Sources and recommended reading from
Superman: The Action Comics Archives, Vol. 1
by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
DC Comics, 1998.
Superman Archives, Vol. 1
by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
DC Comics, 1997.
Batman Archives, Vol. 1
by Bob Kane (Illustrator), Bill Finger, Mike Gold (Editor).
DC Comics, 2003.
All Star Comics Archives, Vol. 1
by DC Comics (Author).
DC Comics, 1997.
All Star Comics Archives, Vol. 2
by DC Comics (Author).
DC Comics, 1997.
Wonder Woman Archives Vol. 1
by William Moulton Marston (Author).
DC Comics, 1998.
The Shazam Archives Vol. 1
by C.C. Beck (Author).
DC Comics, 1999.
Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1
by Jack Cole (Author).
DC Comics, 1999.
Spirit Archives, Vol. 1
by Will Eisner (Author).
DC Comics, 2000.
The Golden Age of Marvel Comics
by Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, John Romita (Illustrator), Russ Heath (Illustrator), Joe Simon.
Marvel Comics, 1997.
Captain America the Classic Years
by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby (Illustrator).
Marvel Comics, 1998.
Archie Americana Series: Best of the Forties
by Scott Fulop (Editor), John L. Goldwater, forward by Stephen King.
Archie Comics, 2000.
Marvel Mystery
by Bill Everett
(hardcover reprint of Marvel Comics #1).
Marvel Comics, 1990.
Shield: America's First Patriotic Comic Book Hero
by Irving Novick.
Archie Comics, 2002.
The Golden Age Green Lantern Archives, Vol. 1
by Bill Finger (Author).
DC Comics, 1999.
Golden Age Flash Archive, Vol. 1
by Gardner Fox (Author).
DC Comics, 1999.
Walt Disney's Donald Duck finds Pirate Gold! (Gladstone Giant Album Comic Series No. 1)
by Carl Barks (reprints first Carl Barks on Donald Duck).
Gemstone Publishing, 1989.
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 33st Edition
by Robert. M. Overstreet.
Gemstone Publishing. 2003.
The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 31st Edition
by Robert M Overstreet (Author).
Gemstone Publising, 2001.
The Standard Catalog of Comic Books
by John Jackson Miller (Editor), Brent Frankenhoff, Maggie Thompson, Peter Bickford.
Krause Publications, 2002.
Seduction of the Innocent
by Fredric Wertham.
Amereon Ltd, 1996. (reprint)
Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code
by Amy Kiste Nyberg.
University Press of Mississippi, 1998.
Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
by Gerard Jones.
Basic Books, October 30th, 2004.
Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics
by Les Daniels. Introduction by Stan Lee.
Abrams, 1993.
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the Worlds Favorite Comic Book Heroes
by Les Daniels.
Little, Brown & Company. 1995.
The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History
by Mike Benton.
Taylor Publishing, 1989.
Over 50 Years of American Comic Books
by Ron Goulart.
Mallard Press, 1991.
Horror Comics: The Illustrated History (Tatler History of Comics No. 1)
by Mike Benton.
Taylor Publishing Company, 1991.
Comic Book Artist Collection Vol. 1
edited by Jon B. Cooke.
TwoMorrows Publishing, 2000.
Comics, Comix, & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art
by Roger Sabin.
Phaidon Press, 1996.
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America
by Les Daniels.
Bonanza Book, 1974.
The Encyclopedia of American Comics: From 1897 to the Present
edited by Ron Goulart.
Facts on File Inc., 1990.
From Aargh! To Zap!; Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics
by Harvey Kurtzman.
Prentice Hall Press, 1991
The Steranko History of Comics Volume 1 and 2.
by James Steranko.
SuperGraphics. 1970, 1972.
International Books of Comics
by Denis Gifford.
The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1984.
The Comic Book Makers
by Joe Simon, with Jim Simon.
Crestwood Publications, 1990.
The Great Women Cartoonists
by Trina Robbins.
Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001.
A Century of Women Cartoonists
by Trina Robbins.
Kitchen Sink Press, 1993.
Forbidden Adventures: The History of the American Comics Group (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture no. 53.)
by Michael Vance.
Greenwood Press, 1996.
The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History
by Robert C. Harvey.
University Press of Mississippi, 1996.
The Comic-book Book
edited by Don Thompson, Dick Lupoff and Maggie Thompson.
Krause Publications, 1998.
Comics Between the Panels
by Steve Duin and Mike Richardson.
Dark Horse Comics, Inc. 1998.
