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Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the - Paperback, by Gerard Jones - Good
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780465036578
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465036570
ISBN-13
9780465036578
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45948500
Product Key Features
Book Title
Men of Tomorrow : Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Techniques / Cartooning, United States / General, Comics & Graphic Novels
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Art, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
741.50973
Synopsis
Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. "This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. The story begins early in the last century, on the Lower East Side, where Harry Donenfeld rises from the streets to become the king of the 'smooshes'-soft-core magazines with titles like French Humor and Hot Tales . Later, two high school friends in Cleveland, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, become avid fans of 'scientifiction,' the new kind of literature promoted by their favorite pulp magazines. The disparate worlds of the wise guy and the geeks collide in 1938, and the result is Action Comics #1 , the debut of Superman. For Donenfeld, the comics were a way to sidestep the censors. For Shuster and Siegel, they were both a calling and an eventual source of misery: the pair waged a lifelong campaign for credit and appropriate compensation." - The New Yorker, Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. "This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. The story begins early in the last century, on the Lower East Side, where Harry Donenfeld rises from the streets to become the king of the 'smooshes'-soft-core magazines with titles like French Humor and Hot Tales . Later, two high school friends in Cleveland, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, become avid fans of 'scientifiction, ' the new kind of literature promoted by their favorite pulp magazines. The disparate worlds of the wise guy and the geeks collide in 1938, and the result is Action Comics #1 , the debut of Superman. For Donenfeld, the comics were a way to sidestep the censors. For Shuster and Siegel, they were both a calling and an eventual source of misery: the pair waged a lifelong campaign for credit and appropriate compensation." - The New Yorker, The fascinating and heartbreaking true story of the goniffs, shmendricks, and shlemiels who gave birth to the superhero comics-written with all the verve and velocity of a golden age comic book.-Art Spiegelman, Animated by the stories of some of the last century's artists, writers, and businessmen, this title demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination.
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- a***e (296)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook condition good. Fast shipping.
- b***t (294)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseGreat shipping! May God Bless!!
- y***8 (2)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook is in great condition! Only shipped in an envelope with no padding or protection but luckily didn't seem to affect the book.