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William Morton Bowlus Comic Collection

A research guide on the William Morton Bowlus Comic Collection

Highlights

The William Morton Bowlus  Comic Collections contains over 400 comic book series. The collection houses a wide range of comic genres, spanning from  action, horror, and sci-fi. Below are some highlights of the collection. To find a complete inventory of the collection, see the William Morton Bowlus Complete Inventory Sheet. 

DC Comics

Action Comics

Boxes 1-6

  • Total: 169 Issues
    • Box 1: 257; 292; 303; 311; 312; 315-318; 320-333; 336-340
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 2: 342-359; 361-370
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 3: 371-385; 387-400
      • Total: 29 Issues
    • Box 4: 401-430
      • Total: 30 Issues
    • Box 5: 431-434; 437-439; 441-458
      • Total: 25 Issues
    • Box 6: 461-466; 472; 484; 488; 491; 494; 517; 522; 528-532; 534-540; 542; 545; 546; 550
      • Total: 29 Issues

Binder, Otto. The Reporter of Steel, Action Comics, Vol, 1 No. 257, Superman DC National Comics, 1959. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Batman

Boxes 36-38

  • Total: 75 Issues
    • Box 1: 116; 157-159; 167; 169; 174; 177-179; 181-188; 192-195; 198-200; 202; 203; 205
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 2: 206-211; 213; 214; 217; 218; 220; 222; 224; 228; 234; 238; 244; 248; 249; 252-254; 257-259 
      • Total: 25 Issues
    • Box 3: 262; 263; 266-274; 276; 278; 279; 287; 289; 295; 297; 300; 330; 340; 346
      • Total: 22 Issues

Finger, Bill. The City of Ancient Heroes, Batman, Vol, 1 No. 116, Superman DC National Comics, 1959. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Detective Comics

Box 77-79

  • Total: 68 Issues
    • Box 1: 283; 284; 295; 316; 324; 328; 345; 349; 351; 353; 354; 356; 359; 365; 368; 370; 381-386; 388; 393; 397; 402; 406; 407; 410
      • Total: 29 Issues
    • Box 2: 414; 425; 431; 438-440; 442-448; 450-455
      • Total: 19 Issues
    • Box 3: 456; 457; 459; 460; 462; 464; 466; 468; 469; 477-481; 484; 515; 516; 518; 533; 541
      • Total: 20 Issues

Miller, Jack. The Phantom of Gotham City, Detective Comics, Vol, 1 No. 283, Superman DC National Comics, 1960. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

The New Gods

Box 52

  • Total: 15 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-4; 6-15; 17

Kirby, Jack. Orion Fights for Earth, The New Gods, Vol, 1 No. 1, DC Comics, 1971. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

The Flash

Box 100-103

  • Total: 116 Issues
    • Box 1: 118; 126; 129; 130; 140; 147; 150; 152; 154; 155; 160-164; 166-168; 170-180
      • Total: 29 Issues
    • Box 2: 181-195; 197; 198; 200-210
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 3: 211-235; 237-240
      • Total: 29 Issues
    • Box 4: 241-250; 253; 260; 265; 270; 271; 287; 288; 292; 296; 299; 301-303; 305; 309; 310; 314; 318; 324; 332
      • Total: 30 Issues

Broome, John. The Doomed Scarecrow, The Flash, Vol, 1 No. 118, Superman DC National Comics, 1961. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Green Lantern and Green Arrow

Green Lantern: Issues 10-75; 128-174

Green Lantern and Green Arrow: Issues 76-109

Box 106-108

  • Total: 85 Issues
    • Box 1: 10; 20; 23; 28; 30; 33; 35; 36; 40; 42; 45-52; 54-57; 60-64; 66-70
      • Total: 32 Issues
    • Box 2: 71-86; 89-91; 94; 95; 98-100; 102; 109
      • Total: 26 Issues
    • Box 3: 128; 141; 143; 145; 147; 149-161; 163; 165-171; 174
      • Total: 27 Issues

O’Neil, Denny. No Evil Shall Escape My Sight, The Green Lantern, Vol, 2 No. 76, Superman DC National Comics, 1970. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Justice League of America

