Publication

2014 - McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780786470273
  • ISBN-100786470275
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014019889
  • OCLC Control Number879584309
  • Better World Books9780786470273
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCPN6725.S376 2014
  • LCCPN6725 .S376 2014

Description

This historical and critical survey looks at horror comics from the Golden Age of the 40s, through the Silver Age of the 60s, up until the early 80s--the end of the Bronze Age. Included are the earliest series, like American Comics Group's Adventures into the Unknown and Prize Comics' Frankenstein, and the controversial graphic and gory comics of the 40s, such as EC's infamous and influential Tales from the Crypt. The resurgence of monster-horror titles during the 60s is explored, along with the return of horror anthologies like Dell Comics' Ghost Stories and Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Horror Comics: Fiends, Freaks and Fantastic Creatures, 1940s-1980sMcFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers2014-01-01

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