Comic book nation : the transformation of youth culture in America / Bradford W. Wright.
As American as jazz or rock and roll, comic books have been central in the nation's popular culture since Superman's 1938 debut in Action Comics #1. The author offers a history of the comic book industry within the context of twentieth-century American society.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | As American as jazz or rock and roll, comic books have been central in the nation's popular culture since Superman's 1938 debut in Action Comics #1. The author offers a history of the comic book industry within the context of twentieth-century American society. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 336 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 080186514X 9780801865145 |