Box 134-137

  • Total: 100 Issues
    • Box 1: 16; 28-30; 36; 38; 39; 41; 43; 47; 51; 55-57; 59-62; 64-70
      • Total: 25 Issues
    • Box 2: 72-77; 80-96; 98; 99
      • Total: 25 Issues
    • Box 3: 100-105; 107-111; 113; 117-120; 122-125; 127-129; 131; 132; 142; 143; 160
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 4: 184; 188; 189; 193; 195; 198; 200; 201; 203-206; 208-211; 213; 214; 216-218; 222
      • Total: 22 Issues

Fox, Gardner. The Cavern of Deadly Spheres, Justice League of America, Vol, 1 No. 16, Superman DC National Comics, 1962. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Superman

Box 236-240

  • Total: 136 Issues
    • Box 1: 156; 164; 166-169; 173; 175; 177-181; 185; 186; 188; 191; 196; 198-200
      • Total:  21 Issues
    • Box 2: 203-211; 213-223; 225-228; 230
      • Total: 25 Issues
    • Box 3: 231-235; 237-255; 257-260
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 4: 261-276; 278; 281; 285-300
      • Total: 34 Issues
    • Box 5: 301-306; 309; 313; 330; 336; 357; 358; 360; 364; 369; 371; 372; 375-383; 386; 391
      • Total: 28 Issues

Hamilton, Edmond. The Last Days of Superman! Superman, Vol, 1 No. 156, Superman DC National Comics, 1962. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.
 

Teen Titans

Box 258-59

  • Total: 39 Issues
    • Box 1: 1; 4; 6-19; 21-23; 25;27-32; 34; 35; 37; 40
      • Total:  32 Issues
    • Box 2: 41-45; 48; 49
      • Total: 7 Issues

Haney, Bob. The Beast God of Xochatan! Teen Titans, Vol, 1 No. 1, Superman DC National Comics, 1966. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Wonder Woman

Box 270-272

  • Total: 76 Issues
    • Box 1: 157; 162; 164; 167; 168; 172; 174; 176; 178-193; 195-200
      • Total:  30 Issues
    • Box 2: 201-208; 210-214; 216-225
      • Total: 22 Issues
    • Box 3: 226; 232; 234; 241; 248; 271; 274; 281; 282; 284; 285; 287; 288; 291-296; 298; 300-302; 309; 
      • Total: 24 Issues

Kanigher, Bob. I--The Bomb! Wonder Woman, Vol, 1 No. 157, Superman DC National Comics, 1965. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Magazines

Cracked

Box 59

  • Total: 6 Issues
    • Box 1: 73; 75-77; 88; 127

Carter, Dave, et al. Cracked Magazine, Vol, 1 No. 73, Major Magazines, Inc., 1968. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Creepy

Box 61-64

  • Total: 58 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-4; 6-9; 11; 15; 16; 25-30
      • Total: 17 Issues
    • Box 2: 31; 34; 35; 38; 40; 42-49
      • Total: 13 Issues
    • Box 3: 54; 56-60; 62-66; 70; 72; 73; 77; 78
      • Total: 16 Issues
    • Box 4: 79; 82-85; 87; 88; 91; 93; 94; 104; 108
      • Total: 12 Issues

Goodwin, Archie, et al. Creepy, Vol, 1 No. 1, Warren Publishing Co., 1964. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Eerie

Box 86-90

  • Total: 71 Issues
    • Box 1: 2-16; 18; 20
      • Total: 17 Issues
    • Box 2: 21-40
      • Total: 20 Issues
    • Box 3: 41-43; 48-50; 52-60
      • Total: 15 Issues
    • Box 4: 61; 64-72; 74; 78; 80
      • Total: 13 Issues
    • Box 5: 82; 84-86; 96; 101
      • Total: 6 Issues

Binder, Otto, et al. Eerie, Vol, 1 No. 2, Warren Publishing Co., 1966. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Heavy Metal

Box 109-110

  • Total: 36 Issues
    • Vol. 1 Total: 9 Issues
      • Box 1: 1-5; 7; 9; 12; 13
    • Vol. 2 Total: 11 Issues
      • Box 1: 2-8
        • Total: 7 Issues
      • Box 2: 9-12
        • Total: 4 Issues
    • Vol. 3 Total: 9 Issues
      • Box 1: 2-4; 6-11
    • Vol. 4 Total: 4 Issues
      • Box 1: 3; 4; 8; 11
    • Vol. 5 Total: 2 Issues
      • Box 1: 6; 7
    • Vol. 8 Total: 1 Issue
      • Box 1: 2

Alexis, et al. Heavy Metal, Vol, 1 No. 1, HM Communications, Inc., 1977. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

MAD

Box 145-146

  • Total: 33 Issues
    • Box 1: 106; 125; 126; 129; 134; 136; 138-140; 142; 144; 149; 151; 152; 154; 155
      • Total: 16 Issues
    • Box 2: 156-161; 163; 165-167; 169-173; 185; 186
      • Total: 17 Issues

Feldstien, Albert F., et al. MAD, Vol, 1 No. 106, E.C. Publications, Inc., 1966. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Marvel Comics

The Amazing Spider-Man

Box 16-21

  • Total: 169
    • Box 1: 3-5; 8; 9; 18; 21-24; 26; 27; 29; 30; 32-38; 
      • Total: 21 Issues
    • Box 2: 42-45; 47-49; 51-75
      • Total: 33 Issues
    • Box 3: 76-100; 102-110
      • Total: 34 Issues
    • Box 4: 111-120; 123-128; 130-150
      • Total: 37 Issues
    • Box 5: 151-160; 162-182; 184; 185; 187; 188
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 6: 192; 207; 210; 214; 223; 226; 227; 255; 256
      • Total: 9 Issues

Lee, Stan. Spider-Man Versus Doctor Octopus, The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol, 1 No. 3, Marvel Comics Group, 1963. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

The Avengers

Box 29-34

  • Total: 188 Issues
    • Box 1: 5; 6; 8-35
      • Total: 30 Issues 
    • Box 2: 36-47; 49-55; 58-65
      • Total: 27 Issues
    • Box 3: 66-100
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 4: 101-135
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 5: 136-153; 155-169
      • Total: 33 Issues
    • Box 6: 171; 173-177; 180-183; 186; 191; 195; 212; 215-218; 221; 226; 228; 238; 239; 244-248
      • Total: 28 Issues

Lee, Stan. The Invasion of the Lava Men! The Avengers, Vol, 1 No. 5, Marvel Comics Group, 1964. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Captain America

Box 47-50

  • Total: 116 Issues
    • Box 1: 101-116; 118-135
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 2: 136-144; 146-170
      • Total: 34 Issues
    • Box 3: 171-173; 175-178; 180-202; 204; 205
      • Total: 32 Issues
    • Box 4: 208-213; 215; 216; 220-222; 226; 227; 255; 262
      • Total: 15 Issues

Lee, Stan. When Wakes the Sleeper! Captain America, Vol, 1 No. 101, Marvel Comics Group, 1968. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Daredevil

Box 65-69

  • Total: 188 Issues
    • Box 1: 1; 3-6; 8-35
      • Total: 33 Issues 
    • Box 2: 36-70
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 3: 71-105
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 4: 106-140
      • Total: 35 Issues
    • Box 5: 141-148; 150; 151; 154; 156; 158; 160; 174; 210
      • Total: 16 Issues

Lee, Stan. The Origin of Daredevil, Daredevil, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1964. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

The Defenders

Box 74-76

  • Total: 65 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-30
      • Total: 30 Issues
    • Box 2: 31-41; 44-50; 52-56; 61; 64; 67-69
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 3: 71; 74; 79; 82; 87; 89; 101; 127; 133-135
      • Total: 11 Issues
      • Issues 125-135: The New Defenders

Englehart, Steve. I Slay by the Stars, The Defenders, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1972. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Fantastic Four

Box 91-97

  • Total: 198 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-4; 7; 14-19; 21-24; 28; 30-39
      • Total: 27 Issues
    • Box 2: 40-44; 47; 51; 53-65
      • Total: 20 Issues
    • Box 3: 68-95
      • Total: 28 Issues
    • Box 4: 96-125
      • Total: 30 Issues
    • Box 5: 126-154
      • Total: 30 Issues
    • Box 6: 155-179; 182-190
      • Total: 33 Issues
    • Box 7: 191-193; 195-197; 199-201; 203-205; 207; 209-211; 214; 225; 226; 230; 238; 240; 241; 249; 250; 256; 264; 268-270
      • Total: 30 Issues

