75 Yrs of DC Comics

75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking. In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun No. 1, the first comic book with all-new, original materialâ€”at a time when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media for children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our timeâ€”the 20th century's answer to Atlas or Zorro. More than 40,000 comic books later, in honor of the publisher's 75th anniversary, TASCHEN has produced the single most comprehensive book on DC Comics, in an XL edition even Superman might have trouble lifting.

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DIMENSION & LENGTH

This hardcover book measures 11.4 x 15.6 in (29 x 39.5 cm) and is 720 pages.

INSIDE

More than 2,000 imagesâ€”covers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills, and collectiblesâ€”are reproduced using the latest technology to bring the story lines, the characters, and their creators to vibrant life as they've never been seen before. Telling the tales behind the tomes is 38-year DC veteran Paul Levitz, whose in-depth essays trace the company's history, from its pulp origins through to the future of digital publishing.

AUTHOR

Paul Levitz is a comic-book fan who has worked as editor/publisher of The Comic Reader, editor of the Batman titles and others, writer of over 300 storiesâ€”including an acclaimed run on Legion of Super-Heroesâ€”and a DC Comics executive, finishing his 38-year stint with the company as President and Publisher. He returned to writing in 2010 with a new series of Legion stories and other projects.

SHIPPING

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RETURN POLICY

Sales are final. Books cannot be returned once mailed. Only damaged books will be exchanged/refunded for a new one if one is available.

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