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Krensky, Stephen

Comic Book Century: The History of American Comic Books

112 pp. | Twenty-First Century | September, 2007 | Library ISBN 978-0-8225-6654-0 $30.60
(3) 4-6 People's History series. This book provides a detailed overview of twentieth-century American comics. Krensky explores the histories and backgrounds of key comic book characters and their creators, along with the larger question of the cultural significance of the art form's development. Underground comix and the graphic novel get cursory treatment; the influence of European comics isn't addressed. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: David Elzey

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