EC Comics
The New Trend 1950–54. 45th Ed.
$56.92
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
11 April 2026
Summary
In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited EC Comics, a new venture founded by his legendary father M. C. Gaines, who was responsible for midwifing the birth of the comic book as we know it during his tenure at All-American Comics, bringing the likes of Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to the world. Over the next eight years, Bill Gaines and a “who’s who” of the era including Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood would reinvent the very notion of the comic book with titles like Tales from the Crypt…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783836597944 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 3836597942 |
| Author: | Grant Geissman |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 11 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.14kg |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 156mm x 217mm |
| Series: | 45th Edition |
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Grant Geissman
Grant Geissman is one of the world’s leading experts on EC Comics and Mad magazine, and the author and designer of several books on the subject, four of them nominated for an Eisner Award. He is also an Emmy-nominated guitarist and composer who co-wrote the music for the hit television series Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly. His most recent solo album, BLOOZ, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2022.
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