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1000 COMIC BOOKS You Must Read TONY ISABELLA ©2009 Tony Isabella All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a critical article or review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper, or electronically transmitted on radio, television, or the Internet. Published by Our toll-free number to place an order or obtain a free catalog is (800) 258-0929. Identification of the comic-book covers shown in this volume is taken, wherever possible, from the copyright information that appeared on the material as it originally appeared. When it is not possible, copyright information has been culled from reference materials and is indicated by the identification “©*” in the appropriate passage. In many cases, ownership has changed or copyright renewed; in no case does F+W Media claim ownership of the copyright to the material shown. Library of Congress Control Number: 2008937667 ISBN-13: 978-0-89689-921-6 (paperback) ISBN-13: 978-1-44021-334-2 (EPUB) ISBN-10: 0-89689-921-7 Cover design by Rachael Knier Interior designed by Shawn Williams and Rachael Knier Edited by: Maggie Thompson, Brent Frankenhoff, and Mary Sieber Printed in China DEDICATIONS Maggie Thompson and Brent Frankenhoff great editors and better friends who kept me going Harlan Ellison who's been trying to make me smarter for decades and hasn't given up yet Barry Pearl the kind of fan and friend I wrote this book for Kelly, Eddie, Barb, and Simba my daughter, son, wife, and cat Greg Luppino the neighbor and friend who's always there for me and my family The Grand Comic Book Database www.comics.org the most mind-bogglingly useful research tool for comics fans in the known universe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many fans, friends, and associates assisted with this book, some of them unaware they were doing so. I thank them all, especially any whose names I have inadvertently omitted. Jack Abromowitz Mike Ambrose Henry Andrews Mark Arnold Atomic Avenue Atlas Tales Jerry Bails Adam Beechen Bob Bailey Daniel Best Jim Bosomworth Gary Brown Bob Buethe James H. Burns Kurt Busiek Nick Caputo Johanna Draper Carlson Phillip Carpenter Michael Catron Justin Chung Alan Coil Peter Croome Howard Cruse Al Davison Dwight Decker Michael Dewally Harlan Ellison Mark Evanier Terry Fairbanks Al Feldstein Paul Fearn Chuck Fiala Greg Fischer William Foster Brent Frankenhoff George Freeman Ralf Haring Heritage Comic Auctions Michael Ingrassia Eddie Isabella Greg Gatlin Nat Gertler Nat Gertler Michael T. Gilbert George Gladir Tony Gleeson Mike Gold Matthew Gore Victor Gorelick Grand Comic Book Database Merlin Haas Larry Hama Michael Harbour Fred Hembeck Andrew Horn Horrors of It All Denys Howard Richard Howell Mike Howlett Bob Ingersoll Bill Jourdain Dan Jurgens Jeff Kapalka Bob Kennedy Paul Kennedy Bill Knapp Jon Knutson Rich Koslowski Joe Kubert Joe Kurtzman Brian Saner Lamken Jerry Lazar Stan Lee Steve Leiber Ken Lemons James Ludwig Mitchell Maltenfort Don Markstein Dave Massaro Lou Mazzella Jeff Mariotte Tom Michael Brian Morris John Morrow Hoy Murphy George Nelson Alex Ness Jess Nevins Mike Nielsen Michelle Nolan Karen O'Brien Rik Offenberger Neil Ottenstein Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine Barry Pearl Andrew Pepoy John Petty Jeff Pierce Richard Pini Dan Ripoll Scott Roberts Trina Robbins Tony Rose Steven Rowe Scott Rowland Bob Rozakis Jim Salicrup Roland Schama Bill Schelly Jack Selegue Dave Serchay Eric Shanower Craig Shutt Alex Simmons Allen Smith Andrew Smith Beau Smith Bryan Talbot Adisakdi Tantimedh Rick Taylor Bill Thom Roy Thomas Maggie Thompson Anthony Tollin Jim Vandore Michael Vassallo Mark Verheiden Mike Voiles Pete Von Sholly Lawrence Watt-Evans Len Wein Craig Wichman Marv Wolfman Thom Zahler CONTENTS DEDICATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOREWORD: Just a Thousand? HOW TO USE THIS BOOK CHAPTER ONE: “This Is a Job for Superman!” CHAPTER TWO: The Fighting Forties CHAPTER THREE: The Fearful Fifties CHAPTER FOUR: The Swinging Sixties WE INTERRUPT THIS CHAPTER TO BRING YOU … The Greatest Comic Book of All Time! CHAPTER FIVE: The Surprising Seventies CHAPTER SIX: The Energetic Eighties CHAPTER SEVEN: The Noisy Nineties CHAPTER EIGHT: The New Millennium AFTERWORD

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1000 Comic Books You Must Read is an unforgettable journey through 70 years of comic books. Arranged by decade, this book introduces you to 1000 of the best comic books ever published and the amazing writers and artists who created them. See Superman from his debut as a sarcastic champion of the peo