Men of Tomorrow Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book |
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| Author:
| Jones, Gerard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-465-03656-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.00 |
Book Description:
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The first full-scale history of comic books-a real-life version of Kavalier and Clay-reveals how adolescent dreamers and ambitious crooks in Jewish America at the heart of the Depression created a new genre and forever changed the entertainment business.
The first full-scale history of comic books-a real-life version of Kavalier and Clay-reveals how adolescent dreamers and ambitious crooks in Jewish America at the heart of the Depression created a new genre and forever changed the entertainment business.