Great American Comic Books

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------ 005301 - Glossy pictorial hard cover (roughly) 12 3/4" by 10" (inches), headband, 344 glossy pages, filled with colour photos, no names, dust jacket is in Very Good Plus condtion, with minor 1" closed tear front top right corner by flap. "Great American Comic Books, written by noted comic book authority Ron Goulart, tells the complete story of this vibrant, exciting publishing phenomenon in lively text & hundreds of vivid, full-color pictures. Fabulous covers, complete interior pages, and dramatic panel enlargements help to capture the fun & excitement that have made comic books increasingly sought out since the early 1930s. Illuminating essays provide added insight into the comic book industry's most notable creative personalities, favorite characters, and unusual types of comics. Contents include: Intro: An Enduring American Art Form / How It Began / The Bandwagon Statrs to Roll / "Everything is Brand New" / Heroes For Sale / "It's.Superman" / The Boom Years / Laff It Up! / Girls! Romance! Horrors! / Crime and Punishment / Surviving the Fifties / The Great Superhero Revival / "It's Good, But is it Relevant?" / Expanding the Boundaries / Toward the Millennium / Comics Fandom / index. Book weight is over 2 kilos so depending on destination extra shipping may be asked. Check out the scans Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 005301

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