The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows' top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! At long last, this 1945-49 volume covers the comic book industry during the aftermath of World War II, when scores of writers and artists returned from foreign battlefields to resume their careers. It was a period when readers began turning away from the escapist entertainment offered by super-heroes in favor of other genres, like the grittier, more brutal crime comics. It was a time when Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created Young Romance, inaugurating a golden age of romance comics. And it was during this five-year period that Timely and National Comics capitalized on the popularity of Westerns, that Bill Gaines plotted a new course for EC Comics in the wake of his father's death, and that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first sued for the rights to Superman. These are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover, further documenting the ACBC series' cohesive, linear overview of the entire landscape of comics history! By Richard J. Arndt and Kurt F. Mitchell, with Keith Dallas.
By:
Richard Arndt, Kurt F. Mitchell, Keith Dallas By (artist):
Joe Simon Edited by:
Keith Dallas Imprint: TwoMorrows Publishing Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 203mm,
ISBN:9781605490991 ISBN 10: 1605490997 Pages: 288 Publication Date:02 April 2024 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active