From: [c--ve--s] at [Menudo.UH.EDU] (Chris M. Cavers) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info Subject: Comic Reference Work List Date: 28 Dec 93 04:16:43 GMT File Name: Comics related reference works Version 4.40 Compiled by Chris M. Cavers I've been trying to track down any books/magazines that are related to comics. Any book/magazine that deals with comics should be included in this list. Also, indices (e.g. Offical Index to the Fantastic Four) should be included. I would like to get a list because bookstores typically don't stock books on comics and do not have a decent reference guide to find out the titles. I would like to get the basic information about the book (title, year published) and a short description of the contents of the book/magazine. For magazines, it would be nice to compile an issue by issue listing of what is in the magazine (e.g. short history of Cerebus, interview with Peter David, preview of title Y, etc.). I'm more interested in the ones that list historical information (e.g. I have one old magazine that gives a short history of the Avengers, talks about the Avengers/Defenders war and the birth of the Defenders). Note: a 'contents unknown' in a description means that I have no detailed information on what is in the book (only a general idea of what the book is about). To find a given section (e.g. 10.2), search for 'SECTION 10.1'. CONTENTS SECTION 1 A Short Note About Price Guides SECTION 2 How to books (how to draw, write, publish comics) SECTION 3 General comic book price guides SECTION 4 Monthly comic book price guides SECTION 5 How to grade comic books SECTION 6 Other books SECTION 7 Information on Comic Related Books SECTION 8 Comic Book Magazines SECTION 9 DC Indices SECTION 10 Marvel Indices SECTION 10.1 Magazine Sized Indices SECTION 10.2 Comic Sized Indices SECTION 11 CCA and Related Materials SECTION 11.1 Books SECTION 11.2 Government Publications SECTION 12 Long Reviews SECTION 1: A Short Note About Price Guides: Currently, there are 5 periodical price guides being published. The main thing to remember about price guides is that they are only 'guides.' A comic book is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. In other words, a comic book is worth only what you want to pay for it. The values of comic books follow the same general laws of supply and demand as do most commodities. SECTION 2: How to books (how to draw, write, publish comics): A Cartoonist Survival Guide by Jim Erskine Artist's Market 1993 published annually by Writer`s Digest Books (Cincinnati, Ohio) I think this lists places to sell your artwork Art of Cartooning by Jack Markow Cartoons and Cartooning by Harvey Weiss Cartoons and Comic Strips Copyright Office - Library of Congress (one page long ) Contains copyright information on comic strips/books. There also is an introduction to copyrights in another paper put out by the copyright office. Comic Characters (how to??) by Walter Foster Comics and Sequential Art by Will Eisner How to Draw and Publish Your Own Comic Book by Bill Barry How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips for Newspapers and Comic Books by Alan McKenzie How to Draw and Sell Comic Strips by Alan McKenzie How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way by Stan Lee and John Buscema How to Self Syndicate Your Own Comic Strip by Bill Barry How to Write for Comic Books by Bennett Humor and Cartoon Markets published annually. This gives many many places to send your writing and artwork in order to get it published or used. Also gives places that buy your writing, artwork, jokes, etc. Make Your Own Comics for Fun and Profit (children's book) by Richard Cummings Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (Tundra books 1993) Writer's Market 1993 published annually by Writer`s Digest Books (Cincinnati, Ohio) I think this lists places to sell your writing SECTION 3: General comic book price guides: Comics Buyer's Guide Annual Comics Values Annual by Alex Malloy Official Guide to Comic Books and Big Little Books by Hal Cohen 1974 this is a price guide I think????? Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (more info below) by Robert Overstreet Overstreet Comic Book Companion: Identification and Price Guide (more info below) by Robert Overstreet Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide by Jay Kennedy Walt Kelly Collector's Guide (price guide and info) by Steve Thompson SECTION 4: Monthly comic book price guides: Comic Buyer's Guide Price Guide (more info below) Comic Values Monthly (monthly supplement to Comic Values Annual) (more info below) Hero Overstreet Update (monthly supplement to the Overstreet Annual price guide it changed it's name to ????????) (more info below) Wizard SECTION 5: How to grade comic books: Overstreet Comic Book Grading Guide By Robert Overstreet NOTE: Most of the monthly and the annually published price