{"product_id":"american-comic-book-chronicles-1945-1949","title":"AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES 1945-1949","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt long last, this 1945-49 volume covers the comic book industry during the aftermath of World War II, when scores of writers and artists returned from foreign battlefields to resume their careers. It was a period when readers began turning away from super-heroes in favor of other genres, like the grittier, more brutal crime comics, horror and more. It was a time when \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJack Kirby\u003c\/strong\u003e created \u003cem\u003eYoung Romance\u003c\/em\u003e, inaugurating a golden age of romance comics. And it was during this five-year period that Timely and National Comics capitalized on the popularity of Westerns, that \u003cstrong\u003eBill Gaines\u003c\/strong\u003e plotted a new course for EC Comics in the wake of his father’s death, and that \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Siegel\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Shuster\u003c\/strong\u003e first sued for the rights to Superman.\n\nAnd Fox pushed the envelope with sexy titles, including the infamous \u003cem\u003ePhantom Lady, Rulah\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJo Jo\u003c\/em\u003e. Timely kicked off all-girl titles like \u003cem\u003eSun Girl\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNamora\u003c\/em\u003e, and began dozens of new titles, like \u003cem\u003eVenus\u003c\/em\u003e, which began as a girls title and switched to a horror gem by \u003cstrong\u003eBill Everett\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTessie the Typist\u003c\/em\u003e which had \u003cstrong\u003eBasil Wolverton\u003c\/strong\u003e stories inside, to the long-running \u003cem\u003eMillie the Model\u003c\/em\u003e (by \u003cstrong\u003eDan DeCarlo\u003c\/strong\u003e) and \u003cem\u003ePatsy Walker\u003c\/em\u003e.\n\n\u003cem\u003eSuperboy \u003c\/em\u003ebegan as a minor strip in DC's \u003cem\u003eAdventure Comics \u003c\/em\u003ebefore he gained his own title. Offbeat heroes came and went: \u003cem\u003eThe Green Lama\u003c\/em\u003e (by \u003cstrong\u003eMac Raboy\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThe Shadow \u003c\/em\u003econtinued to prosper, \u003cem\u003eCaptain America\u003c\/em\u003e became \u003cem\u003eCaptain America Weird Tales, Captain Marvel\u003c\/em\u003e and the Fawcett heroes marched on, and much more came and went in the comics world.\n\nThese are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover, further documenting the ACBC series' cohesive, linear overview of the entire landscape of comics history!\n\nOutstanding series, profusely illustrated in full color, this examines not only the well known highlights but behind the scenes, lesser known series, origins, trends and more. Any fan of the Golden Age should find this rewarding and engrossing.\n\nThe first of the 1940s was covered in a previous volume, which remains available. Due to unforeseen circumstances, this sequel to the 1940s was LONG delayed but is all new here and worth the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TwoMorrows Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59642215596318,"sku":"ACB08H","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/acb08h-american-comic-book-chronicles-40s-1945-49-book-1.jpg?v=1784509212","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/american-comic-book-chronicles-1945-1949","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}