A complete history of American comic books
By: Shirrel Rhoades ; afterword by Steve Geppi.
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9781433101076; 9781433101106
Subjects: Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "This book is an updated history of the American comic book by an industry insider. You'll follow the development of comics from the first appearance of the comic book format in the Platinum Age of the 1930s to the creation of the superhero genre in the Golden Age, to the current period, where comics flourish as graphic novels and blockbuster movies. Along the way you will meet the hustlers, hucksters, hacks, and visionaries who made the American comic book what it is today. It's an exciting journey, filled with mutants, changelings, atomized scientists, gamma-ray accidents, and supernaturally empowered heroes and villains who challenge the imagination and spark the secret identities lurking within us."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-325) and index.