| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Friedman features portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books. Each drawing is accompanied by a one-page synopsis of their life and work. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Al Jaffee -- Introduction / by Drew Friedman -- Max Gaines -- Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson -- Harry "A" Chesler -- Sheldon Mayer -- Creig Flessel -- Jerry Iger -- Will Eisner -- Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster -- Bob Kane -- Bill Finger -- Martin Goodman -- Joe Simon -- Jack Kirby -- Stan Lee -- Bill Everett -- Carl Burgos -- Jerry Robinson -- George Roussos -- John Goldwater -- Bob Montana -- Lev Gleason -- Charles Biro -- C.C. Beck -- William Moulton Marston -- Irwin Hasen -- Mort Meskin -- Syd Shores -- Lou Fine -- Alex Schomburg -- Carmine Infantino -- Reed Crandall -- Bob Powell -- Mac Raboy -- Dick Sprang -- Wayne Boring -- L.B. Cole -- Dick Briefer -- Basil Wolverton -- Jack Cole -- Dan Barry -- Alfred Harvey -- George Carlson -- Walt Kelly -- Carl Barks -- John Stanley -- Woody Gelman -- Otto Messmer -- Gil Kane -- Gardner Fox -- Boody Rogers -- Matt Baker -- Lily Renée -- Al Hollingsworth -- Al Jaffee -- Dave Berg -- Graham Ingels -- Johnny Craig -- Al Feldstein -- William M. Gaines -- Harvey Kurtzman -- Will Elder -- John Severin -- Wally Wood -- Joe Orlando -- Jack Davis -- George Evans -- Marie Severin -- Jack Kamen -- Frank Frazetta -- Jack Oleck -- Ramona Fraden -- Al Hartley -- Jesse Marsh -- Steve Ditko -- Ogden Whitney -- Joe Kubert -- Howard Nostrand -- Mort Drucker -- Russ Heath -- Alex Toth -- Bernard Krigstein -- Al Williamson -- Fredric Wertham. |
| Subject |
Cartoonists -- United States -- Caricatures and cartoons -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- Caricatures and cartoons.
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| Added Title |
Drew Friedman's heroes of the comics : portraits of the legends of comic books |
| ISBN |
9781606997314 (hardback) |
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1606997319 (hardback) |
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