The ten-cent plague : the great comic-book scare and how it changed America / David Hajdu.
The ten-cent plague : the great comic-book scare and how it changed America / David Hajdu.
The ten-cent plague : the great comic-book scare and how it changed America / David Hajdu.
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Publisher
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N302.232/ 6
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Language
English
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Physical content
434 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Society Iss Nix -- 2. It Was Work -- 3. Crime Pays -- 4. Youth in Crisis -- 5. Puddles of Blood -- 6. Then Let Us Commit Them -- 7. Woofer and Tweeter -- 8. Love ... Love ... Love!! -- 9. New Trend -- 10. Humor in a Jugular Vein -- 11. Panic -- 12. The Triumph of Dr. Payn -- 13. What Are We Afrai...
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created--in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. No sooner had this new culture emerged than it was beaten down by church groups, community bluestockings, and a McCarthyish Congress--only to resurface w...
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The ten-cent plague : the great comic-book scare and how it changed America / David Hajdu.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-412) and index.
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N302.232/ 6
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74VMb6ONlPrA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMb6ONlPrA
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ISBN
9780374187675 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0374187673 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
302.232
MMS ID
991000714139702626
