Comic Book Nation
Book description
As American as jazz or rock and roll, comic books have been central in the nation's popular culture since Superman's 1938 debut in Action Comics #1. Selling in the millions each year for the past six decades, comic books have figured prominently in the childhoods of most Americans alive today.…
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1 author picked Comic Book Nation as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Another readable academic work, Bradford’s book helped me situate the history of comics within the broader narrative of post-war America’s emerging youth, pop, and consumer cultures.
From Brett's list on the history of golden age comics.
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