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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Comic Books Summary
2,564 words, approx. 9 pages Comic books are an essential representation of twentieth-century American popular culture. They have entertained readers since the time of the Great Depression, indulging their audience in imaginary worlds born of childhood fantasies. Their function... summary from source:
 Comic book Information
3,728 words, approx. 12 pages
 A comic book -- or comic for short -- is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous; in fact, it is often serious and... 
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 The Washington Post Comic Book Connections
06/11/1993: 377 words, approx. 1 pages COMIC BOOKS can still be found at some convenience stores, barber shops and magazine stands, as well as the specialty stores listed below. Watch for announcements of comic book conventions, which are held frequently in area hotels and convention centers. The next D.C. area... summary from source:
The Record (Bergen County, NJ) The Raphael of comic books
09/08/2004: 941 words, approx. 3 pages TERRY MORROW, Scripps Howard News Service The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 09-08-2004 The Raphael of comic books -- Fans find his art to be heavenly perfection By TERRY MORROW, Scripps Howard News Service Date: 09-08-2004, Wednesday Section: FOOD Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star... summary from source:
 AP News Comic book warns about statutory rape
3/13/2007: 670 words, approx. 2 pagesPublic health advocates are turning to a new medium to combat statutory rape among Hispanics in Virginia: A comic book warning that sex between teenage girls and older men risks pregnancy or arrest.The effort grew out of a 2004 rape-prevention campaign that emblazoned the question... summary from source:
AP News Controversial S. Korea comic book pulled
3/15/2007: 525 words, approx. 2 pagesA South Korean publisher agreed Thursday to withdraw a best-selling children's book from stores after meeting with a prominent anti-Semitism watchdog group that accused the author of spreading messages echoing Nazi propaganda.The series of comic books, titled "Meon Nara, Yiwoot Nara," or "Far Countries, Near...
Literary Criticism
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 Jules Feiffer
10,713 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following excerpt, Feiffer offers opinions about the comic strips of his childhood, their artists and publishers, and the controversies they inspired during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Reinhold Reitberger and Wolfgang Fuchs
10,548 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following essay, Reitberger and Fuchs analyze the modern mythology of super heroes, concentrating on the powers, foes, companions, and female counterparts of Superman, Batman, and others.
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Bob Abel
10,052 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Abel interviews underground artists like Art Spiegelman, and notes when underground comic books first came to the attention of Middle America.
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