Provenance A collection of comic books donated over three years, , by Kurt Bloeser.

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1 Collection Number BA MSS 71 Title Kurt Bloeser Comic Book Collection Inclusive Dates 1901, Extent 13 Archival Boxes (6.5 linear feet) Provenance A collection of comic books donated over three years, , by Kurt Bloeser. Preferred Citation Kurt Bloeser Comic Book Collection, BA MSS 71, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY. Access By appointment during regular business hours, research@baseballhall.org. Biography Mr. Bloeser has had a 34 year career with First Interstate Bank serving from messenger to all areas of Branch Banking. In 1975 he was promoted to First Interstate's Seattle Bank where he served as a Correspondent Banker in the Northwest with emphasis in Alaska. During the 80's, Mr. Bloeser managed numerous mergers for the Bank and operated a 35 branch region in NW Washington. He became very active in the community and served as Chairman of United Way, Chairman of the Economic Development Council and was elected Man of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. Kurt Bloeser also served as co-chairman on the SABR Minor League Committee starting in late Sources: Scope and Content This collection is arranged by donation year. Each donation is organized alphabetically by title. Spanish comic books: Part 2, Box 1, Part 2, Box 2, Folder 7 Japanese comic books: Part 2, Box 3, Content List Part 1 BL Box 1

2 All Sports Comics - No. 1 - Dec Jan Feb-Mar 1949 Box 2 Folder 6 All-Time Sports Collection - April-May June-July August Oct-Nov 1949 Babe Ruth Sports Comics Collection - No. 1 April No. 2 June No. 3 August No. 4 October No. 5 December No. 6 February No. 7 May No. 8 August No. 9 October No. 10 December No. 11 February 1951 Baseball Thrills - No. 2 Late Summer No. 10 Summer No. 3 Summer 1952 Bill Sterns Sports Book - No. 10 Spring-Summer No. 2 Summer 1952 Calling All Boys - No. 11 May No. 12 July No. 17 May 1948 Comic books by Player Name - Lou Gehrig Pete Rose Larry Doby Ralph Kiner Don Newcombe Phil Rizzuto 1951

3 - Eddie Stanky Ted Williams Jackie Robinson No. 1, Jackie Robinson No. 2, Jackie Robinson No. 2, Jackie Robinson No. 4, Jackie Robinson No. 5, Jackie Robinson No. 6, 1952 Folder 6 How Champions Play Baseball - Helpful Hints1948 Mel Allen - No. 5, No. 6, 1950 Miscellaneous Titles - Boy Commandos, Baseball Comics, Home Run, Baseball News, Baseball Facts and Fun Book, All-American Sports, Amazing Mets, Circling the Bases - Baseball Heroes Ozark Ike - No. 13, No. 14, No. 15, No. 19, No. 20, No. 21, No. 22, No. 23, No. 24, No. 180, No. B11, No. 12, No. 16, No. 17, No. 18, No. 25, 1952 Picture News

4 Box 3 Folder 6 - Picture News in Color and Action, May Picture News in Color and Action, Nov.-Dec Real Fact Comics - Real Fact Comics No. 10, Sept-Oct Real Fact Comics No. 14, May-June Real Fact Comics No. 17, Nov-Dec Real Fact Comics No. 19, Mar-April 1949 Real Heroes - Real Heroes No. 6, Real Heroes No. 14, 1946 Real Life Comics/Real Life Picture Magazine - Real Life Picture Magazine No. 14, Nov Real Life Comics Adventure in History No. 41, Real Life Comics No. 49, 1949 Treasure Chest - Treasure Chest Vol. 2 No. 7, April 15, Treasure Chest Vol. 2, no. 18, April 29, Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact Vol.1 No.1, June 23, Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact Vol.1 No. 4, Aug 4, Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact Vol.1 No. 4, Aug 4, 1966 Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact - Vol. 4 No.16, April 5, Vol. 4 No.18, May 3, Vol. 4 No.18, May 3, Vol. 4.No.18, May 3, Vol. 4 No.20, May 31, Vol. 6 No. 19, May 24, Vol. 7 No. 1, Sept. 3, Vol. 7 No. 5, Nov. 8, Vol. 7 No. 17, April 24, 1952 Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact - Vol. 8 No. 1, Sept. 11, Vol. 8 No. 3, Oct. 9, Vol. 8 No. 8, Dec. 18, Vol. 8 No. 17, April 23, Vol. 9 No. 17, April 22, Vol. 10 No. 1, Sept. 9, Vol. 11 No. 1, Sept. 8, Vol. 12 No. 3, Oct. 11, 1956

