AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES HC 1950S (11/08/2023) TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING

AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES HC 1950S

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
StockID: 98650 SKU: OCT232021

New printing with text corrections- even better binding- and enhanced cover durability- so even if you own the first printing- you’ll love this one even more! Bill Schelly authors the volume on the 1950s era of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley- with a year-by-year account of the most significant publications- notable creators- and impactful trends- including: the rise of the great EC ‘New Trend’ titles (Tales of the Crypt- Weird Science)- Harvey Kurtzman’s Mad- and Carl Barks’ classic work on Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge! The re-tooling of the Flash in Showcase #4 that kicked off the Silver Age of Comics- and the introduction of DC’s Martian Manhunter- Adam Strange and the new Green Lantern! Plus the return of the Timely heroes Captain America- the Human Torch and Sub-Mariner- and the birth of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s Fighting American and The Fly!

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