Lee, Stan. The Fantastic Four! Fantastic Four, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1961. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Iron Man

Box 125-127

  • Total: 108 Issues
    • Box 1: 1; 2; 4-37; 40
      • Total: 37 Issues
    • Box 2: 41-44; 46-54; 56-64; 66; 67; 69-80
      • Total: 36 Issues
    • Box 3: 181-87; 89-91; 93; 96; 99; 100; 103-105; 108; 109; 112; 115; 116; 119; 136; 141; 142; 151; 157; 161; 174-176; 180; 185; 209
      • Total: 25 Issues

Goodwin, Archie. Alone Against A.I.M.! Iron Man, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1968. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Hero For Hire and Power Man

Hero for Hire

  • Box 144
    • Total: 13 Issues
      • Box 1: 2-4; 6-9; 11-16

Power Man

  • Box 144
    • Total: 18 Issues
      • Box 1: 17; 18; 20; 22-24; 26-31; 33-37; 46

Power Man and Ironfist

  • Box 144
    • Total: 3 Issues
      • Box 1: 52; 109; 110

Goodwin, Archie. Vengeance is Mine! Hero for Hire, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1972. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

The X-Men

Box 277-280

  • Total: 112 Issues
    • Box 1: 6; 8; 13-34; 36-40
      • Total:  29 Issues
    • Box 2: 41-48; 50-57; 59; 61-63; 65-70
      • Total: 26 Issues
    • Box 3: 71-93; 95-99; 101; 104-110
      • Total: 36 Issues
    • Box 4: 114; 115; 119-124; 126; 130; 138; 139; 141; 143; 144; 150; 170; 179; 183; 184; 186
      • Total: 21 Issues
      • Issues 143-186: The Uncanny X-Men

Lee, Stan. Sub-Mariner! Joins the Evil Mutants, X-Men, Vol, 1 No. 6, Marvel Comics Group, 1964. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Fan Favorites

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

  • Box 243
    • Total: 20 Issues
      • Box 1: 2-12; 14; 16; 18-24

The Original Swamp Thing Saga

  • Box 243
    • Total: 3 Issues
    • Box 1: 1; 14; 20

The Saga of Swamp Thing

  • Box 243
    • Total: 1 Issue
    • Box 1: 10

Wein, Len. The Man Who Wanted Forever, Swamp Thing, Vol, 1 No. 2, DC, 1973. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Howard the Duck

Box 118

  • Total: 22 Issues
    • Box 1: 2-21; 26; 27

Gerber, Steve. Cry Turnip! Howard the Duck, Vol, 1 No. 2, Marvel Comics Group, 1976. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Vampirella

Box 263-266

  • Total: 63 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-10; 12-20
      • Total:  19 Issues
    • Box 2: 21-39
      • Total: 19 Issues
    • Box 3: 42-46; 48-60
      • Total: 18 Issues
    • Box 4: 61-66; 68
      • Total: 7 Issues

Ackerman, Forest J. Vampirella of Draculon, Vampirella, Vol, 1 No. 1, Warren Publishing Co., 1969. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Marvel Classic Comics

Box 152-153

  • Total: 31 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-15
      • Total: 15 Issues
    • Box 2: 16-23; 25-28; 30; 31; 33; 34
      • Total: 16 Issues

Platt, Kin. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Marvel Classic Comics, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1976. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Marvel Presents

Staring Bloodstone and the Guardians of the Galaxy 

Box 158

  • Total: 10 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-8; 10; 11

Gerber, Steve. Just Another Planet Story! Marvel Presents, Vol, 1 No. 3, Marvel Comics Group, 1976. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Marvel Feature (1975)

Staring Red Sonja

Box 158

  • Total: 7 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-7

Thomas, Roy. Temple of Abomination, Marvel Feature, Vol, 2 No. 3, Marvel Comics Group, 1975. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew

Box 183

  • Total: 9 Issues
    • Box 1: 1-3; 5; 6; 9; 13; 16; 20

Thomas, Roy. The Pluto Syndrome! Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, Vol, 1 No. 1, Marvel Comics Group, 1975. Retrieved from: Grand Comics Database.

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