About this title: A history of the comic book industry within the context of 20th-century American society. From Batman's Depression-era battles against corrupt local politicians and Captain America's one-man war against Nazi Germany to Iron Man's Cold War exploits in Vietnam and Spider-Man's confrontations with student protestors and drug use in the early 1970s, comic books have continually reflected the US's national mood, as Wright's imaginative reading of thousands of titles from the 1930s to the 1980s makes clear. In every genre - superhero, war, romance, crime and horror comic books - Wright finds that ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13:9780801865145ISBN:080186514X
Description: Fair. 080186514X Ex-library book with stickers and stampings. Overall good condition with clean text and good binding unless otherwise noted. Warped page. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780801865145ISBN:080186514X
Description: Good in Good jacket. 7" x 10" Ex-library w/usual stamps & stickers. Text clean & bright; binding tight; minor wear to covers. 336 pages. Illustrated. read more
Edition: Third
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780801874505ISBN:0801874505
Description: Good+ No Jacket as Issued. 7x10, 344p, illustrtaions. Bright pictorial softcover has a little corner turn-up at bottom right, remains pretty; binding sound, pages clean. A fascinating history. Engaging, illuminating & provocative history of comic books as both a medium of artistic expression & an industry. read more
Description: Wright, Bradford W., The Johns Hopkins University Press, nd, c2001, 1st Edition, cloth, fine w/dj, 336 pp w/index, notes on sources & notes, B & W photographic illus., Sm 4to, "...history of the comic book industry within the context of twentieth-century American society. " read more
Description: New. "Congratulations to Bradford W. Wright for penning one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts of the pervasive effect that comic books have had upon generations of readers throughout America, and indeed--the world. "--Stan Lee As American... read more
Description: Very Good. Previously read with moderate shelf wear. No underlining or margin notes present. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780801874505. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: LG Hardcover
Publisher: Johns Hopkins U. Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780801865145ISBN:080186514X
Description: Illustrated by comic book art. As New in As New dust jacket. 080186514X. In DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Not clipped, no markings.; 336 pages. read more
Description: Good. 080186514X Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
"A very interesting social history of the comic book and its relation to American culture. I did not realize that the original DC superheroes were socially revelant and poltical. Wright seems to have a good grasp of both the comic book medium and the people who loved it."
"This was a great book for those who are devout comic readers, or for anyone who likes sociology and pop-culture. I'm sure to everyone else, it's subject matter is irrelevant. This book gives a great look at the history of comic books and how they became the staple they are today. It looks at everything from DC to Marvel and all the early stuff in between and the social issues they address and influence."
"I was surprised that there was anything about comic books that I didn't know but here it is, the history of the medium in the context of American current events."
"A really well researched history of the comic book industry with a focus on how it both reflected and influenced the changes in pop culture and the public perception of youth in America."
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