Comic Book Makers

Filled with real-life anecdotes and insights, this is a history of thealented creators who brought us Superman, Captain America, Archie, Captainarvel, Spider-Man, and dozens of other comic book favourites, as well as thetories of the other people who helped shape comic book history. Meet therime comics editor who would himself be accused of a gruesome murder; theorror artist who was periodically released from a mental hospital in ordero meet his publishing deadlines; the famous Senator Estes Kefauver, whoseubcommittee investigated comic books as a cause of juvenile delinquency; andozens of other fascinating personalities. The volume also tells stories ofhe birth of the American comic book industry - deals brokered in publishingffices, epic collaborations and terrible feuds among the creators, and theorking conditions and industry practices that left the creators of theseegendary characters destitute while the publishers made fortunes.llustrated with hundreds of examples of these artists' dynamic works, itrovides documentation of a time looked upon with nostalgia and not to beSimon, Joe is the author of 'Comic Book Makers' with ISBN 9781887591355 and ISBN 1887591354.