Horror Comics : Fiends, Freaks and Fantastic Creatures, 1940s-1980s, Paperbac...

Description: Horror Comics : Fiends, Freaks and Fantastic Creatures, 1940s-1980s, Paperback by Schoell, William, ISBN 0786470275, ISBN-13 9780786470273, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Suitable for academic and general readers, this is a history of US and some Canadian English-language horror comics. Unlike histories that focus on one or a few major publishers, this is designed as a comprehensive history of the genre. Part one looks at Golden Age (pre-1956) comics. Part two looks at the Silver Age (1956-69). Part three looks at 1. Each section looks at a publisher and the individual titles they produced. Th covers the era in which comics were considered a marginal medium for children, while producing a huge variety of material for large numbers of readers, with a huge range in quality, sophistication, and creative freedom. Th focuses on documentation of what was published and where, rather than analysis. However, the author gives short assessments of quality and synopses of individual stories, titles, and characters, which allow readers to note the relevance of stories to a particular era or readership. As horror was the genre in much of the covered era in which social commentary could be easily published, th may be useful to social and creative researchers in a number of fields as well as readers in comics and horror. A number of black and white reproductions of comic covers are included. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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