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Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd iiii 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd a a 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Fletcher Jones Foundation Humanities Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd b b 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM Funnybooks Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd ii 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd iiii 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM Funnybooks The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books Michael Barrier U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A P R E S S Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd iii iii 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Oakland, California © 2015 by Michael Barrier Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Barrier, J. Michael. Funnybooks : the improbable glories of the best American comic books / Michael Barrier. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-520-24118-3 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-28390-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-520-96002-2 (ebook) 1. Comic books, strips, etc.—United States—History and criticism. I. Title. pn6725.b37225 2015 741.5′973—dc23 2014031037 Manufactured in the United States of America 24 10 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on Natures Natural, a fiber that contains 30 percent postconsumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r 1997) (Permanence of Paper). Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd iv iv 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM To Ida and Vernon, and Michael Sporn Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd v v 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM Barrier -- 9780520241183.indd 9780520241183.indd vi vi 27/09/14 2:40 2:40 PM PM
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