5 Box 4 - Vol. 12 No. 17, April 25, Vol. 12 No. 19, May 23, 1957 Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact - Vol. 13 No. 1, Sept. 12, Vol. 13 No. 2, Sept. 26, Vol. 13 No. 15, March 27, Vol. 13 No. 18, May 8, Vol. 13 No. 19, May 22, Vol. 14 No. 19, May 21, Vol. 17 No. 18, May 10, Vol. 17 No. 20, June 7, 1962 Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact - Vol. 18 No. 2, Sept. 27, Vol. 18 No. 8, Dec. 20, Vol. 18 No. 16, April 11, Vol. 18 No. 18, May 9, Vol. 18 No. 20, June 6, Vol. 19 No. 17, April 23, Vol. 20 No. 3, Oct. 8, Vol. 20 No. 16, April 8, 1965 Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact - Vol. 21 No. 2, Sept. 23, Vol. 21 No. 3, Oct. 7, Vol. 21 No. 15, March 24, Vol. 21 No. 16, April 7, Vol. 21 No. 20, June 2, Vol. 22 No. 13, Feb. 23, Vol. 22 No. 16, April 6, Vol. 22 No. 19, May 18, Vol. 23 No. 12, Feb. 8, 1968 Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact - Vol. 24 No. 1, Sept. 12, Vol. 24 No. 4, Oct. 24, Vol. 24 No. 11, Feb. 6, Vol. 24 No. 14, March 20, Vol. 24 No. 15, April 3, Vol. 24 No. 16, April 17, Vol. 24 No. 17, May 1, Vol. 25 No. 1, Sept. 11, Vol. 25 No. 3, Oct. 9, Vol. 25 No. 12, Mar 12, Vol. 25, No. 14, April 9, 1970

6 Part 2 BL Box 1 Folder 6 Yankees Pride - Yankees Pride, August 17, Yankees Pride, September 28, 2001 Anaheim Angels Comics - Anaheim Angels, 2001 Aprenda Beisbol (Spanish) - Aprenda Beisbol No. 1, Aprenda Beisbol No. 2, Aprenda Beisbol No. 3, Aprenda Beisbol No. 4, 1954 Arizona Diamondbacks Comics - Arizona Diamondbacks, No. 1, 2002 Baseball Comics - Baseball Comics No. 1, Baseball Comics No. 2, 1992 Baseball Greats - Baseball Greats The Jimmy Piersall Story, October Baseball Greats The Bob Gibson Story, March Baseball Greats The Bob Gibson Story, March Baseball Greats The Harmon Killebrew Story, April Baseball Greats The Harmon Killebrew Story, April Baseball Greats The Harmon Killebrew Story, April 1993 Baseball Legends - Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, Honus Wagner, Roberto Clemente, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski, Satchel Paige, Johnny Bench, 1993

7 - Shoeless Joe, Lou Gehrig, Casey Stengel, 1993 Box 2 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder Baseball Superstars - #1 Nolan Ryan, 1991 (3 copies) - # 2 Bo Jackson, # 3 Ken Griffey Jr., # 4 Pete Rose, # 5 Rickey Henderson, # 6 Jose Canseco, # 7 Cal Ripken Jr., # 8 Carlton Fisk, # 10 Darryl Strawberry, # 11 Frank Thomas, 1992 Baseball Superstars - # 12 Ryne Sandberg, # 13 Kirby Pucket, # 14 Roberto and Sandy Almar, # 15 Roger Clements, # 16 Mark McGwire, # 17 Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, # 18 Dennis Eckersley, # 20 Jim Abbot, 1993 Boston Red Sox Comics - Red Sox, September 24, 2003 Calling All Boys - Calling All Boys, July 1946 Cartoon History of Baseball - Cartoon History of Baseball, 1992 Celebrity Comics - Nolan Ryan #1 The Unauthorized Biography, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Arron, Mickey Mantle, 1992 Chicago White Sox Comics - Chicago White Sox Issue # 1, August 10, 2003 Cleveland Indians Comics

