Comic Books

Encyclopedias

The tools below help identify or locate characters appearing in comic books and newspapers:

Encyclopedia of American comics, edited by Ron Goulart. New York: Facts on File, 1990. *R-MDY 90-13416. Covers most of the major American comic strips and comics characters. Includes artists, writers, heroes and heroines. Not profusely illustrated. Black & white. Some color. Index.

Gifford, Denis. Encyclopedia of comic characters. Essex, England: Longman, 1987. *R-MDY. Covers 150 years of British comic characters primarily from newspaper comic strips. Each entry includes artist, dates, a brief description and a black & white illustration of the character.

World encyclopedia of cartoons, edited by Maurice Horn. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research, 1980. MDY+ 81-227. (held in the Prints Division).

World encyclopedia of comics, edited by Maurice Horn. (New York: Chelsea House, 1976. *R-MDY (held at South Hall Desk). Still one of the most comprehensive collections of information on comic art. International in scope up to 1975. Important supplements include a chronology of comic art and a history of newspaper comics syndication. 700 black & white illus. Some color.