcliffe and Barnard. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W6no.79
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1836 A.D.
   "The Female Robinson Crusoe" 1 p. text in Wonder Woman, no.
   92 (Aug. 1957). -- Summary: The story of a woman ("Juana
   Maria") left behind on the island of San Nicolas in 1836,
   her 18 year solitary existence and eventual removal to
   Santa Barbara (Calif.).  -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.92
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1837 A.D.
   "El 7 de diciembre de 1837 ocurrió una escena
   extraordinaria en la Cámara de los Comunes inglesa"* 2 p.
   text in Oklahoma Kid, no. 8 (Mar. 1958) ; in Sanson-ito,
   no. 3 (Apr. 1958) ; and in Grandes Detectives, no. 22 (Apr.
   1958). -- Incipit title. -- Call no.: PN6790.M44 O37no.8
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1849 A.D.
   "Hangtown, California" 1 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 42
   (Nov. 1947). -- "During the '49 gold rush, no man could
   call his life his own! Not until a crucial hour, when
   decent miners decided to stand up and fight!" -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N4R4no.42
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1850s.
   Children's Stories of the 1850's. -- Scotia, N.Y. :
   Americana Review, 197-? -- 34 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- (Long
   ago books) -- Reprints of stories published by Huestis &
   Cozans in the 1850's. -- CONTENTS: The two sisters ; Old
   Mother Mitten and her Funny kitten ; The adventures of Mr.
   Tom Plump ; The Funny Book.
   1. Funny animal comics. I. [Each story title] II. Series.
   III. Americana Review. IV. Huestis & Cozans. k. 1850s. Call
   no.: PN6726.C475 1970z
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1857 A.D.
   "Pioneer Road Builder" 1 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 57
   (July 1951). -- Story of John Mullan and a road from
   Missouri to Washington state, authorized in 1857. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.57
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1860 A.D.
   "The Man They Couldn't Hang!" / research, George Di Caprio
   ; art, Warren Greenwood. 2 p. in Forbidden Knowledge, no. 2
   (1978). -- About an execution for the crime of suicide, in
   London in 1860. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3F6no.2
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1860 A.D.
   "Yo Dome a Abilene" 1 p. in Kid Montana, no. 4 (Oct. 1958).
   -- Illustrated fact feature about lawman Tom Smith in
   Abilene Texas, in 1860. -- Call no.: PN6790.M44K5no.4
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1861 A.D.
   "Henry Plummer, Virginia City Renegade" 7 p. in Crime Must
   Pay the Penalty, no. 36 (Jan. 1954). -- Takes place in
   1861. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.A2C7no.36
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"1862" 1 p. in Bakersfield Kountry Komics (Berkeley, CA : Last
   Gasp, 1973). -- By Larry Sutherland. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.45.L3B3 1973
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1862 A.D.
   Shiloh : The Devil's Own Day / Wayne Vansant, writer-artist
   ; Ethan Krash, writer-editor. --  Atlanta, Georgia :
   S.A.F.E. Systems of America, 1996. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ;
   26 cm. -- (The Heritage Collection) -- Civil war story
   about the Battle of Shiloh (1862) -- Genres: War,
   historical. -- Call no.: E473.54.V3 1996
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1862 A.D.
   "They Stole a Train" p. 23-29 in True Comics, no. 9 (Feb.
   1942) -- SUMMARY: In 1862 during the American Civil War,
   Northerners under James Andrews steal a Confederate
   railroad train called The General. Called the Chatanooga
   Railroad Expedition. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.9
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1862 A.D.
   Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase. -- New York :
   Dell Publishing Co., 1956. -- 33 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. --
   "G.L.C.O.S. #712". -- About the Chatanooga Railroad
   Expedition of 1862, during the Civil War. -- Genres: War,
   historical. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4G7
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1863 A.D.
