William Schoell

The Horror Comics

Fiends, Freaks and Fantastic Creatures, 1940s-1980s

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Produktbeschreibung

From the Golden Age of the 1940s, through the Silver Age of the '60s, up until the early '80s--the end of the Bronze Age. Included are the earliest series, like American Comics Group's Adventures into the Unknown and Prize Comics' Frankenstein, and the controversial and gory comics of the '40s, such as EC's infamous and influential Tales from the Crypt. The resurgence of monster-horror titles during the '60s is explored, along with the return of horror anthologies like Dell Comics' Ghost Stories and Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House. The explosion of horror titles following the relaxation of the comics code in the '70s is fully documented with chapters on Marvel's prodigious output--The Tomb of Dracula, Werewolf by Night and others--DC's anthologies--Witching Hour and Ghosts--and titles such as Swamp Thing, as well as the notable contributions of firms like Gold Key and Atlas. This book examines how horror comics exploited everyday terrors, and often reflected societal attitudes toward women and people who were different.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 547g
• ISBN-13: 9780786470273
• ISBN-10: 0786470275
• Artikelnr.: 40869207

Autorenporträt

William Schoell is the author of numerous books about the performing arts and pop culture, and the writer of the blog Great Old Movies. He lives in New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Part I:
The Golden Age, Pre-1956 One:
American Comics Group (ACG) Two:
EC Comics Three:
Prize Comics Four:
Atlas, Timely and Marvel Five:
DC, Fawcett, Charlton and Harvey Six:
Ace and Ajax-Farrell Seven:
Avon, Better/Nedor, Comic Media and More Eight:
Key, St. John's, Story, Quality, Smaller and Canadian Publishers Part II:
The Silver Age, 1956-1969 Nine:
Marvel, DC and Charlton Ten:
Dell and Gold Key Part III:
The Bronze Age, 1970-1983 Eleven:
Dracula, Frankenstein and Werewolf by Night Twelve:
Man-Thing, Morbius and More Thirteen:
DC's Horror Anthologies Fourteen:
More Sinister Houses Fifteen:
Phantom Strangers and Swamp Things Sixteen:
Charlton, Gold Key and Atlas Bibliography Index