From Jerry Robinson, legendary creator of the Joker, comes this comprehensive history of comic art. He presents a book which chronicles the origins and evolution of comic strips, from prior to The Yellow Kid through to today, and highlights the game-changing contributions of such creative luminaries as Milton Caniff.
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From Jerry Robinson, legendary creator of the Joker, comes this comprehensive history of comic art. He presents a book which chronicles the origins and evolution of comic strips, from prior to The Yellow Kid through to today, and highlights the game-changing contributions of such creative luminaries as Milton Caniff.
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Publisher:
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1974.
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15135251505
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Good jacket. Book Folio, hardcover, near fine in lightly edgeworn white pictorial dj. Clean and unmarked. Ivory cloth boards. Comprehensive overview of the comic strip by a past president of the National Cartoonists Society. First Edition, First Printing from 1974. 256 pp. Includes Index Of Cartoonists And Artists And General Index.
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Lively history of the comics from 1896 to the early 70's. Includes commentaries by many artists: Caniff, Schulz, Chic Young, Walt Kelly & others. Illus. with 100's of b&w comics + 32pgs. in color. Very light minute soiling to covers. Vg.
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Near Fine in Very Good + jacket. Book. 12h x 9 1/2w. A real nice clean 256 page first edition hardcover with clean white boards and a nice dust jacket that has just a little wear. Full of black & white art work and a full color section of art. Sherrill David Robinson, known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for his work on behalf of creators' rights.
