| Forbidden Adventures: The History of the American Comics Group Contributor(s): Vance, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313296782 ISBN-13: 9780313296789 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Publishers & Publishing Industry - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 070.509 |
| LCCN: 95053013 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture, |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.76" W x 8.57" (0.80 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive history of a small, but important, comic book publisher, this work reflects the reading tastes of tens of millions of Americans during the Golden and Silver ages of comics (1934-1970). The earlier Sangor Shop reinvented itself as the American Comics Group and by 1967 had published over one thousand issues. ACG was a microcosm of the larger industry, publishing magazines in every major comic book genre. Best known titles include Herbie and Forbidden Worlds. It was ACG's Adventures into the Unknown that sparked a new genre--horror--which led to the Comics Code Authority, and industry-wide self censorship. |