guides have a brief overview of comic book grading. SECTION 6: Other books: A Collector's Guide to Comic Books by John Hegenberger I've seen this book, which has a mini-comic version of Amazing Spider-Man #1. A Doonesbury Index (covers 1970-1983) by Allan Satin Adult Comics: An Introduction by Roger Sabin Adventurous Decade by Ron Goulart A Guide to Collecting and Selling Comic Books: How to Establish an Interesting and Rewarding Hobby by Raymond Carlson 1976 beginners guide to collecting comics A Haunt of Fears: The Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign by Martin Barker A History of Komiks of the Philippines and Other Countries by Cynthia Roxas and Joaquin Arevalo, Jr 1985 NOTE: Komics may be spelled Comics A History of the Comic Strip by Pierre Couperie and Horn (1968) Translated from French by Eilleen Hennessy is probably the best single book about the form. A History of Underground Comics by James Mark Estren 1993 All in Color for a Dime edited by Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson (Ace Books 1970) Essays on aspects of the Golden Age by well known fans and pros of the 60s. The Great Comic Book Book, a sequel to the above. All-Star Comics Revue edited by Craig Delich. Forward by Jerry Bails. This has story titles and covers of every issue of All-Star Comics 1-58. It also covers artists, and writers, discusses the members of the JSA, etc. This is a solid precurser to the official indexes. Americana in Four Colors-Twenty Years of Self Regulation by the Comics Magazine Industry by John Goldwater American Comic Strip Collections 1884-1939 by Denis Gifford ISBN 0-8161-7270-6, 1990, G.K. Hall, 70 Lincoln St., Boston, MA 02111. It covers just about everything. American Humor Magazines and Comic Periodicals by David Sloane America's Great Comic Strip Artists by Richard Marschall Apex treasury of underground comics by Susan Goodrick and Don Donahue Art of Jack Kirby by ??????????? Art of the Comic Strip by Shirley Glubok 1979 This is a history of comic strips from the 1800's until today. Art of the Comic Strip by Judith O'Sullivan A Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Comics. by Michael Barrier and Martin Williams 1981 Backstage at the Strips by Mort Walker :1975 Batman and Me by Bob Kane (creator of Batman) This one is for anyone who wants to hear Bob Kane's version of the origin of Batman in comics. It is published in hardback and paperback. Batman From the 30s to the 70s edited by E. Nelson Bridwell Batmania by ???? Best of The Okeefenokee Star and the introductions to many reprint collections contain valuable reference (Kitchen Sink's LI'L ABNER and STEVE CANYON are good examples, as is Fantagraphics/Nemo's COMPLETE E.C. SEGAR POPEYE). Oh yes, NEMO... all issues of Rick Marschall's NEMO. Bibliographie zur Comic-Sekundarliteratur by Renate Neuman in German, English and French Bring on the Bad Guys by Stan Lee British Comic Catalogue 1874-1974 by Denis Gifford. Calling Tracy: Six Decades of Dick Tracy by James Van Hise Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book. by Michael Barrier Cartoon Communication to the Quick by Randall Harrison Cartoons and Comics by Bov Sarnoff Cartoons and Comics in the Classroom: A Reference for Teachers and Librarians by James Thomas 1983 Censorship of Comic Books: A Statement in Opposition on Civil Liberties Grounds by American Civil Liberties Union 1955 Child Audience: A Report on Press, Film and Radio for Children by Philippe Bauchard 1952. Children's Comics : A Guide for Parents and Teachers by George Pumphrey 1955 Classic Comics and Their Creators by Martin Sheridan Collecting Comic Books by Marcia Leiter Collector's Guide to Comic Books by John Hegenberger Comic Art : An International Bibliography by John A. Lent 1986 Comic-book Book edited by Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson (Ace Books 1972) Arlington House, 1974. Sequel to All In Color for a Dime, a collection of essays by various authors. Subjects include EC Horror comics, Wonder Woman, the Spirit, various air combat comics from WW2, and a history of the Comics Code inquisition. Comic Book Collecting for Fun and Profit by Mike Benton Comic Book Custer -A Bibliography of Custeriana in Comic Books and Comic Strips by Brian Dippie and Paul Hutton Comic Book Dealer Directory by Patrick R. Dewey Comic Book Hero - A Cultural Fantasy by Sharon Yarian 1974 Comic Book Heroes: From the Silver Age to the Present by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones. Comic Book Heroes of the Screen by William Schoell see description of Visual Superheroes by james van hise Comic Book in America by Mike Benton Comic Book Makers by Joe Simon Comic Book Reader's Companion: An a-z Guide to the World's Favorite Art Form by Ron Goulart Comic Book Rebels (more info below) by Wiater and Bissette Comic Book Regulation Bureau of Public Administration Universty of