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The First Wave of Comic-book Heroes (1939-1941)
Lethem, Jonathan
Greg Sadowski
ISBN: 9781560979715
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Fantagraphics
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Containing 22 long-out-of-print stories, this collection shines the spotlight on bygone superheroes from the dawn of the comic-book format, including Wonder Man, Spacehawk, Blue Bolt, and Rex Dexter. It also contains artwork by such comics luminaries as Fletcher Hanks, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, and Basil Wolverton.
Containing 22 long-out-of-print stories, this collection shines the spotlight on bygone superheroes from the dawn of the comic-book format, including Wonder Man, Spacehawk, Blue Bolt, and Rex Dexter. It also contains artwork by such comics luminaries as Fletcher Hanks, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby, and Basil Wolverton.
| ISBN | 1560979712 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9781560979715
(What's this?) | | Pages | 176 | | Publisher | Fantagraphics | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Fantagraphics | | Weight (grammes) | 748 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | Seattle | | Publication date | 30 Apr 2009 | | Height (mm) | 280 | | Writer of introduction | Lethem, Jonathan | | Width (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | PN6714 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 741.5 | | Academic level | General |
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| | | Foreword by Jonathan Lethem | | 9 | | | | Comics Magazine Company | | | | | | Comics Magazine no. 1, May 1936 | | | | | | "Dr. Mystic," by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster | | 12 | | | | Funny Picture Stories vol. 1, no. 1, November 1936 | | | | | | "The Clock," by George E. Brenner | | 15 | | | | Detective Picture Stories no. 5, April 1937 | | | | | | "Murder by Proxy," by George E. Brenner | | 16 | | | | Chesler Publications | | | | | | Star Comics no. 5, July 1937 | | | | | | "Dan Hastings," by Ken Fitch and Fred Guardineer | | 23 | | | | Centaur Publications | | | | | | Amazing Mystery Funnies no. 3, November 1938 | | | | | | "Dirk the Demon and Skyrocket Steele," by Bill Everett | | 27 | | | | Amazing Mystery Funnies vol. 2, no. 3, March 1939 | | | | | | "Dirk the Demon," by Bill Everett | | 28 | | | | Fox Publications | | | | | | Wonderworld Comics no. 7, November 1939 | | | | | | "The Flame," by Will Eisner and Lou Fine | | 31 | | | | "The Flame," by Will Eisner and Lou Fine | | 33 | | | | Wonderworld Comics no. 8, December 1939 | | | | | | "Yarko the Great," by Will Eisner | | 43 | | | | Mystery Men Comics no. 4, November 1939 | | | | | | "Rex Dexter of Mars," by Dick Briefer | | 51 | | | | Science Comics no. 4, May 1940 | | | | | | "Cosmic Carson," by Jack Kirby | | 57 | | | | Fantastic Comics no. 3, February 1940 | | | | | | "Samson," by Will Eisner and Lou Fine | | 65 | | | More... | | |
A beautifully designed volume of early American comics... The edition is both aesthetically pleasing and sturdy, featuring clarified reprinting of the colour strips, covers, and scattered elements of advertisements and back matter. -- Michael Leader  Be the first to write a customer review
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