Information for Donors

Our collection is focused on published comic books (rather than archival items like original art or papers of cartoonists). We will gladly refer donors to other libraries that specialize in other collecting areas. The intent of this collection is to have available a picture of what the readers of comic books have been able to see over the years.

We encourge donations that include significant numbers in any of the following categories:

• Comic books published before 1964 or since 1996.
• Funny animal, funny kid, teen humor and other funny comics.
• Crime, mystery and horror comics.
• Science fiction and fantasy comics.
• Foreign comics, including Canadian comics.
• Underground, new wave, black & white, and alternative comics.
• Eight-pagers and other pornographic comics.
• Corporate, religious and government giveaways, educational and propaganda comics.
• Fotonovelas (photonovels) whether entertaining or educational in intent.

However, particularly with large donations, we will reimburse your shipping costs ONLY if we have determined in advance through correspondence or telephone conversations that your collection is an important one to our program.

All donations will be answered with letters of acknowledgement, but the valuation of a donation for tax purposes is the responsibility of the donor.

Mailing address:

Comic Art Collection
100 Library
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1048