Bibliograph

The horror comics, fiends, freaks and fantastic creatures, 1940s/1980s, William Schoell

Type

Label

The horror comics, fiends, freaks and fantastic creatures, 1940s/1980s, William Schoell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The horror comics

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

882104923

Responsibility statement

William Schoell

Sub title

fiends, freaks and fantastic creatures, 1940s/1980s

Summary

This historical and critical survey looks at horror comics from the Golden Age of the 40s, through the Silver Age of the 60s, up until the early 80s--the end of the Bronze Age. Included are the earliest series, like American Comics Group's Adventures into the Unknown and Prize Comics' Frankenstein, and the controversial graphic and gory comics of the 40s, such as EC's infamous and influential Tales from the Crypt. The resurgence of monster-horror titles during the 60s is explored, along with the return of horror anthologies like Dell Comics' Ghost Stories and Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor