British comics
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: James Chapman
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781861898555
Subjects: History and criticism; Publishing; Comic books, strips; History
Description: This text is a unique cultural history of British comic papers and magazines, from their origins in the late 19th century to the present day. The book describes the rise of comic publishers and the heyday of comics in the 1950s and 60s, when titles such as 'School Friend' and 'Eagle' sold a million copies a week.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Comic cuts and saucy strips; title: On the wings of eagles; title: Ripping yarns; title: Girls on top; title: The violent years; title: I am the law!; title: The strange world of the British superhero; title: The rise and fall of alternative comics; title: The growing pains of British comics; title: The British comics renaissance.