Comic Book Comics #3

([February] 2008)

Legalese! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Fred Van Lente

Pencils

Ryan Dunlavey

Inks

Ryan Dunlavey

Letters

Ryan Dunlavey

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Characters

Superman; Richie Rich; Archie Andrews; Ignatz; Dick Tracy; Mickey Mouse; Dennis the Menace; The Crypt-Keeper

Reprints

• in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012) [Artwork rearranged and reduced to fit inside two pages.]
which is reprinted
• in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2016 series) #1 (November 2016)

Indexer Notes

Illustrated list of copyrights and trademarks found in this issue.

This Isn't a Senate Hearing! This Is...Madness (Table of Contents: 2)

Comic Book Comics / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente

Pencils

Ryan Dunlavey

Inks

Ryan Dunlavey

Letters

Ryan Dunlavey

Genre

humor; non-fiction; advocacy

Characters

Fredric Wertham; Robert Warshow; Harvey Kurtzman; Al Feldstein; Maxwell C. Gaines; Joe Simon; Jack Kirby; William Gaines; Batman; Robin; Wonder Woman; Archie Andrews; Superman

Synopsis

The history of censorship in comics and how it lead to the downfall of EC comics, and other comics publishers, and the rise of Mad Magazine.

Reprints

• in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)
• in The CBLDF Presents Defend Comics: FCBD Edition (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, 2014 series) #[nn] (May 2014)

Pop (Table of Contents: 3)

Comic Book Comics / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente

Pencils

Ryan Dunlavey

Inks

Ryan Dunlavey

Letters

Ryan Dunlavey

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Characters

Roy Lichtenstein; Andy Warhol; Benjamin Day; Batman; Robin; Hugh Hefner; William Dozier; Adam West; Frank Gorshin; Art Spiegelman

Synopsis

Recounts Lichtenstein's appropriation of comic book art, the sixties' Batman TV show and their lasting impact on how comic books were perceived.

Reprints

• in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)

Fanbase Presents... (Table of Contents: 4)

Comic Book Comics / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente

Pencils

Ryan Dunlavey

Inks

Ryan Dunlavey

Letters

Ryan Dunlavey

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Characters

Charles Crumb; Robert Crumb; Hugo Gernsback; Julius Schwartz; Forrest J. Ackerman; H.P. Lovecraft; The Atom; The Flash; Green Lantern; Jack Kirby; Stan Lee; Joe Simon

Synopsis

Recounts the rise of comic book fandom, the return of DC's super heroes in the Silver Age and Jack Kirby's reluctant return to working for Stan Lee.

Reprints

• in The Comic Book History of Comics (IDW, 2012 series) (May 2012)

Next Issue! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

World's Greatest Comic Book Collection! (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Letter Column Letters! (Table of Contents: 7)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Van Lente

Pencils

George Metzger

Inks

George Metzger

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mike Schwalke, Mark Arnold, Matt Adler and George Metzger.

Wallow in One Man's* Greatness!** (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Bonus! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Read More Comics - Get More Smarter (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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