Comix: A History of Comic Books in America

(1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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?

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typeset

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wraparound blank hardcover

Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:

John Peck

Inks:

John Peck

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page. Same illustration as cover.

Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Les Daniels

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typeset

Contents (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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?

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typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 5)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

John Peck (illustration)

Inks:

John Peck (illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Chapter One: The Coming of Comics (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Les Daniels

Letters:

typeset

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)

Chapter Two: Birth of the Comic Book (Table of Contents: 7)

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Les Daniels

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typeset

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• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)

Lois Lane -- Super Woman! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Dr. Skowl

Synopsis:

A dream story. After Lois is hit by a car, she dreams a transfusion of Superman's blood gives her super powers.

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #60 (May 1943)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Karlovna Had a True Underworld (Table of Contents: 9)

Blackhawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ward

Inks:

Bill Ward

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure; war

Characters:

Blackhawk; The Dragon Queen [Wilna]; Grotesko; Dragon Dwarfs

Reprints:

• from Blackhawk (Quality Comics, 1944 series) #14 (Spring 1947)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

[The Granite Lady] (Table of Contents: 10)

Plastic Man / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole

Inks:

Jack Cole

Letters:

Jack Cole

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Granite Lady [Sheila Sorrell]; Professor Carlon; Mickey the Goon; Charley the Choker; Mr. Myers

Synopsis:

When Professor Carlon tries to turn Sheila into a granite statue, he instead turns her into a granite monster. Plas must find her and give her the antidote.

Reprints:

• from Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #51 (February 1946)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

[The Blood-Mask from G'Shini's Grave] (Table of Contents: 11)

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Robert Webb

Inks:

Robert Webb

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Sheena

Reprints:

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #112 (June 1948)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page. Title from cover of Jumbo Comics #112.

Baby Face Nelson Vs. the U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska?

Inks:

George Tuska?

Letters:

?

Genre:

crime

Reprints:

• from Crime Does Not Pay (Lev Gleason, 1942 series) #52 (June 1947)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Chapter Three: Dumb Animals (Table of Contents: 13)

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Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

? (Mickey Mouse strips)

Inks:

? (Mickey Mouse strips)

Letters:

typeset

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• from Mickey Mouse daily (?) ????.11.17 & ????.12.8 [Mickey Mouse strips]

["Before I t'ink up some real nasty, underhanded chiselin' trick..."] (Table of Contents: 14)

Fox and the Crow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

James F. Davis

Inks:

James F. Davis

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Fauntlery Fox; Crawford C. Crow

Reprints:

• from Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series) #42 (September 1951)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Chapter Four: The E.C. Revolution (Table of Contents: 15)

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Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

Al Feldstein (illustration); Graham Ingels (illustration); Johnny Craig (illustration); Jack Davis (illustration); ?; Basil Wolverton (illustration)

Inks:

Al Feldstein (illustration); Graham Ingels (illustration); Johnny Craig (illustration); Jack Davis (illustration); ?; Basil Wolverton (illustration)

Letters:

typeset; ? (illustration)

Characters:

Old Witch; Vault-Keeper; Crypt-Keeper

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• from ? [illustrations]

The Expert (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Al Feldstein

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

Jim Wroten

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Bill Gaines; Al Feldstein

Reprints:

• from Weird Fantasy (EC, 1951 series) #14 (July-August 1952)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

The Ad (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Al Feldstein

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

Jim Wroten

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Bill Gaines; Al Feldstein

Reprints:

• from Weird Fantasy (EC, 1951 series) #14 (July-August 1952)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

["Hee, hee! E.C.'s science-fiction mags..."] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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Big "If"! (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks:

Harvey Kurtzman

Letters:

Ben Oda

Reprints:

• from Frontline Combat (EC, 1951 series) #5 (March-April 1952)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

["Proof...of 8 brands tested..."] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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["Heehee! The second issue of Mad is out!"] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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["Dear readers!...We interrupt this next story..."] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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Julius Caesar! (Table of Contents: 23)

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Script:

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• from MAD (EC, 1952 series) #17 (November 1954)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Chapter Five: The Comics Code Controversy (Table of Contents: 24)

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Script:

Les Daniels

Letters:

typeset

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)

Indexer Notes

Includes complete text of the original comics code.

