Heroes of the Comics

Heroes of the Comics
Title Heroes of the Comics PDF eBook
Author Drew Friedman
Publisher Fantagraphics Books
Pages 185
Release 2014-09-10
Genre Art
ISBN 1606997319

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Featuring over 80 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors and artists from the industry’s birth in the ’30s, through the brilliant artists and writers of behind EC Comics in the ’50s. All lovingly rendered and chosen by Drew Friedman, a cartooning legend in his own right. Featuring subjects popular and obscure, men and women, as well as several pioneering African-American artists. Each subject features a short essay by Friedman, who grew up knowing many of the subjects included (as the son of writer Bruce Jay Friedman), including Stan Lee, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Will Elder, and Bill Gaines. More names you might recognize: Barks, Crumb, Wood, Wolverton, Frazetta, Siegel & Shuster, Kirby, Cole, Ditko, Werthem… it’s a Hall of Fame of comic book history from the man BoingBoing.com call “America’s greatest living portrait artist!”

Comic Books Heroes and Legends

Comic Books Heroes and Legends
Title Comic Books Heroes and Legends PDF eBook
Author Artin Allahverdi
Publisher AuthorHouse
Pages 78
Release 2010-03
Genre
ISBN 1449090362

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Every since I was a little boy I was hooked on comic books and I'm all grown up and I still like comic books and I wrote this book to show everybody how much I like comic books. I want to show the future of new hardcore comic book collectors how much I like comic books.

Was Superman a Spy?

Was Superman a Spy?
Title Was Superman a Spy? PDF eBook
Author Brian Cronin
Publisher Penguin
Pages 260
Release 2009-04-28
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780452295322

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Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture. Was Superman a Spy? demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including: • Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book character (True) • Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False) • Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True) • What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True) • A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book (True) With many more legends resolved, Was Superman a Spy? is a must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of “truth, justice, and the American way.”

Maui

Maui
Title Maui PDF eBook
Author Robert Sullivan
Publisher Godwit Pub.
Pages 0
Release 1996-11-08
Genre Brothers
ISBN 9781869620066

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The story of Maui in comic strip form.

Time Masters

Time Masters
Title Time Masters PDF eBook
Author Dan Jurgens
Publisher Titan Books
Pages 144
Release 2011
Genre Graphic novels
ISBN 9780857682260

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Rip Hunter puts together a high-powered band of Time Masters to travel through history in search of the world's greatest detective, but can even the combined might and skill of Superman, Green Lantern and Booster Gold help the Time Master to pinpoint where Batman went at the end of 'Final Crisis'?

Batman

Batman
Title Batman PDF eBook
Author Donald Lemke
Publisher Raintree Publishers
Pages 336
Release 2010-03-15
Genre
ISBN 9781406215465

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Starman

Starman
Title Starman PDF eBook
Author James Robinson
Publisher
Pages 172
Release 1996
Genre Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN

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After the death of his father, young Jack Knight is forced to take over his role as legendary superhero Starman.