   The Horse Soldiers. -- New York : Dell Publishing Co.,
   1959. -- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- (Dell Movie Classic)
   -- (Four Color ; no. 1048) -- Based on the film with John
   Wayne and William Holden. -- A Civil War story, about
   Grierson's Cavalry Raid in 1863. -- Genres: War,
   historical. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.D4H6 1959
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1868 A.D.
   "St. Peter Claver" 6 p. in Catholic Comics, v. 1, no. 11
   (May 1947). -- Summary: Claver (1580-) was a missionary to
   slaves, and was declared a saint in 1868. He was proclaimed
   "patron of all Negro missions of the world" in 1890. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.C3C3v.1no.11
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1869 A.D.
   "The First Football Game" p. 50 in True Comics, no. 18
   (Nov. 1942) -- Played between Rutgers and Princeton, 1869.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.18
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"1871" / Spain. 10 p. in Anarchy Comics, no. 4 (1987). - About
   the Paris Commune. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3A5no.4
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1872 A.D.
   "Frontier Babylon" 1 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 53 (July
   1950). -- About Dodge City, Kansas, in 1872. -- Inside back
   cover. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.53
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1874 A.D.
   "Death on the Plains" 1 p. in Real Life Comics, no. 59
   (Sept. 1952). -- About scout Billy Dixon fighting Kiowa
   Indians on Sept. 10, 1874. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.59
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1876 A.D.
   "Female Troubles, 1876, or, (Mis)advice for Maiden &
   Mother" / Sharon N. Farmer. 1 p. in Wimmen's Comix, no. 6
   (1975). -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3W5no.6
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1880s.
   "Parable!" / J. DeFuccio & Severin. p. 84-91 in Cartoonist
   Profiles, no. 39 (Sept. 1978). -- Reprint. -- Begins:
   "Afghanistan, the 1880s! At Kandahar, on the British
   northwest frontier, Sergeant Patrick Tubridy and a
   correspondent of the London Daily Press stand on the
   canteen verandah, in the intense summer heat. They regard
   the mountainous links that form the mighty chain of the
   Hindu-Kush." -- Call no.: NC1300.C35no.39
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1880 A.D.
   "Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Blood" 5 p. in Crime Does Not
   Pay, no. 57 (Nov. 1947). -- Takes place in May 1880, about
   a ship named the Gray Gull that was sunk for insurance
   money. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.G55S5no.57
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1881 to 1885 A.D.
   "Across the Plains and Over the Mountains : The Story of
   the First Railway to Span Canada" p. 15-17 in Treasure
   Chest of Fun & Fact, v. 18, no. 6 (Nov. 22, 1962). --
   Construction took from 1881 to 1885. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.P43T7v.18no.6
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1881 A.D.
   "On This Date in History, 1881" (Bizarro, Feb. 16, 2000) /
   by Dan Piraro. -- Summary: President Garfield dreams about
   a cat, and lasagna. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "Garfield"
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1886 A.D.
   "The First Electrocution : a Gruesome Thing to See!" / by
   M. Golden. 4 p. in Forbidden Knowledge, no. 2 (1978). --
   About the execution of William Kemmler in the first
   electric chair, in 1886. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.L3F6no.2
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1888-1889 A.D.
   Jack the Ripper : A Journal of the Whitechapel Murders
   1888-1889 / adapted by Rick Geary. -- New York : NBM, 1995.
   -- 64 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. -- (A Treasury of Victorian Murder
   ; 2) -- Includes bibliographical references (p. 3). --
   Topic: Serial murders. -- Genres: Detective, historical. --
   Call no.: PN6727.G35J3 1995
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1890s.
   "A Bicycle Built for You!" 2 p. text in Wonder Woman, no.
   68 (Aug. 1954). -- A short history of bicycling, tying the
   introduction of the bicycle in the late 1890s in with the
   movement toward freedom and equality for women. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.68
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1890s.
   "The Gay Nineties Nightmare" (Plastic Man) / Jack Cole. 15
   p. in Plastic Man, [no. 2] (1944) -- Data from Lou Mougin.