Chapter Six: The New Comic Books (Table of Contents: 25)

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Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

Will Elder (illustrations); Harvey Kurtzman (illustration); Al Jaffee (illustration); Arnold Roth (illustration); Wally Wood (illustration); Jack Davis (illustrations); Alex Atkinson (illustration); ? (fumetti); Jay Lynch (illustration); Skip Williamson (illustration); Robert Crumb (illustration); Gilbert Shelton (illustration); Terry Gilliam (illustration)

Inks:

Will Elder (illustrations); Harvey Kurtzman (illustration); Al Jaffee (illustration); Arnold Roth (illustration); Wally Wood (illustration); Jack Davis (illustrations); Alex Atkinson (illustration); ? (fumetti); Jay Lynch (illustration); Skip Williamson (illustration); Robert Crumb (illustration); Gilbert Shelton (illustration); Terry Gilliam (illustration)

Letters:

typeset; ? (illustrations)

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• from ? [illustrations]

The Success Story (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Archie Goodwin

Pencils:

Al Williamson

Inks:

Al Williamson

Letters:

Ben Oda

Characters:

Uncle Creepy (host)

Reprints:

• from Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #1 (1964)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

The Squaw! (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Bram Stoker (original story); Archie Goodwin (adaptation)

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Letters:

Ben Oda

Characters:

Cousin Eerie (host)

Reprints:

• from Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #13 (February 1967)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Landscape! (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Archie Goodwin

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Joe Orlando

Letters:

Ben Oda

Reprints:

• from Blazing Combat (Warren, 1965 series) #2 (January 1966)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

The Curse (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Wally Wood

Pencils:

Wally Wood

Inks:

Wally Wood

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• from Vampirella (Warren, 1969 series) #9 (January 1971)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Two Face Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 30)

Batman with Robin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

David Vern

Pencils:

Dick Sprang

Inks:

Charles Paris

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Tarando; Charles Ford; Commissioner Gordon; John Fields Benson

Synopsis:

When the reformed Harvey Dent tries to prevent a robbery, he is caught in an explosion and reverts to Two-Face. He embarks on a new crime spree, and Batman and Robin deduce that Two-Face is going after people who commonly show two faces to the world. At a ceremony making Bruce Wayne honorary chief of a local tribe, Batman and Robin are trapped by Two-Face and strapped to a giant coin. Two-Face flips the coin over a bed of spikes, and though the gimmick is rigged to land face down, the dynamic duo manages to create a magnetic field and flip the coin so that they land safely.

Reprints:

• from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #81 (February 1954)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

[A Financial Fable] (Table of Contents: 31)

Donald Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Carl Barks

Pencils:

Carl Barks

Inks:

Carl Barks

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Donald; Uncle Scrooge; Gladstone; Huey; Dewey; Louie

Reprints:

• from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #v11#6 (126) (March 1951)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

A Little Stranger (Table of Contents: 32)

The Witches Cauldron / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Graham Ingels

Inks:

Graham Ingels

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jim Wroten

Characters:

The Old Witch (origin)

Reprints:

• from Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #14 (July-August 1952)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Meets a New Enemy ...Fire! (Table of Contents: 33)

Sub-Mariner / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Everett

Pencils:

Bill Everett

Inks:

Bill Everett

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1954 series) #40 (June 1955) [2 pages per page]

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page. This story is also reprinted in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #20 (May 1969) [original layout=4 pages] and in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #nn [revised layout=2 pages].

Chapter Seven: Mighty Marvel (Table of Contents: 34)

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Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

Steve Ditko (illustration); Jim Steranko (illustration); Don Heck (illustration); John Romita (illustration); Gene Colan (illustration); Marie Severin (illustration)

Inks:

Steve Ditko (illustration); Jim Steranko (illustration); Don Heck (illustration); John Romita (illustration); Gene Colan (illustration); Marie Severin (illustration)

Letters:

typeset; ? (illustrations)

Characters:

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson; Black Widow; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• from ? [illustrations]

The Vampire Strikes (Table of Contents: 35)

Captain America / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Avison

Inks:

Don Rico

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain America; Bucky; Vampire

Reprints:

• from All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #5 (Summer 1942)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page. Source corrected by Cesar Esteban Diaz via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Man in the Moon (Table of Contents: 36)

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Script:

Mickey Spillane

Letters:

typeset

Reprints:

• from All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #5 (Summer 1942)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

A Visit with the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 37)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Letters:

Artie Simek

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four; Willy Lumpkin

Reprints:

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 (February 1963)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Master of Black Magic (Table of Contents: 38)

Dr. Strange / comic story / 2.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Letters:

Terry Szenics

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Strange; Nightmare

Reprints:

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110 (July 1963)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletin Page / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At the Stroke of Midnight! (Table of Contents: 40)

comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script:

Jim Steranko

Pencils:

Jim Steranko

Inks:

Jim Steranko

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Reprints:

• from Tower of Shadows (Marvel, 1969 series) #1 (September 1969)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Chapter Eight: Underground Comics (Table of Contents: 41)

text article / 16 pages (report information)

Script:

Les Daniels

Pencils:

