The Men Who Made the Comics: The history of the comic book industry in America - Paperback

by Jan Bernard Stolz (Author)

This is the fascinating story of how the comic book industry emerged in 1930s America and the men, the good; the bad; and the ugly, who were behind it. From its simple beginning reprinting old newspaper strips to the explosion of the superheroes in the 1940s to the horror comics that dominated the 1950s to the overblown public outrage that almost ended their existence; its all here. The behind the scenes secrets and little known facts, the company secrets; all told by the artists, writers, and editors who were there.

Author Biography

Jan Bernard Stolz is a writer and one time comic book collector turned historian on the subject. Over ten years of in depth research and writing went into this book.