Comic book century : the history of American comic books / Stephen Krensky.
Material type: TextSeries: 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 onlyCurrent library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | GRAPHIC/741.597/KRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844400093791 |
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GRAPHIC/741.59/JOLLEY Odysseus: Escaping Poseidon's Curse: A Greek Legend./ | GRAPHIC/741.5/LON All Star / | GRAPHIC/741.5/ZIN A people's history of American empire : | GRAPHIC/741.597/KRE Comic book century : | GRAPHIC/794.8/BROWN Tetris : | GRAPHIC/797.3/DUN In waves / | GRAPHIC/821.7/COL The Rime of the ancient mariner / |
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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