B. Krigstein, Volume 1
by Greg Sadowski (Editor) and Natalie Krigstein.
Fantagraphics Books, 2002.
Alex Toth
by Alex Toth, Manuel Auad (Editor) and Milton Caniff.
Kitchen Sink Press, 1995.
Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits
by art spiegelman, Chip Kidd.
Chronicle Books, 2001.
Batman & Me: An Autobiography
by Bob Kane and Tom Andrae.
Eclipse, 1989.
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
by Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon.
Chicago Review Press, 2003.
Will Eisner: A Spirited Life
By Bob Andelman.
M Press, 2005.
The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
by David Hajdu.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
by Marc Tyler Nobleman (Author) and Ross Macdonald (Illustrator).
Knopf Books, 2008.
I Have to Live With This Guy!
by Blake Bell.
TwoMorrows Publishing, 2002.
Comic Books:
Action Comics #544 - Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman. By Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. 1983.
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Police Comics #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Military Comics #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Adventure Comics #61 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: More Fun Comics #73 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Wonder Woman #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: The Spirit #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: More Fun Comics #101 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Superboy #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Young Romance #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: House of Mystery #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
DC Comics Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 2000
Timely Comics Presents: The Human Torch. Reprint's Human Torch #5, Fall 1941. Marvel Comics, 1999
Famous 1st Edition: Flash Comics #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 1975
Famous 1st Edition: Sensation Comics #1 Reprint. DC Comics, 1974
Tales From the Crypt Vol. 1 Reprint. Gemstone Publishing, 1994
Two Fisted Tales Vol. 1 Reprint. Gemstone Publishing, 1994
Frontline Combat Vol. 1 Reprint. Gemstone Publishing, 1996
Crime SuspenStories Vol. 5 Reprint. Gemstone Publishing, 1998
Sgt. Rock's Combat Tales Vol. 1, DC Comics, 2005
Spook Comics #1, Baily Publications, 1946
Little Audrey #25, Harvey Publications, 1952
Spitfire Comics #1, John F. Mahon, 1941
and too many others to mention.
Books and Magazines:
The Comic Book Book by Paul Sassienie. Ebury Press Limited, 1994.
Comic Book Artist #11, 19, Vol. 1. edited by Jon B. Cooke. TwoMorrows Publishing, 2001, 2002.
Wizard: The 100 Most Collectible Comics by Wizard Magazine, 1993.
Hero Special Edition: The 100 Most Important Comics of all time by Warrior Publications, 1994.
Alter Ego #10-12, 20 edited by Roy Thomas. TwoMorrows Publishing, 2001, 2002, 2003.
Amazing Heroes #167, Fantagraphics, 1989.
The Comics Journal #114, Fantagraphics, 1987.
The Comics Journal #263, Fantagraphics, 2004.
Website help:
The Grand Comic Book Database
Horror Comics of the 50's. The Other Guys by Lawrence Watt-Evans
A Guide To Marvel's Golden Age Characters. Table of Contents. By Jess Nevins
Superman Through the Ages
DC History Timeline
Greats of the Golden Age
A Comic Book Cover Gallery For EC Science Fiction Titles
Illustrated Little Lulu History
Orrin C Evans and the story of All Negro Comics by Tom Christopher
Don Markstein's Toonopedia
Hyde Park Bookstore. History of Paperback and Book Publishing sections
Harry "A" Chesler, Jr.: Comic Book Entrepreneur by Jon Berk
Scott Shaws Oddball Comics
POVonline by Mark Evanier
Beyond the Funnies. Emergence of the Comic Book, 1929-1940
Remembering Estes Kefauver By THEODORE BROWN, Jr. and ROBERT B. ALLEN
KEFAUVER, Carey Estes, 1903-1963
University of Tennesse, Happy 100th Birthday Estes Kefauver
It's a PANIC! The Other Satire Mag at E.C. Comics
New York Times obit. Lyle Stuart, Publisher of Renegade Titles, Dies at 83
Inside The Siegel/DC Battle For Superman by Matt Brady
Blue Corn Comics Native American Comic History
Frank Frazetta's biography 1 and biography 2
Special Thanks to:
Valerie Cassel and the Houston Contemporary Arts Museum
Joe Simon
Al Feldstein
Jerry Robinson
Neal Adams
Mark Evanier
Bob Beerbohm
John Adcock
Michael Feldman
Ray Zone
Mike Cooper
Adam Pottier
Dwight Williams
Jeff Trexler
David Armstrong
Bob Andelman
Lonni Holland
My friends with scanners.
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