Craig McNeil Comics Collection

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 426
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1960s - 2018
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 5 boxes

Scope and Content

Comics and annuals including the Eagle, Battle, Starblazer, Bunty, Beano etc. Annuals are split between publishers Fleetway and DC Thomson. Single Issue comics are split between comic title. The Battle Comics include the original run of Charley's War, a famous war comic by Pat Mills. Eagle Annual (1990) Victor Annual (1979) duplicates was removed and donated to SCCS.

Administrative / Biographical History

Craig McNeil owns a property cleaning business in Fife. He has a long-time interest in comics and has collected them for several years.

Arrangement

Usually chronological within series.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Note

Craig McNeil owns a property cleaning business in Fife. He has a long-time interest in comics and has collected them for several years.

There are some useful science fiction comics and early Charley's War material that can be used in teaching.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Hailey Austin 13/05/2019

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Custodial History

Hailey Austin, Dundee Comics PhD student, saw on Twitter that he was wanting to find a home for the comics. He stored his comics in his parents' attic for many years and did not want to bin them.

Accruals

Not expected

Additional Information

Published

Catalogued

MS 426

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