American Comic Book Chronicles: 1945-1949, 9781605490991
Hardcover
Post-war comics boom: Crime, romance, and superhero struggles revealed.

$137.29

  • Hardcover

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    2 April 2024

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Summary

American Comic Book Chronicles: The Dawn of New Genres (1945-1949)

The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of FULL-COLOR HARDCOVERS, where TwoMorrows’ top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! At long last, this 1945-49 volume covers the comic book industry during the aftermath of World War II, when scores of writers and artists returned from foreign battlefields to resume their careers.

It was a period when re…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781605490991
ISBN-10:1605490997
Author:Richard Arndt, Kurt F. Mitchell, Keith Dallas, John Wells, Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Bill Gaines
Publisher:TwoMorrows Publishing
Imprint:TwoMorrows Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:2 April 2024
Weight:1.15kg
Dimensions:279mm x 229mm x 25mm
About The Author

Richard Arndt

Keith Dallas is an adjunct assistant professor in the English Department at Hofstra University and a renowned comic book historian.

John Wells is a comics historian best known for his research into the history of DC Comics and its characters. He maintains a massive privately-held database documenting the appearances of DC’s heroes, villains, and a multitude of other categories that has served as a resource for writers and editors such as Kurt Busiek, Bob Greenberger, Phil Jimenez, and Mark Waid.

Richard J. Arndt is a noted comics historian whose work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Alter Ego, Back Issue, Comic Book Artist, Spooky, From the Tomb, and others. He has authored or co-authored numerous books on the history of comics.

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