California 1955 Berkeley by Edward Feder Comic Books and America (1945-1954) by William Savage University of Oklahoma Press, 1990, ISBN 0-8061-2305-2. is a very fascinating look at post-war comics, complete with reprinted strips. Does a fine job of putting comics in the context of the bomb-scare, baby boom, rock'n'roll, and McCarthy era. Comic Books and Strips: An Information Sourcebook by Randall Scott Comic Books As History by Joseph Witek Comic Books: Related Matters and Problems: Report to the Colorado General Assembly 1956 Colorado General Assembly Legislative Council Committee on Comic Books Comic Book Superstars by Don Thompson Comic Checklist for Marvel Comics Creation, 1982, $3.00, 32 pages A checklist for all active Marvel titles (as of 1982). Comic Fan's Guide to Periodical Literature edited by John McGeehan and Robert Schoenfeld Originally published at Boston University School of Public Relations and Communications (title was: Communications Research Center Report Number 2.) Was compiled by Richard Raboy for his masters thesis (Boston University 1960) Comicforschung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1945-1984 by Siegfried Zielinski, Reiner Matzker German and English. I think this is a dictionary/encyclopedia? Comics by Vincent Cecolini Comics by Coulton Waugh It was written about 1940 or so, and is a good history of the early days of newspaper strips, covering roughly 1900-1940, written by a cartoonist who was there and knew many of the principals. A seminal examination of the newspaper strips. Comics: Anatomy of a Mass Medium by Reinhold Reitberger and Wolfgang Fuchs Comics and Magazines by Tim Merrison Comics and Their Creators Life Stories of American Cartoonists by Martin Sheridan Comics and Visual Culture by Alphons Silbermann Comics: An Illustrated History of Comic Strip Art by Jerry Robinson 1974 Comics As Culture by M. Thomas Inge 1990 University of Mississippi Press, 1990, ISBN 0-87805-408-1. looks at all manner of sequential art, from LITTLE NEMO to KRAZY KAT to NEW YORKER cartoons to PEANUTS, plus manages to work Faulkner and Chaplin in. Comics Come Alive: A Guide to Comic Strip Characters in Live Action Productions by Roy Kinnard Comics Files Magazine Spotlight on Avengers Files by Hal Schuster 1987 Comics File Magazine Spotlight on Batman by Hal Schuster 1986 Comics File Magazine Spotlight on the Spiderman File by Hal Schuster 1986 Comics Files Magazine Spotlight on X-men Files by James Van Hise 1986 Background information on the X-men as well as interviews with the creators. Comics: Ideology, Power and the Critics. by Martin Barker Comics Librarianship: A Handbook by Randall Scott Comics, Radio, Movies and Children (from 1949) NY Public Affairs Committee by Josette Frank Comic Stripped American by Arthur Berger Comic Strip in America: A Bibliography by David Manning 1961 Comic Strips for Teaching English as a Second Language: A Framework for Analysis and Selection by Ellen De Haan 1989 Comics, TV, Radio, Movies - What Do They Offer Children? . New York, Public Affairs Committee 1955 Public Affairs Pamphlet no. 148. by Josette Frank Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (long review below) by Les Daniels 1971 Complete Catalogue of British Comics by Denis Gifford Completely MAD: A History of the Comic Book and Magazine by Maria Reidelbach Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic Books by Hubert H. Crawford This is one of the best (out-of-print) overviews of the Golden Age of Comics, a perfect blend of reprint art and textual description. The chapters are organized by company, including lesser known companies like Lev Gleason publications, and include full stories from some comic books (I seem to remember a reprint of a CrimeCrusher story from _Boy Comics_). Crime Comics: The Illustrated History by Mike Benton Dark Knights: The New Comics in Context by Greg McClue Dick Tracy: America's Most Famous Detective by Chester Gould Dick Tracy: The Thirties, Tommy Guns, and Hard Times by Chester Gould 1978 Dictionnaire de la bande dessinee by Henri Filippini in French I think. This is a dictionary. EC Horror Library of the 1950s by ??????? Effectiveness of a Cartoon Illustrated Interpretive Brochure on the Enhancement of Campers' Knowledge of Rules and the Decrease in Rates of Rule Violation per Campsite by Thomas Paul Gallup 1981 This is about a comic handed out to try to prevent people from breaking rules in a park. Sociological stuff???? Encyclopedia of American Comics by Ron Goulart Encyclopedia of Cartoon Superstars: From a to Almost z by Jim Korkis Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volumes 1-3 Volume 1 is about Batman (1976) Volume 2 is about Wonder Woman (1977) Volume 3 is about Superman (1978) also called 'The Great Superman Book' Amazingly detailed books dealing with the prime books of the heroes mentioned with contents going from the first