Existing comment:
New Acquisition:
The Stephen A. Geppi Collection of Comics and Graphics Arts
Patriotism
Stephen A. Geppi generously donated his collection of comics and entertainment art to the Library of Congress in 2018. A portion of the collection, once housed in the Geppi Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, supported the American military through products aimed at children and adults including coloring books, Big Little Books, comic books and action figures. Most of these items were created during wartime. Of particular note in this case are Joe Simon's concept drawing for the superhero Captain America, created in 1490 in reaction to World War II raging in Europe, and the prototype for the first action figure, GI Joe, developed by Hasbro Creative Director Don Levine during the Vietnam War in 1964. |