500 Great Comicbook Action Heroes - Softcover

Mike Conroy

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9780764125812: 500 Great Comicbook Action Heroes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764125818 ISBN 13: 9780764125812

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2002

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Superman, Batman, the Flash, Sheena of the Jungle, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Blade, Vampirella, the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man! In addition to these well-known masked and costumed crime fighters, readers are introduced to hundreds more relatively obscure but equally fascinating characters in this collection of comic book heroes that spans the decades from the 1930s to the present day. As Will Eisner, the famous creator of many comic book heroes says in the foreword to this book, Perhaps the most significant contribution of heroes into the popular literature of the 20th century was made by the form of graphic narrative known as comics. Serious comic book collectors, general fans, and every reader who is interested in pop cultures history will want to add this book to their personal collection. Hundreds of reproduced covers and pages are presented with succinct written histories of all the major comic book heroes from America and Britain. The fabled crime fighters are presented under categories that include male heroes, female heroes, teams, newspaper heroes, war heroes, western heroes, and sci-fi heroes. Combining detailed text with a wealth of full-color archive reproductions, 500 Comic Book Action Heroes celebrates the great caped crusaders and fabulous females from the fascinating world of comics.

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From the Back Cover:

[back cover]
500
GREAT
COMIC BOOK
ACTION HEROES

?Perhaps the most significant contribution of heroes into the popular literature of the 20th century was made by the form of graphic narrative known as comics.?
?from the foreword by Will Eisner

[front cover flap]
Superman, Batman, the Flash, Sheena of the Jungle, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Blade, Vampirella, the Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man! These and hundreds more masked and costumed crime fighters are shown and discussed in this collection that spans the decades of comic book publication from the 1930s to the present day. Hundreds of reproduced covers and pages are presented with succinct written histories of virtually every comic book hero ever created in the United States and Britain. Combining an absorbing text with a wealth of full-color archive reproductions, 500 Comic Book Action Heroes celebrates the great caped crusaders and fabulous females from the fascinating world of comics.

[back cover flap]
Mike Conroy is a veteran comics journalist and historian, the news editor of the U.K.-based trade paper Comics International, and the founder of the Eagle Award, one of the comics industry?s most coveted international prizes. He has published articles in many periodicals devoted to the comics industry.

Will Eisner is a world-renowned comic book artist whose career has spanned more than 60 years. Among his creations are Sheena of the Jungle, The Spirit newspaper strip, and many others.

About the Author:

Mike Conroy is a veteran comics journalist and historian, the news editor of the U.K.-based trade paper Comics International, and the founder of the Eagle Awards, one of the comics industrys most coveted international prizes. He has published articles in many periodicals devoted to the comics industry.

Will Eisner is a world-renowned comicbook artist whose career spans more than 60 years. Among his creations are Sheena of the Jungle, The Spirit newspaper strip, and many others.

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