appearances through about the mid-60s. Lots of issue numbers referenced in the entries to boot. Each of these books chronicles the first 30 years or so of the character by Michael L. Fleisher (MacMillan Books 1976, 1977, 1978) Encyclopedia of Comic Characters: Over 1200 Characters by Denis Gifford Encyclopedia of Superheroes, Jeff Rovin, 96 pgs, 1985, ISBN 0-8160-1168-0(HC), ISBN 0-8160-1679-8(PB). Published by Facts on File Publications. Although a lot has changed since its publication, its still a great book to read. Not to mention that there just aren't enough books with both the X-Men and the Super-Globetrotters. Encyclopedia of Super-Villains, same basic info as Encyclopedia of Superheroes by Jeff Rovin. Ethnic Images in the Comics by Charles Hardy Fantastic Four Files by James Van Hise 1986 First Ever Marvel Comics by Bobbie Chase Frank Miller : Great Comic Artist File Volume 1 by Hal Shuster 1986 From Argh to Zap: Harvey Kurtzman's Visual History of the Comics by Harvey Kurtzman From Mafalda to Los Supermachos: Latin American Graphic Humor as Popular Culture by David William Foster 1988 History of Latin American comic books Funnies, an American Idiom by David White and Robert Abel Funny Papers: Behind the Scenes of the Comics by Elane Scott Great American Comic Strip by Judith O'Sullivan Great Comic Book Artists by Ron Goulart Great Comic Books Artists Volume 2 by Ron Goulart Great Comic Book Book a sequel to all in color for a dime. Great Comic Book Heroes by Jules Feiffer While the autobiographical bits are interesting, the meat is reprints in color of prime Golden Age material. All the more noteworthy because it appeared in the 60s. Great History of Comic Books by Ron Goulart (Contempo Books 1986) Great Superman Book (1978) see 'Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes' by Michael L. Fleisher (MacMillan Books) Green Hornet Book by James Van Hise Guidebook to Comics Fandom by Bill Spicer 1965 Heck! Comic Art of the Late 1980s by Bruce Hilvitz and Lloyd Dangle 1989 History of Comics Volume 1 (1970) and Volume 2 (1972) by Jim Steranko published by Supergraphics, 1970 and 1972 History of the Comic Strip Volume 1 by David Kunzle (2 volumes so far) is quite dazzling, if prohibitively expensive. Kunzel's introductory essay to HOW TO READ DONALD DUCK by Dorfman and Mattelart is arguably better than the book which follows. Hollywood and the Comics by David Hofstede Horror Comics: The Illustrated History by Mike Benton How to Read Donald Duck (I think this is a political analysis of D. Duck) by Ariel Dorfman Illustrated Checklist to Underground Comix by Robert Wiener Images of Order: American Comic Strips During the Depression 1929-1938 by William Henry Young 1969 Impact of the Comics on a European Country by Martin S. Allwood 1956 this is on social aspects of comics Indonesian Komik by Willard A. Hanna 1979 This is a history of Indonesian comic books. International Bibliography of Comics Literature by Wolfgang Kempkes International Book of Comics by Denis Gifford 1984 This is a history of comic strips from the 1800's until today. Jack Kirby Treasury Volume 1 (more info below) by ??????????? Jack Kirby Treasury Volume 2 (more info below) by ??????????? Juvenile Delinquency: A Compilation of Information and Suggestions Submitted to the Special Senate Committee to ... United States Congress Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce 1950 Love and Death, A Study in Censorship by Gershon Legman Lure of the Tropix: A Pictorial History of the Jungle Heroine, Jungle Queens, White Goddesses, Harem Girls and Huntresses by Bill Feret 1984 Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics by Frederik Schodt Many lives of the Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media by Roberta Pearson Marvel (is this the same as the book by Les Daniels????) A fairly impressive history of Marvel Entertainment Group dating back to the Golden Age. No matter what you think of Marvel now, the company has produced some fairly incredible comics. This book also reprints four stories, including a Golden Age Submariner, Amazing Spiderman #4 (?), and a hard-to-find limited-edition Wolverine. Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics by Les Daniels Daniels gives long overdue credit to Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko for co-creating the early characters. And the pre-1961 stuff is very informative and interesting. Mass Media and Children: A Study of Exposure Habits and Cognitive Effects by Lotte Bailyn 1959 This deals with the psychological aspects of comics on children Mexico's Supermachos : Satire and Social Revolution in Comics by Rius by Phyllis Ann Wiegand Procter 1972. Milt Caniff: Rembrandt of the Comic Strip by John Paul Adams. with material by Rick Marschall and Caniff himself. NBM released a new edition of it under their Flying Buttress imprint in 1981, Miss Buxley: Sexism in Beetle Bailey by Mort Walker Mythmakers of the American Dream : the Nostalgic Vision in Popular Culture by Wiley Umphlett Narcotics Control Through Cartoons by Yusaf Lodiy 1989 NOTE:this is about Drug control in Pakistan New comics by Gary Groth and Robert Fiore 1988 Nineteenth Century by David Kunzle. Not for Children Only: The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s and 1970s by Harlod Hinds Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Volumes 1-11? Original Comic Art (price guide and info) by Jerry Weist Origins of Marvel Comics by Stan Lee 1974 Simon and Schuster/Fireside Books, 1974. by Ron Goulart Over Fifty Years of American Comics by ????? Parade of Pleasure: A Study of Popular Iconography in the U.S.A. by Geoffrey Wagner 1955 Parent's Guide to the World of Comic Books By Bennett Penguin Book of Comics by George Perry and Alan Aldridge Penguin Book of Political Comics by Steef Davidson 1982 Penny Dreadfuls and Comics : English Periodicals for Children From Victorian Times to the Present Day Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books Volume 1 by Ernst Gerber Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books Volume 2 by Ernst Gerber Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books Volume 3 (covers Marvel a-? 196?-199?) by Ernst Gerber Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books Volume 4 (covers Marvel ?-z 196?-199?) by Ernst Gerber Poison Maiden and The Great Bitch: Female Stereotypes in Marvel Superhero Comics by Susan Wood 1989 Political Caricature in the United States: In Separately Published Cartoons: An Annotated List by Frank Weitenkampf 1953 reprinted in 1971 Private Eyes in the Comics by John Dinan Radicalization of the Superheroes by Lindsy Van Gelder and Lawrence Van Gelder Science Fiction Comics: The Illustrated History by Mike Benton Secret Origins of Super DC Heroes, ed. by Dennis O'Neil, Harmony Books, 1976. This was an outstanding collection of secret origins of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flashes, Green Lanterns, Hawkmans, Green Arrow, the Atoms, Captain Marvel (the original), and Plastic Man. It has the best table of contents I have ever seen. Seven Lively Arts by Gilbert Seldes (1926) This book is one of the first to critically examine the comic strip. 75 Years of the Comics by Maurice Horn 1971 Shazam! from the 30s to the 70s edited by E. Nelson Bridwell Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics by Bill Blackbeard A huge volume of comics from the earliest days to the end of the age of Newspaper Comics. Sons of Origins of Marvel Comics by Stan Lee Simon and Schuster/Fireside Books, 1975. Start Collecting Comic Books by Harold Schechter Star Trek: The Enterprise Logs Golden Press, 1976, $1.95, 224 pages Reprints original issues 1-8, plus Kirk's Confidential Psychofile, Portrait of a Satarship -- The Enterprise, Profile of a Star Trek artist, Page from Scotty's Diary, and more. Super Heroes : A Modern Mythology by Richard Reynolds 1992 Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History by Mike Benton (more info below) Superhero Comics of the Silver Age: The Illustrated History by Mike Benton Superman Files by James Van Hise 1986 Talks about Superman's history and about he Superman movies. Superman From the 30s to the 70s edited by E. Nelson Bridwell Superman From the 30s to the 80s edited by E. Nelson Bridwell Superman Serial to Cereal by Gary H. Grossman 1976 Big Apple Film Series Popular Library Book. 192 page glossy page trade paperback (8.5" x 11") size book. Lots and lots of historic superman pictures of artists, producers, creators, publishers, action shots. A history of Superman (how he was presented to the world) from the 1940s until the 1960s. This has interviews, articles, etc.. etc.. etc... It has appendices documenting the Superman Cartoons, the Superman Serials, the Superman movies, the "Adventures of Superman" TV show. Superman Story by Martin Pasko 1979 Tales of the Dark Knight : Batman's First Fifty Years 1939-1989 by Mark Vaz It's a history of the Batman from the GA to the 60s camp to now. It has full-color reprints of some great covers as well as reprinting some classic scenes. There is also excellent commentary...a great book...2 chapters deal with The Dark Knight Returns alone. Those Were the Terrible, Shocking, Sensational, Appaling Forbidden But Simply Wonderful Horror Comics of the 1950s by ?????? (same as EC Horror Library of the 1950s) Twisted History by Frank Corey Voorhies 1904 Underground Comics by James Leed Victorian Comics by Denis Gifford Video Superheroes by James Van Hise see comic book heroes of the screen by Schoell Schoell's book is by far the superior, as he is a better writer and critic than Van Hise and has much better production values than Van Hise's klutzy design. Schoell also covers more work. But both are interesting looks at how comics