Comic Book Apocalypse!
The Death of Pre-Code Comics and Why It Happened, 1940–1955
$120.00
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
28 September 2025
Summary
Explore the rise and fall of pre-Code comics with 500 covers revealing America’s cultural shifts, censorship, and controversy.
From 1940 to 1955, American society and culture underwent dramatic changes, including the introduction of the Comics Code in October 1954, which heavily impacted comic books. The Code aimed to moderate comic content in response to public opinion, including such topics as juvenile delinquency, wartime sentiment, teenage sex, drugs, violent crime, and more. Whil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780764369599 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0764369598 |
| Author: | David J. Hogan, Maggie Thompson |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.73kg |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 254mm |
About The Author
David J. Hogan
David J. Hogan has collected and thought about comic books since 1965. Following experience as an entertainment journalist in Los Angeles, he settled in Chicago, where he worked in the book business as an executive editor and publisher. His articles have appeared in magazines as diverse as Comic Book Creator, Moviegoer, Aviation History, Filmfax, Collectible Automobile, and Cinefantastique. Comic Book Apocalypse is his 11th book. He live in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Maggie Thompson is a key figure in the history and study of comics. She and her late husband, Don, established a seminal comic book fanzine, Comic Art, and followed it with a popular comics newsletter, Newfangles. Maggie subsequently edited Comics Buyer’s Guide for more than 30 years. She has received numerous industry awards and continues to be an active part of the comics community as a writer and historian. She lives in Iola, Wisconsin.
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