
ISBN 9780810949690
Publisher: Abrams Books
Hardback: 744 pages
Pub Date: 11/3/2004
Price:
$46.00 /
£19.99
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The
Golden Age of DC Comics
Written and selected by Les Daniels
From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, DC Comics blazed a creative,
innovative trail in popular culture, and the company has remained
at the forefront of the comics industry ever since. In one milestone
after another, DC Comics introduced the fantastic characters that
became everyone's favorite super heroes: Superman, Batman and Robin,
Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Shazam! This
brilliantly illustrated volume features entirely new, large-format
photography of the original comic books, showcasing the fabulous
visual world of the DC comic-book heroes and artists. Comics historian
Les Daniels, graphic designer Chip Kidd, and photographer Geoff
Spear have delved deep into the DC archives, to which they were
granted unprecedented access, highlighting not only the classics
that have become pop-culture icons but also lost gems like More
Fun Comics and Comics Cavalcade. The 365 images, shot especially
for this book, along with the impeccably researched text and informative
introductory essays, ensure that this blast from the past will have
a huge appeal for both comic-book devotees and newcomers.
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