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Heroes of the comics / [Drew Friedman; foreword by Al Jaffee]

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Seattle, Wash. : Fantagraphics Books, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014.Description: 1 volume (unpaged), 83 color plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781606997314
Other title:
  • Drew Friedman's heroes of the comics : portraits of the legends of comic books [Cover title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN6710 .F75 2014
Contents:
Foreword / by Al Jaffee -- Introduction / by Drew Friedman -- Max Gaines -- Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson -- Harry "A" Chesler -- Sheldon Mayer -- Creig Flessel -- Jerry Iger -- Will Eisner -- Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster -- Bob Kane -- Bill Finger -- Martin Goodman -- Joe Simon -- Jack Kirby -- Stan Lee -- Bill Everett -- Carl Burgos -- Jerry Robinson -- George Roussos -- John Goldwater -- Bob Montana -- Lev Gleason -- Charles Biro -- C.C. Beck -- William Moulton Marston -- Irwin Hasen -- Mort Meskin -- Syd Shores -- Lou Fine -- Alex Schomburg -- Carmine Infantino -- Reed Crandall -- Bob Powell -- Mac Raboy -- Dick Sprang -- Wayne Boring -- L.B. Cole -- Dick Briefer -- Basil Wolverton -- Jack Cole -- Dan Barry -- Alfred Harvey -- George Carlson -- Walt Kelly -- Carl Barks -- John Stanley -- Woody Gelman -- Otto Messmer -- Gil Kane -- Gardner Fox -- Boody Rogers -- Matt Baker -- Lily ReneÌe -- Al Hollingsworth -- Al Jaffee -- Dave Berg -- Graham Ingels -- Johnny Craig -- Al Feldstein -- William M. Gaines -- Harvey Kurtzman -- Will Elder -- John Severin -- Wally Wood -- Joe Orlando -- Jack Davis -- George Evans -- Marie Severin -- Jack Kamen -- Frank Frazetta -- Jack Oleck -- Ramona Fraden -- Al Hartley -- Jesse Marsh -- Steve Ditko -- Ogden Whitney -- Joe Kubert -- Howard Nostrand -- Mort Drucker -- Russ Heath -- Alex Toth -- Bernard Krigstein -- Al Williamson -- Fredric Wertham.
Summary: Friedman features portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books. Each drawing is accompanied by a one-page synopsis of their life and work.
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Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / by Al Jaffee -- Introduction / by Drew Friedman -- Max Gaines -- Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson -- Harry "A" Chesler -- Sheldon Mayer -- Creig Flessel -- Jerry Iger -- Will Eisner -- Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster -- Bob Kane -- Bill Finger -- Martin Goodman -- Joe Simon -- Jack Kirby -- Stan Lee -- Bill Everett -- Carl Burgos -- Jerry Robinson -- George Roussos -- John Goldwater -- Bob Montana -- Lev Gleason -- Charles Biro -- C.C. Beck -- William Moulton Marston -- Irwin Hasen -- Mort Meskin -- Syd Shores -- Lou Fine -- Alex Schomburg -- Carmine Infantino -- Reed Crandall -- Bob Powell -- Mac Raboy -- Dick Sprang -- Wayne Boring -- L.B. Cole -- Dick Briefer -- Basil Wolverton -- Jack Cole -- Dan Barry -- Alfred Harvey -- George Carlson -- Walt Kelly -- Carl Barks -- John Stanley -- Woody Gelman -- Otto Messmer -- Gil Kane -- Gardner Fox -- Boody Rogers -- Matt Baker -- Lily ReneÌe -- Al Hollingsworth -- Al Jaffee -- Dave Berg -- Graham Ingels -- Johnny Craig -- Al Feldstein -- William M. Gaines -- Harvey Kurtzman -- Will Elder -- John Severin -- Wally Wood -- Joe Orlando -- Jack Davis -- George Evans -- Marie Severin -- Jack Kamen -- Frank Frazetta -- Jack Oleck -- Ramona Fraden -- Al Hartley -- Jesse Marsh -- Steve Ditko -- Ogden Whitney -- Joe Kubert -- Howard Nostrand -- Mort Drucker -- Russ Heath -- Alex Toth -- Bernard Krigstein -- Al Williamson -- Fredric Wertham.

Friedman features portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books. Each drawing is accompanied by a one-page synopsis of their life and work.

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