8 - Cleveland Indians Issue # 1, April 14, Cleveland Indians Issue # 2, May 19, Cleveland Indians Issue # 3, Cleveland Indians Issue # 4, 2002 Folder 6 Folder 7 Comic Books by Player Name - Yogi Berra, Barry, Babe Ruth, Roy Campanella, Rico Carty - Great Pitchers I ve Known by Whitey Ford, George Foster, Bo Jackson, My Greatest Thrills in Baseball by Mickey Mantle - Great Hitters I ve Known by Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays - Gerald Priddy - Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Deion Sanders Ozzie Smith, Sports Legends, 1993 Dell Comic (Wheaties) - Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry Comics, May Walter Lantz New Funnies, October Little Lulu, August Tom and Jerry, October Little Lulu, August Tom and Jerry, June Walter Lantz New Funnies, November Tom and Jerry, September Walter Lantz New Funnies, July 1954 Dodgers Comics - Dodgers, July 19, Dodgers, August 16, 2001 Estellas del Deporte (Spanish) - Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Los Fabulosos Mets, 1970

9 - Hank Aaron, El Brazo Magico Del Brujo Rosell, 1974 Box 3 Folder 8 How to Play (Finer Points for Everyone) - How to Play First Base, How to Play First Base, How to Play Second Base, How to Play Third Base, How to Play Third Base, How to Play Shortstop, How to Play Shortstop, How to Play Outfield, Rules for Umpires, Rules for Umpires, How to Play Baseball Signals, How to Run Bases, How to Bat, How to Catch, How to Pitch, Finer Points for Everyone, Finer Points for Everyone, 1962 Magnum Comics - Mickey Mantle First Issue, 1991, 3 copies - Mickey Mantle Second Issue, Brooks Robinson First Issue, 1992, 7 copies - Duke Snider First Issue, 1992, copies Milwaukee Brewers Comics - Milwaukee Brewers B-Force, Milwaukee Brewers B-Force # 2, 2002 Miscellaneous Titles - Cosmic Slam, The All-Star Story of the Dodgers, Baseball Thrills, Blonde Comics, Fastball Express, The Honeymooners, Iron Vic, The Pros Say Its O.K. to Say No to Drugs, Jack Armstrong, Spiderman, The Little Redbirds, Smash-Hits Sports, 1949

10 - Swat Malone, Giants, 1952 Box 4 Miscellaneous Titles - A Professional Baseball Story of Players: Keep on Running after Dreams, 2002 (Japanese) - Shortstop Squad, Smitty at the Ball Game - Super Sluggers, Triumph Comics - World Famous Heroes Magazine, Funny Stuff, 1946 New York Mets - Meet the Mets, 2001 New York Yankees - Yankees, Yankees, August 9, 2002 Joe Palooka Comics - Joe Palooka No. 23, Aug Joe Palooka No. 27, Dec Joe Palooka No. 28, Jan Joe Palooka No. 30, Mar Joe Palooka No. 32, May Joe Palooka No. 38 Nov 1949 Personality Comics - George Brett, Roger Clemens, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Dwight Gooden, Ken Griffy Jr., Ken Griffy Jr., Ken Griffy Jr., Ricky Henderson, Ricky Henderson, Bo Jackson, Dave Justice, Baseball Sluggers #2, February 1992 Personality Comics - Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, 1992

