The comics before 1945 / Brian Walker.
2004
PN6725 .W23 2004
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Title
The comics before 1945 / Brian Walker.
Author
Walker, Brian, 1952-
ISBN
9780810949706 (hardcover)
0810949709 (hardcover)
0810949709 (hardcover)
Publication Details
New York : H.N. Abrams, 2004.
Language
English
Description
336 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cm
Call Number
PN6725 .W23 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification
741.5/697309041
Summary
"In their first five decades, the funnies became an essential part of American life. Comic strip characters - Mutt and Jeff, Barny Google, Little Orphan Annie, Popeye, Blondie, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, Li'l Abner - were everywhere. They starred in live-action and animated films, stage plays, and radio programs, and they helped market a wide range of products. Their phrases enriched the language; their adventures, which reflected societal changes, were retold in books and inspired hit songs." "Cartoonist and historian Brian Walker's comprehensive survey - illustrated with rare original art - is the most authoritative history of American newspaper comics currently in print. It documents the fascinating origins of the comics and, decade by decade, the major trends in the funnies business. In-depth biographies of twenty-one of the most important creators of the era are featured, as well as samples of many other artists' work. The Comics Before 1945 joins the author's The Comics Since 1945 to form a classic survey of American popular culture by one of the greatest authorities in the field."--Jacket.
Note
A companion volume to: The comics since 1945.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Walker, Brian, 1952- Comics since 1945.
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Table of Contents
The turn of the century
The teens
The twenties
The thirties
The forties.
The teens
The twenties
The thirties
The forties.