are done onscreen. War Comics by Lisa Bloomfield What Children Think of Their Comics by George Pumphrey 1964 Who's Who of American Comic Books edited by Jerry Bails and Hames Ware Women in the Comics by Maurice Horn Wonder Woman Collection of Wonder Woman stories with an interpretive essay by Phyllis Chesler and an introduction by Gloria Steinem by Phyllis Chesler (Ms. Magazine/Bonanza Books 1972) World Encyclopedia of Comics by Maurice Horn 1976. It's an indispensible guide to comics and their creators. It was very complete for its time. I've read my copy backwards and forwards a number of times. It also has in one of its appendices the Comics Code Regulations. Fascinating reading. It's almost impossible to do a complete history of comics. Horn's book has the distinctive disadvantage of being published in 1976. Zap to Zippy: The Impact of Underground Comix: A Twenty-five Year Retrospective forward by Will Eisner and introduction by Bill Griffith (Griffithy?) Cartoon Art Museum 1990 SECTION 7: Information on Comic Related Books: Art of Jack Kirby (19??) contents unknown info on Jack Kirby. Includes a month by month checklist of the books that Jack Kirby worked on (I know that it exists for 1970-1980. I don't know if it exists for other time periods.). Comic Values Annual (published annually 1993-????) contents unknown A comprehensive price guide for comics. Jack Kirby Treasury Volume 1 (19??) contents unknown info on Jack Kirby Has a checklist of the titles (a-j) that he worked on (I don't know about specific issue numbers). Jack Kirby Treasury Volume 2 (19??) contents unknown info on Jack Kirby Overstreet Annual Price Guide (published yearly 19??-1993) A comprehensive price guide for nearly all comics produced since the 1900's. It also contains feature stories on comic books as well as market reports on the comic book industry. This book was supplemented by the Overstreet Monthly Price Guide (was published monthly). It is now supplemented by the ?????? Comic Book Marketplace (published monthly). The annual price guide lists the following things about most comic books: Title years published number of issues a guide price for individual issues of a comic title significant events that take place in issues of the various comics (i.e. key books) Artists and writers that work on the books. Artists are much much more better listed than writers. When listed, the artists are listed for each issue of a title. It also contains several thousand pictures of comic book covers (some in color). Note: The latest issue (1993) of the price guide lists many comics as having values of 'cover value or less' and lists no other information about the title. This greatly reduces the information in the price guide for people that collect nonvaluable comics. The 1992 issue lists all of the information about each title. Also, the listings for many titles contain incomplete information about artists and writers. Feature articles in the annual: 1993 Green Lantern and Flash history (I haven't read it yet) 1992 Short history/information on Spiderman. A history of Atlas/Marvel comics focusing on the 1950's (It contains an incomplete (I guess) chart of the month and year each issue was published for various Marvel titles.) Overstreet Comic Book Companion This is a shorter, less complete version of the Overstreet Annual price guide. It contains prices for comic books including titles, pulication dates, number of issues, and key envents that took place. It also has listings for big little books (title, publication date, number of pages and price). It also contains pictures and prices for character rings from radio, tv, comics, etc. SECTION 8: Comic Book Magazines: Comic Buyer's Guide Price Guide (Published 4 times a year) Quarterly proce guide that supplements???????. It lists only a small portion of what is listed in one of the annual proce guides. It also has very brief articles on what various people think will be 'hot books. It also Its price listings are alpahatebetical by title. It lists the following for the titles listed: Title Number of issues (not always accurate????) Company that produced the title Significant events that took place in the title. Characters that appear in the title (about 10 percent of the time). Comments:This guide gives you less information than does the Overstreet monthly. CVM (Comic Values Monthly) (published monthly ????