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Look for resources at Boston College by searching Holmes, the BC Libraries online discovery tool.
You may need to approach the subject from several directions: for example, look up both "Comic Book*" and "United States" or "Cartoon*" to get the broadest possible view of the material.
This may seem obvious, but do not forget to use the bibliographies found in your text books and the books on reserve for your course.
Also, check the footnotes and bibliographies of the articles and books that you find for further sources.
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