Craig McNeil Comics Collection

• Reference:GB 254 MS 426
• Dates of Creation:1960s - 2018
• Name of Creator:
  Craig McNeil
• 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

• Subjects

  Comics