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A Complete History of American Comic Books

Shirrel Rhoades - Comic books, strips, etc - 2008 - 370 pages
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 ...
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Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry

David E. Sumner, Shirrel Rhoades - Newspaper publishing - 2006 - 226 pages
Here is a concise overview of everything you want to know about the magazine production process, from the conception of article ideas through printing and distribution. Looking ...
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Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed

Brian Cronin - Social Science - 2009 - 260 pages
Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture. Was Superman a Spy? demystifies all of the interesting stories ...
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Inside the World of Comic Books

Jeffery Klaehn - Cartoonists - 2007 - 276 pages
From gutter business to art form, an engaging, provocative look at all things comic book.
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The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture

Randy Duncan, Matthew J. Smith - Literary Criticism - 2009 - 357 pages
A comprehensive introduction to the comic arts From the introduction by Paul Levitz "If ever there was a medium characterized by its unexamined self-expression, it's comics ...
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A Brief History of Comic Book Movies

Wheeler Winston Dixon, Richard Graham - Performing Arts - 2017 - 98 pages
A Brief History of Comic Book Movies traces the meteoric rise of the hybrid art form of the comic book film. These films trace their origins back to the early 1940s, when the ...
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Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture

Laurence Maslon, Michael Kantor - Social Science - 2013 - 304 pages
Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Woman, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more: the companion volume to the PBS documentary series of the same name that ...
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LIFE Rise of the Superhero: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen

The Editors of LIFE - Literary Criticism - 2017 - 202 pages
Today, superheroes are more popular than ever, with action-packed movies, TV shows, comic books, graphic novels, and other genres celebrating themThe craft has become more ...
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