| The Comics: Before 1945 Contributor(s): Walker, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810949709 ISBN-13: 9780810949706 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: More than 500 strips take the reader through the comics history of the first half of the 20th century. A brief chapter on each decade gives the reader a frame of reference, and biographies of the most important artists are included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Popular Culture - Art | American - General - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 741.509 |
| LCCN: 2004009514 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 9.58" W x 12.96" (4.58 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive survey of fifty years of comics explores how such characters as Buster Brown, Krazy Kat, and Li'l Abner reflected societal attitudes and changes in the first half of the twentieth century, providing in-depth biographies of twenty-one influential comic creators and featuring rare orig |
Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Brian: - Brian Walker has written, edited, and contributed to more than thirty-five books on cartoon art and is the author of the definitive history, The Comics: The Complete Collection. |
