Before Fredric Wertham and The Seduction of the Innocent (SOTI), before the Kefauver Hearings, and before the infamous Comics Code, the comicbook racks at local drug stores and newsstands boasted a plethora of delightshighlighted by the good girl adventures of the comic book version of BrendaStarr . These four-color wonders displayed all the finer things loved bycomic books buyers: good girls, bondage, a little torture, and other excitingthings, which adults thought would corrupt the morals of young andimpressionable ...
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Before Fredric Wertham and The Seduction of the Innocent (SOTI), before the Kefauver Hearings, and before the infamous Comics Code, the comicbook racks at local drug stores and newsstands boasted a plethora of delightshighlighted by the good girl adventures of the comic book version of BrendaStarr . These four-color wonders displayed all the finer things loved bycomic books buyers: good girls, bondage, a little torture, and other excitingthings, which adults thought would corrupt the morals of young andimpressionable readers ( Brenda Starr cover art was even used as anexample in SOTI ). Now for the first time in over fifty years comics fanscan read and own these rare comics from another era, digitally restored toperfection and presented in an archival hardcover. In addition to presenting all of the Brenda Starr stories, thisreprint also boasts all of the scintillating back-up features found in thesebooks as well. WARNING! These stories are not for the faint of heart! Thie volume collects the first eight issues of the Superior Comics Brenda Starr Pre-Code comics with art by Jack Kamen and Matt Baker, complete with a historic essay and documentarymaterial.
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Very Good. Size: 8x1x10; Hermes Press; Neshannock, 2013. Hardcover. Volume 1. First Edition. A Very Good, color illustrated boards, binding sturdy and intact, mild spine edge and board corner wear, trace spine lean, mild waving to pages along top and bottom edges, in a Very Good, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 253pp., color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Messick Dale. Fine in Very Good jacket. Comic/Graphic Novel Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 256 pages in full color with comics throughout.