Comic book century : the history of American comic books / Stephen Krensky.

By: Krensky, StephenMaterial type: TextTextSeries: People's historyPublication details: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008Description: 112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cmISBN: 9780822566540 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper); 0822566540 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 741.5/9730904 LOC classification: PN6725 | .K74 2008Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Superheroes take off -- Comics go to war -- Thriving on the home front -- Comics under fire -- New era -- Going underground -- Looking forward and back -- World turned upside down -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Selected famous names in comic book history -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Further reading and websites -- Index.
Summary: Provides a history of comic books in America during the twentieth century, showing how it has influenced and been influenced by American culture. Includes an epilogue about comics in the early twenty-first century.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-109) and index.

Superheroes take off -- Comics go to war -- Thriving on the home front -- Comics under fire -- New era -- Going underground -- Looking forward and back -- World turned upside down -- Epilogue -- Timeline -- Selected famous names in comic book history -- Source notes -- Selected bibliography -- Further reading and websites -- Index.

Provides a history of comic books in America during the twentieth century, showing how it has influenced and been influenced by American culture. Includes an epilogue about comics in the early twenty-first century.

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