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Up Front 37 reviews Bill Mauldin
W. W. Norton, 2000
In Memory of Our Fallen and Our Gold Star Mothers
+ One of Bill's BEST!!!! + Marvellous + The Face of War + My Favorite War 'Novel'
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The Comics: Before 1945 5 reviews Brian Walker
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
When Comics Were Funny
+ THE Essential Book on American Comic Strip Art + "I yam what I yam an' that's all I yam."--Popeye + Great as a gift book and for the hard to please fan! + God Is In The Comic Details
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The Shazam! Archives, Vol. 2 (DC Archive Editions) 4 reviews DC Comics
DC Comics, 1999
Great Collection
+ More classic Captain Marvel! + Beck at his best + Good for any Captain Marvel Collection
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The Golden Age Of Marvel Comics, Volume 1 5 reviews Jack Kirby
Marvel Comics, 1997
One of Marvel's last significant hurrahs
+ The Golden Age of Marvel Comics volume 1 is a must read! + The Golden Age of Marvel Comics volume 2 is worth reading! + A collection of classic, though heavily reprinted, stories. + A must for Golden Age comic book fans!
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Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book 26 reviews Gerard Jones
Basic Books, 2005
The Conflict and the Chaos!
+ Best Golden Age History + A First Class Entertainment + Men of Tomorrow + Geeks and Dreamers
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Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 15 reviews Bill Finger, Bob Kane
DC Comics, 2005
A darker, scarier Batman and a nice format
+ Essential Reading! The seeds of great things to come. + The Dark, Pre-Robin Batman Collection! + HOW COULD THIS BE PRICED SO LOW?? NO COMPLAINTS!! + The Dark Knight in his original style!
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Superman Archives, Volume 1 13 reviews Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
DC Comics, 2005
Great stuff, but buy used
+ Collector's piece. + The first four issues of the "Superman" comic book from 1939 + A Gem + Very Good
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Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 1 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) 11 reviews Alex Raymond
Checker Book Publishing Group, 2004
Classic adventure
+ Flash Gordon + Graphic SF Reader + Beautifully rendered
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AMER AT WAR (A Fireside book) 2 reviews Inc Dc comics
Simon & Schuster, 1979
Excellent Anthology to Whet Your Appetite
+ My copy is worn out
News Flash: World War II lasts forty years! The war ends in a whimper in the 1980s!
Those headlines are not true, of course, but you could believe it if you only read the war-related titles from DC Comics. And some of the finest are collected in 1979's "America At War: The Best of DC War ...
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The Best of the Spirit 13 reviews Will Eisner
DC Comics, 2005
Great artwork, great storytelling, short stories... and an inexpensive sampler of a classic comic book!
+ Terrific! + Four-color fisticuffs + The Sprit Review + great selection
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Marvels 58 reviews Kurt Busiek
Panini (UK) Ltd., 2003
My Favorite Book
+ Something different and amazing + The History of the Marvel Univers Through the Eyes of the Common Man + Interesting. + Very good story, but even better illustrations
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Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Comics 1 4 reviews Joe Simon
Marvel Enterprises, 2005
Captain America Vol. 1
+ Early Stories of a Truly Classic Comic Book Character + AMAZING!!!!
This is the one. This is the 1940s' comic book strip that dreams are made of. The ugliest, meanest, nastiest villians of all time. Wild and wooley rip roaring stories. The pulp mags turned into a comic book. One of the three or four best collections of 1940s' superheros currently availible. The ...
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The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) 9 reviews Jack Cole
DC Comics, 1999
Exciting Adventures of the India Rubber Man!!!!
+ Plastic Man Archives Vol 1 DC Editions + Plastic Man and Jack Cole are worth reading! + Streched to the limit! + Plaz-tastic
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Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Vol. 1 (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) (Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon) 11 reviews Alex Raymond
Checker Book Publishing Group, 2004
Classic adventure
+ Flash Gordon + Graphic SF Reader + Beautifully rendered
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The Comics: Before 1945 5 reviews Brian Walker
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
When Comics Were Funny
+ THE Essential Book on American Comic Strip Art + "I yam what I yam an' that's all I yam."--Popeye + Great as a gift book and for the hard to please fan! + God Is In The Comic Details
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Superman Archives, Volume 1 13 reviews Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
DC Comics, 2005
Great stuff, but buy used
+ Collector's piece. + The first four issues of the "Superman" comic book from 1939 + A Gem + Very Good
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Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Captain America Comics 1 4 reviews Joe Simon
Marvel Enterprises, 2005
Captain America Vol. 1
+ Early Stories of a Truly Classic Comic Book Character + AMAZING!!!!
This is the one. This is the 1940s' comic book strip that dreams are made of. The ugliest, meanest, nastiest villians of all time. Wild and wooley rip roaring stories. The pulp mags turned into a comic book. One of the three or four best collections of 1940s' superheros currently availible. The ...
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AMER AT WAR (A Fireside book) 2 reviews Inc Dc comics
Simon & Schuster, 1979
Excellent Anthology to Whet Your Appetite
+ My copy is worn out
News Flash: World War II lasts forty years! The war ends in a whimper in the 1980s!
Those headlines are not true, of course, but you could believe it if you only read the war-related titles from DC Comics. And some of the finest are collected in 1979's "America At War: The Best of DC War ...
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The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) 9 reviews Jack Cole
DC Comics, 1999
Exciting Adventures of the India Rubber Man!!!!
+ Plastic Man Archives Vol 1 DC Editions + Plastic Man and Jack Cole are worth reading! + Streched to the limit! + Plaz-tastic
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Batman Chronicles, Vol. 1 15 reviews Bill Finger, Bob Kane
DC Comics, 2005
A darker, scarier Batman and a nice format
+ Essential Reading! The seeds of great things to come. + The Dark, Pre-Robin Batman Collection! + HOW COULD THIS BE PRICED SO LOW?? NO COMPLAINTS!! + The Dark Knight in his original style!
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