11 - Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, Nolan Ryan, Nolan Ryan, Nolan Ryan, Nolan Ryan, Frank Thomas, Frank Thomas, Ted Williams, 1992 Box 5 Folder 6 Real Life Comics - No. 24, July No. 50, Oct No. 53, May No. 54, No. 57, No. 57, No. 58, Dec 1951 Red Ball Comic Book - Red Ball Comic Book - Red Ball Comic Book, 1901 Richie Rich, Casper & Wendy-National League Harvey Comics - National League, Houston Astros No. 1, National League Dodgers No. 1, National League Phillies No. 1, National League Pirates No. 1, National League S.F. Giants No. 1, June 1976 St. Louis Cardinals Comics - Little Boy of Summer San Francisco Giants Comics - Super Heroes, 2001 Seattle Mariners Comics - Mariners MoJo Issue #1, Mariners MoJo Issue # 2, 2002 Spalding Sports Show - Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, 1946

12 - Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, Spalding Sports Show, 1952 Box 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Sport Comics - Sport Comics, No. 1, Sport Comics, Vol. 1, No. 3, Aug Sports Action - No. 3, June No. 4, Oct No. 5, Dec No. 6, Mar No. 8 - No. 7, May No. 8, Aug No. 9, Oct No. 10, Jan No. 12, May No. 13, July No. 14, Sep 1952 Sport Stars Comics, Stories, Photo Features - Sports Stars No. 2, April-May Sports Stars No. 3, June-July Sports Stars No. 4, August-September Sports Stars, November 1949 Sport Thrills - No. 11, Nov No No No No. 14, Aug No. 15 Texas Rangers - Texas Rangers, June 20, Texas Rangers, July 2, Texas Rangers, August 12, 2001

13 - Texas Rangers, June 11, 2002, Issue #1 of three - Texas Rangers Issue # 3 Trail Blazers picture stories - Trail Blazers Vol. 1 No. 1, April Trail Blazers Vol. 1 No. 3, July 1942 Toronto Blue Jays Comics - Toronto Blue Jays Issue # 1, July 14, Toronto Blue Jays Part 3 BL Box 1 4 Most Boys Comics - 4 Most Boys Comics No. 37, Nov-Dec Most Boys Comics No. 40, 1950 Blue Bolt - Blue Bolt Vol. 8 No. 3, August Blue Bolt Vol. 9 No. 5, October1948 Comic Books by Player Name - Yogi Berra, Jack and Jill, Stan Musial - Jackie Robinson - Jackie Robinson, Dave Winfield, 1993 It Really Happened - It Really Happened No. 5, It Really Happened No. 6, It Really Happened No. 10, 1946 Miscellaneous - National Sports Series No. 3 - How to do it Book, Estrellas Del Deporte, Gene Mack s Hall of Fame Cartoons, Heroes of Sports, High Style for the Highway - Skiboots - The Long and Short of Baseball - Dodgers, The 5 Rookie Stars of Baseball

14 - Baseball s Superstars, 2002 Box 2 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder Oakland Athletics Magazine (Rickey Henderson-Cover) - Oakland Athletics, 1990 Popular Baseball - Popular Baseball, 1950 Real Life Comics - Real Life Comics No. 52, 1950 Ring Lardner s You Know Me AL - Ring Lardner s You Know Me AL, 1979 Sport Stars - Sport Stars No. 1, February-March Sport Stars No. 2, April-May 1946 Sports Hall of Shame (strips) - Sports Hall of Shame, 1992 x 62 Sport Slants by Pap - Sport Slants, 1946 Topix Comics - October October November April April October October 1951 True Comics - No. 3, August No. 6, November No. 13, June No. 15, August No. 17, October No. 28, October No. 30, December 1943 True Comics - No. 37, July No. 44, Summer 1945

15 - No. 49, May-June No. 51, August No. 52, September No. 54, November No. 60, May No. 61, June No. 62, July 1947 Box 3 True Comics - No. 63, August No. 64, September No. 65, October No. 71, May No. 72, July No. 73, October No. 74, December No. 77, June No. 78, August No. 79, October No. 84, August 1950 True Sport Picture Stories - February June August October 1942 True Sport Picture Stories - December June August October November 1943 True Sport Picture Stories - February April June August October December April 1945 True Sport Picture Stories - June 1945

16 - August October May-June July-August September-October November-December March-April 1947 True Sport Picture Stories - May-June July-August January-February March-April May-June July-August September-October March-April May-June July-August 1949