Bélier Press Collection, 1963-2000
Bélier Press Collection, 1963-2000
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1811
- Bib ID:
- 12222892 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Bélier Press
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 1.25 linear feet (1 record carton)
- Language(s):
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English
, Italian
, French
, German
.
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
A small collection of some of the more notable publications by Bélier Press. Including Bizarre Comix; John Willie's Sweet Gwendoline; R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics and Fritz the Cat.
Arrangement
Arranged in three series.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Bélier Press Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2016.2017.M072: Source of acquisition--J B Rund. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--10/25/2016.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers processed ptl 11/1/2016.
Revision Description
2016-11-02 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
From 1975 to 1986, Belier Press, located in New York City, released 24 volumes of "Bizarre Comix". These were reprints of bondage cartoon serials from the 1950s, sold via mail order by Irving Klaw. The artists included Eric Stanton, Gene (Eneg) Bilbrew, Jim, Ruiz and Mario. Each volume was devoted to a single artist and included 2 or 3 complete serials and introductions by publisher J.B. Rund which contained important historical information on the artists and Klaw's business operations.
Subject Headings
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Genre/Form |
Alternative comics |
Name |
Bélier Press |
Crumb, R. |
Eneg, 1923-1974 |
Rund, J. B (Jeffrey Bruce) |
Stanton, Eric |
Willie, John, 1902-1962 |
Subject |
Erotic art |
Erotic comic books, strips, etc |
Fetishism (Sexual behavior) -- Pictorial works |
Flagellation -- Pictorial works |
Photography, Erotic |
Sadomasochism in art |
Underground comic books, strips, etc |
Women -- Caricatures and cartoons -- Periodicals |
Women in art |
Series I: Bizarre Comix
Box 1 Folder 1
Volume 1 Stanton "Diana's Ordeal" and "Perils of Diana", 1975
Box 1 Folder 2
Volume 2 Eneg "Princess Elaine's Terrible Fate" and "Dangerous Plight of Princess Elaine", 1975
Box 1 Folder 3
Volume 3 Stanton "Priscilla, Queen of Escapes" and "Poor Pamela", 1976
Box 1 Folder 4
Volume 4 Ruiz "Ruth's Wild West Adventure" and "Captives in Distress", 1976
Box 1 Folder 5
Volume 5 Jim "Baroness Steele" and "Adventures of Baroness Steele", 1976
Box 1 Folder 6
Volume 6 Maria "Prisoners of the Inquisition" and "Rubber Queen's Captives", 1976
Box 1 Folder 7
Volume 7 Stanton "Bound in Leather Book 1" and "Bound in Leather Book 2", 1977
Box 1 Folder 8
Volume 8 Eneg "Prison for Women" and "Island of Captive Girls", 1977
Box 1 Folder 9
Volume 1 Stanton "Diana's Ordeal" and "Perils of Diana", 2001 Reprint, 2001
Box 1 Folder 10
Volume 2 Eneg "Princess Elaine's Terrible Fate" and "Dangerous Plight of Princess Elaine", 2002 Reprint, 2002
Box 1 Folder 11
Volume 3 Stanton "Priscilla, Queen of Escapes" and "Poor Pamela", 2002 Reprint, 2002
Box 1 Folder 12
Volume 4 Ruiz "Ruth's Wild West Adventure" and "Captives in Distress", 2002 Reprint, 2002
Box 1 Folder 13
Volume 5 Jim "Baroness Steele" and "New Adventures of Baroness Steele", 2002 Reprint, 2002
Box 1 Folder 14
Volume 6 Maria "Captives of the Scientists", "Prisoners of the Inquisition" and "Rubber Queen's Captives", 2002 Reprint, 2002
Series II: John Willie
Box 1 Folder 15
Les Adventures de Gwendoline by John Willie. L.F. Editions en accord avec Bizarre Publishing Company, 1976
Box 1 Folder 20
Stanton Presents Sweeter Gwen & the Return of Gwendoline . Published by Bélier Press, 1976
Gwendalina di John Willie . Collana di classici dei comics L'Olimpo dei Fumetti, 1963
Artiste della fuga di Stanton . Collana di classici dei comics L'Olimpo dei Fumetti, 1974
John Willie Presents An Epic Adventure Sizzling With Suspense! featuring Sweet Gwnendoline, Sir Dystic D'Arcy The Mysterous Countesee Secret Agent U-89 and! 4 Cartoon Adventure Serials! 15 Full-page Water-Color Drawings! Every Page Pungent with Peril! It's Dynamic! It's Deadly by John Willie. Published by Bélier Press (in presentation slip-case).
John Willie Prasentiert Ein Abenteuerroman Spannend Und Prickelnd! Es wirken mit Sweet Gwnendoline, Sir Dystic D'Arcy The Mysterous Countesee Secret Agent U-89 Und! 4 Comic Abenteuer Serien! 15 ganzseitige Farbzeichnungen! Jede Seite Voll Uberraschungen Jede Seite Voll Dynamit! by John Willie. Published by Bélier Press (in presentation slip-case).
John Willie Presents An Epic Adventure Sizzling With Suspense! Featuring Sweet Gwnendoline, Sir Dystic D'Arcy The Mysterous Countesee Secret Agent U-89 French Maids And 6 Cartoon Adventure Serials! 31 Water-Color Paintings! Previously Unpublished & Uncollected Work! Spine Chilling Melogramas With No Deed Too Dirty! Every Page Pungent With Peril! It's Dynamic! It's Deadly! by John Willie. Published by Bélier Press (in presentation slip-case).
Series III: R. Crum
Box 1 Folder 16
R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics (insert to Cheri magazine), December 1976
Box 1 Folder 16
Cheri magazine, December 1976
Box 1 Folder 17
The Complete Fritz the Cat by R. Crumb, 1978
Box 1 Folder 18
R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics, 1976
Box 1 Folder 19
R. Crumb's Carload O'Comics, 2000