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Comics Before 1945

Hardback

Main Details

Title Comics Before 1945
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Brian Walker
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Category/GenreBooks, manuscripts, ephemera and printed matter
ISBN/Barcode 9780810949706
ClassificationsDewey:741.5
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Abrams
Imprint Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Publication Date 1 October 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

A comprehensive survey of fifty years of comics explores how such characters as Buster Brown, Krazy Kat, and Li'l Abner reflected societal attitudes and changes in the first half of the twentieth century, providing in-depth biographies of twenty-one influential comic creators and featuring rare original artwork. 25,000 first printing.

Author Biography

Brian Walker is a founder and former director of the Museum of Cartoon Art (now the International Museum of Cartoon Art), where he worked from 1974 to 1992.