   -- Call no.: Film 15791, r.42
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1890 A.D.
   La Danse des Fantômes / Yves Swolfs ; Marc-Rénier ;
   couleurs, Marie-Noëlle Bastin. -- Grenoble : Glénat, 1999.
   -- 47 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm. -- (Black Hills 1890 ; 1) --
   (Collection Grafica) -- About the Dakota Indians, the Ghost
   Dance movement, and the war of 1890. -- Call no.:
   PN6747.M3227B55 1999
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1890 A.D.
   "St. Peter Claver" 6 p. in Catholic Comics, v. 1, no. 11
   (May 1947). -- Summary: Claver (1580-) was a missionary to
   slaves, and was declared a saint in 1868. He was proclaimed
   "patron of all Negro missions of the world" in 1890. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.C3C3v.1no.11
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1892 A.D.
   The Borden Tragedy : a Memoir of the Infamous Double Murder
   at Fall River, Mass., 1892 / adapted and illustrated by
   Rick Geary. -- New York : Nantier Beall Minoustchine, 1997.
   -- 1 v. : ill., 23 cm. -- (A Treasury of Victorian Murder ;
   3) -- Summary: Lizzie Borden's trial for the Murder of her
   parents, Abby and Andrew. -- Genre: Horror. -- Call no.:
   PN6727.G35B6 1997
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1892 A.D.
   "Los Dueños de la Tierra: 1892" / David Viñas ; dibujos de
   Enrique Breccia. p. 20-29 in: La Argentina en Pedazos
   (Buenos Aires : Ediciones de la Urraca, 1993). -- Call no.:
   PN6790.A72 A7 1993
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1895 A.D.
   "Women on Wheels" 2 p. text in Wonder Woman, no. 104 (Feb.
   1959). -- History of women and specialized wagons and
   carriages, from 450 B.C. to 1895 A.D. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3W6no.104
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1898 A.D.
   "Hero of Manila Bay" (Admiral George Dewey) 5 p. in Real
   Life Comics, no. 42 (Nov. 1947). -- "In a fighting navy,
   it's great to be a sailor, a swashbuckling tar in a crew of
   battling daredevils! Not long ago, it was "Bull" Halsey in
   the Pacific! But in 1898, it was Dewey, at Manila Bay!" --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N4R4no.42
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1898 A.D.
   The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. vol. 1, 1898 / Alan
   Moore, verbal recitations ; Kevin O'Neill, satirical
   likenesses ; Benedict Dimagmaliw, polychromopticon ;
   William Oakley, a laugh, a song, and twenty-six letters. --
   La Jolla, Calif. : America's Best Comics, 2000. -- 192 p. :
   col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- "Originally published in single
   magazine form as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, v.
   1, no. 1-6." -- Statement of responsibility excerpted from
   t.p. verso. -- Adventure story. -- Call no. : PN6737.M6L4
   2000
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1898 A.D.
   "Splendid Possibilities Undreamed-of-Yet: George du
   Maurier's 1898 Views on Cartooning's Future" / introduced
   by Leonard Rifas. p. 113-115 in The Comics Journal, no. 207
   (Sept. 1998). -- (Beyond the Grid) -- Article reprinted
   from his book Social Pictorial Satire (Harper & Bros.,
   1898) -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.207
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1899 A.D.
   "Mom Parties Like It's 1899" (Mother Goose & Grimm, Aug. 7,
   2004) / Mike Peters. -- Summary: Mother Goose is sleeping
   in her recliner. -- Call no.: PN6726 f.B55 "recliners"
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1899 A.D.
   "Outlawed Cartoons" / illustrated by Denis Kitchen. 1/2 p.
   text in Corporate Crime, no. 1 (July 1977). -- About an
   1899 California law against unfriendly cartoons, provoked
   by the cartoons of Homer Davenport about the Southern
   Pacific railroad. -- Call no.: PN6728.45.K5C6no.1
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