The Comic-Book Book |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Don
Lupoff, Dick |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4223-9018-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.00 |
Book Description:
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Take a fond journey into yesteryear, as you explore the wonderful world of comic books from the Golden Age in this reprint from the popular 1973 Arlington House original, with added new material. Scholars, critics, & comic-book devotees share a baker¿s dozen of childhood memories & adult insights into some of the world¿s greatest super-heroes, detectives, aviators, jungle men, magicians, monsters, & classic funny animals -- Plastic Man, The Spirit, Captain Wings, Tarzan, Mandrake,...
More DescriptionTake a fond journey into yesteryear, as you explore the wonderful world of comic books from the Golden Age in this reprint from the popular 1973 Arlington House original, with added new material. Scholars, critics, & comic-book devotees share a baker¿s dozen of childhood memories & adult insights into some of the world¿s greatest super-heroes, detectives, aviators, jungle men, magicians, monsters, & classic funny animals -- Plastic Man, The Spirit, Captain Wings, Tarzan, Mandrake, Frankenstein, & Donald Duck -- & the creators who brought them to life. The always fascinating, but often-forgotten, ¿second bananas¿ also get a moment in the spotlight including The Flame, Tornado Tom, & Spacehawk. Also features a new intro. & a 16-page color section.