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Bill Blackbeard

Born

in Lawrence, Indiana, The United States

April 28, 1926

Died

March 10, 2011

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Bill Blackbeard was an American writer, editor, and pioneering comics historian whose lifelong mission was to preserve the art of the newspaper comic strip. As founder and director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art, he assembled one of the world’s most important collections of comic strips and newspaper sections, ultimately totaling millions of items. His belief that the newspaper comic strip was a vital and uniquely American art form shaped both his scholarship and his preservation efforts, especially at a time when libraries were discarding bound newspapers in favor of microfilm.
A passionate advocate for the cultural value of comics, Blackbeard wrote, edited, or contributed to more than two hundred books, including The Smithsonian ...more

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	The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics by Bill Blackbeard (Editor), Martin Williams (Editor) 4.57 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1977 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	100 Years of Comic Strips by Bill Blackbeard, Dale Crain, James Vance 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sherlock Holmes in America by Bill Blackbeard, Dean Dickensheet (Foreword) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Krazy Kat's Kreator: A Biography of George Herriman 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bizarre Detective Trading Cards by Bill Blackbeard, Dave Schreiner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Comic Strip 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terry and the Pirates (1940-1941) Volume 7 (7) by Bill Blackbeard (Editor), Milton Caniff (Writer/Artist/Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Krazy Kats and Gibson Girls: A Bibliography of American Comic Art in the Twentieth Century 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Comic 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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