? (Tijuana Bible illustration); Bill Beckman (illustration); Robert Crumb (illustrations); Rick Griffin (illustration); S. Clay Wilson (illustration); Victor Moscoso (illustration); Spain Rodriguez (illustrations); Gilbert Shelton (illustration); Trina Robbins (illustration); Kim Deitch (illustration); John Hawke (illustration); John Peck (illustrations); Justin Green (illustrations)

Inks:

? (Tijuana Bible illustration); Bill Beckman (illustration); Robert Crumb (illustrations); Rick Griffin (illustration); S. Clay Wilson (illustration); Victor Moscoso (illustration); Spain Rodriguez (illustrations); Gilbert Shelton (illustration); Trina Robbins (illustration); Kim Deitch (illustration); John Hawke (illustration); John Peck (illustrations); Justin Green (illustrations)

Letters:

typeset; ? (illustrations)

Reprints:

• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• from ? [illustrations]

Mr Sketchum Is at It Again (Table of Contents: 42)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Robert Crumb

Pencils:

Robert Crumb

Inks:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968])

Indexer Notes

Original page printed sideways.

Meatball (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Crumb

Pencils:

Robert Crumb

Inks:

Robert Crumb

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• from Zap Comix (Apex Novelties, 1967 series) #0 ([1968])

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

Doc Destiny (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Kim Deitch

Pencils:

Kim Deitch

Inks:

Kim Deitch

Letters:

Kim Deitch

Characters:

Wallis Smudge; Doc Destiny

Reprints:

• from Bijou Funnies (The Print Mint Inc, 1969 series) #3 (1969)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

The Freaks Pull a Heist! (Table of Contents: 45)

Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Gilbert Shelton

Pencils:

Gilbert Shelton

Inks:

Gilbert Shelton

Letters:

Gilbert Shelton

Characters:

Fat Freddy; Phineas; Freewheelin' Frank; Grocery Store Clerk

Synopsis:

Unable to buy any junk food because he's short on cash, Fat Freddy gets into a violent withdrawal state. The Bros. decide to pull a heist on a grocery store in order to get him some food.

Reprints:

• from Radical America (Students for a Democratic Society, 1967 series) #v3#1 - Komiks (1969)

Indexer Notes

Original pages printed sideways, 2 per page.

["He was born down south on a chicken farm near Nashville, Tennessee;"] (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Gilbert Shelton

Pencils:

Gilbert Shelton

Inks:

Gilbert Shelton

Letters:

Gilbert Shelton

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Printed sideways.

["Haw haw haw! These underground nooz papers are downright f-l-a-k-e-y an' I don't mean dandruff either!"] (Table of Contents: 47)

Nard n' Pat / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Jay Lynch

Pencils:

Jay Lynch

Inks:

Jay Lynch

Letters:

?

Characters:

Nard; Pat

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Original page printed sideways.

["Feelin' glum an' bloozey? Well get set for some high frequency laffs."] (Table of Contents: 48)

Nard n' Pat / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jay Lynch

Pencils:

Jay Lynch

Inks:

Jay Lynch

Letters:

?

Characters:

Nard; Pat

Reprints:

• from Gothic Blimp Works (East Village Other, 1969 series) #?

Indexer Notes

Printed sideways.

Class War Comix (Table of Contents: 49)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Skip Williamson

Pencils:

Skip Williamson

Inks:

Skip Williamson

Letters:

Skip Williamson

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Printed sideways.

["Arnold! You're drooling!"] (Table of Contents: 50)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Robert Crumb [as R. Scum] (signed)

Pencils:

Robert Crumb [as R. Scum] (signed)

Inks:

Robert Crumb [as R. Scum] (signed)

Letters:

Robert Crumb [as R. Scum] (signed)

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Arnold

Reprints:

• from Snatch Comics (Apex Novelties, 1968 series) #[nn] ([October] 1968)

Keywords:

adult

Indexer Notes

Printed sideways.

["Hi kids! Ever wonder what happened to those great old HORROR comix that used to scare the..."] (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

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The Orgy American Style (Table of Contents: 52)

Bang Comix / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

John Peck

Pencils:

John Peck

Inks:

John Peck

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• from The Mad Peck Catalogue of Good Stuff #?

Indexer Notes

Original page printed sideways.

After the Feat-- A Little Treat (Table of Contents: 53)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

John Hawke

Pencils:

John Hawke

Inks:

John Hawke

Letters:

?

Reprints:

• from Ghost Mother Comics (Mad Peck Studios, 1969 series) #1?

Indexer Notes

Original page printed sideways.

Notes / Bibliography (Table of Contents: 54)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Les Daniels

Letters:

typeset

Index (Table of Contents: 55)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

Les Daniels

Letters:

typeset

["What are you doing to protect yourself from Media Burn"] (Table of Contents: 56) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

["What are you doing to protect yourself from Media Burn"] (Table of Contents: 57)

insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Same material as previous sequence. Backcover.