/19?? - present) Montly price guide that supplements the Comic Values Annual (see above). It lists only a small portion of what is listed in the annual price guide. It contains articles on various recent events in comics as well a market reports from around the US and world. It also lists the top ???? books shipped from ?????? distributers for the previous month. It seperates it's price guide listings in the following sections: DC, Marvel, Independents (color), and independents (black & white). It lists the following for titles listed: Title Number of issues (not always accurate) A guide price for individual issues of a comic title plus symbols that indicate whether or not a book has risen/fallen in guide price. Significant events that take place in issues of the various comics (i.e. key books) Artists and writers that work on the books. Artists are much much more better listed than writers. When listed, the artists are listed for each issue of a title. Characters that appear in the individual books on an issue by issue basis (for most books listed) (e.g. Action 400 Superman vs. Lex Luthor). Overstreet Update (published monthly ????/198?? - ????/1993) It is now called Comic Book Marketplace. Montly price guide that supplements the Overstreet Annual (see above). It lists only a small portion of what is listed in the annual price guide. It contains articles on various recent events in comics as well a market reports from around the US and world. It lists the following information for titles listed: Title Years published Number of issues A guide price for individual issues of a comic title plus symbols that indicate whether or not a book has risen/fallen in guide price. Significant events that take place in issues of the various comics (i.e. key books) Artists and writers that work on the books. This is only rarely listed in the monthly update. Comic Art Published by Don Thompson Comic Art Collection (published quarterly) is now called Comic Art Studies Comic Art Studies Published by Michigan State University Libraries Comic Cellar published by Fifer International Comic Checklist Comic Informer (published bimonthly) (started around January 1982) Comic Reader (published about every 6 weeks. Published monthly long ago published around 1978-1984???)) Comic Relief Magazine (published monthly since May 1989) Comic Shop News (Published by Paragraphics) This is a biweekly or monthly 8 page or so newspaper usually distributed in comic shops. It usually is free (I've never paid for one). It contains short articles on upcomming comics (that usually read just like the information that the comic companies write about their upcomming comics). It also contains a checklist of upcomming comics. Comic Shopper Comic Times published by Comic Times, Inc. from July 1980 until ????? Comics Interview (Feb 1983 - present) Comics Journal January 1977 - present / Fantagraphic books Factsheet Five Previews Huge monthly book put out by ????? Comic Distributers that lists almost all of the comics that will be coming out in 3 months. It contains about 10-20 lines of description on each comic coming out. Sometimes it has more informational articles spotlighting various comics. Also, it has interviews and promotional material (e.g. cards, posters, etc.) It lists upcoming comics, cards, books,a games, and other merchandise. San Diego Comic Con San Francisco Comic Book Santa Cruz Comic News published by Thom Zajac (published bimonthly) World of Comic Art (published starting June 1966) SECTION 9: DC Indices: All-Star Comics Index 1 (incomplete) contains biographies of the Justice Society and an index to the first 4 or 5 issues of All-star comics Crisis on Infinite index and crossover index Crisis On Infinite Earths 1 Crisis On Infinite Earths Crossover 1 Doom Patrol 1-2 Hawkman 1-2 Justice League of America 1-8 Legion of Super-Heroes 1-5 Millennium Index 1-2 by Murray R. Ward 1988 Index to the Millennium crossover by DC comics. Teen Titans Index 1-5 Who's Who in the DC Universe Volumes 1-24 SECTION 10: Marvel Indices: SECTION 10.1: Magazine Sized indices (Thanks to shawn for info on the following stuff.) This list is from 9B so it might have changed after that. Each book is magazine size with about 115 pages. It has a cardboard cover and prices around $4.95 to 5.95. The FF one that i have was published in '77, the DD one in '82. They have a little background on how the comic came into being, then an origin on the main characters. For each book, it shows the cover (in b/w), the date it came out, the title of each story, number of pages in each story, all the credits, and finally any origin, intro, or cameo of any character. In the back of each book it cross references all of the creators with which books they worked on in the series covered. It then lists all of the major and minor characters in which issues they were in. The Index(s?) have all of the credits (like artist, writer, editor), a synopsis of the plot, who appears, cameos, year and month, and it shows the covers for all of the issues covered. I have a few of the Indexs that Marvel put out in the late '80s, but they don't compare to these. They are bigger and have a lot more info on the creators, although the newer ones have more on the stories. NOTE:You probabally have to look in the magazine section to find these 1 Amazing Spider-Man 2 Conan and the Barbarians 3 Avengers, Defenders, and Cap. Marvel 4 Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer 5 Thor 6 Heroes from Strange Tales 7A Tales to Astonish:Hulk 7B Tales to Astonish:Sub-Mariner and others 8A Tales of Suspense:Cap. America 8B Tales of Suspense:Iron Man 9A X-Men and others 9B Daredevil and others (Black Panther, Dazzler, Shanna the She-Devil) 10 Marvel Showcase and Team-Up comics 11 Short run heroes 12A Martial arts heroes 12B War Heroes 13A Marvels Monsters 13B Marvels Vampires 14 Marvels Reprint Comics SECTION 10.2: Comic Sized Indices Official Marvel Index to the Amazing Spider-man 1-9 Official Marvel Index to the X-men 1-9 The following have indices for them (please help out with the offical names): Avengers Fantastic Four Daredevil (I think) Marvel Team Up SECTION 11 CCA and Related Materials This section contains things that relate to censurship of comic books. It also has information on the CCA. SECTION 11.1 Books Comic Books-Municipal Control of Sale and Distribution-A Preliminary Study. by Charles Rhyne published by National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1948. report number 124 This is probabally about censureship of comic books Comix by Les Daniels Contains one chapter (6 pages) on the CCA and censureship. Also has a copy of the Comic Code Document. Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham to understand the comic book paranoia of the '50s and why companies such as EC were practically eliminated at this point. SECTION 11.2 Government Publications Comics Code (both the original and the 1973 revision) Comic Books and Juvenile Delinquency. Interim Report Relates to Senate Resoloution 89 from the 83rd Congress first session and Senate Resoloution 190 from the 83rd Congress second session 1955 United States Congress - Senate Report 84th Congress - No 62. Juvenile Delinquency. Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session Pursuant to Senate Resoloution? 190 April 21, 22, and June 4, 1954. Robert C. Hendrickson was chairman of the subcommittee. Juvenile Delinquency: Comic books. Motion pictures. Obscene and Pornographic Materials. Television programs. published by Greenwood Press 1969 Reprints the interim report from the 83rd congress. Juvenile Delinquency: a Compilation of Information and Suggestions Submitted to the Special Senate Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce Relative to the Incidence of Juvenile Delinquency in the United States and the Possible Influence Thereon of So-called Crime Comic Books During the Period 1945 to 1950 published 1950 81st Congress 2nd session SECTION 12 Long Reviews This section contains long reviews/overviews of books/magazines listed above. to skip to the review that starts with a certain letter, search for a tripple occurance of that letter in uppercase (e.g. 'TTT', 'AAA'). AAA BBB CCC Comic Book Rebels by Wiater and Bissette Reviewed by [h--l--p] at [engin.umich.edu] (James S Ottaviani) Review is (c) 1993 Jim Ottaviani Comic Book Rebels ed. Stanley Wiater and Stephen R. Bissette Donald I. Fine, 1993 ISBN 1-55611-354-4 $13.95 Interviews with: Scott McCloud, Larry Marder, Jack Jackson, Richard Corben, Lee Marrs, Howard Cruse, Denis Kitchen, Dave Sim, Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird, Harvey Pekar & Joyce Brabner, Jean (Moebius) Giraud, Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean, Frank Miller, Colleen Doran, Rick Veitch, Todd McFarlane, and Will Eisner. Also includes Scott McCloud's "Bill of Rights for Comics Creators" (annotated by Scott McCloud), and extensive bibliographies for further reading on comics in general and the people interviewed in specific. A brief "review": I put review in quotes since I'm not objective -- I enjoy good interviews in general and have read and enjoyed every one of these writer/artists works (with the exceptions of Corben and Eastman & Laird, who I don't like much). (Well, I don't like McFarlane's writing either.) So, with those caveats in mind, this books addresses some of the most interesting and talked-about issues in comix today. Almost every interview had at least one quote that I wished I'd said (Moebius was particularly articulate and thought provoking). The editors ask good questions, and get some surprising answers -- on occasion they appear to attempt to "push the creator's buttons" in hopes of getting a harsh assessment of somebody, some company, or some trend. Sometimes the interviewees give them what they seemed to want to hear, and just as interestingly, sometimes they don't (Rick Veitch, for instance). I just happened upon it in Borders (best new bookstore in the world) and it has been available in text-o-centric stores for a while. It apparently has now gotten released through the comic distribution channel, as it just appeared on the Scowling List (tm) -- thanks again to Jim Cowling. Highly recommended reading, and the bibliography alone is worth the purchase price. (end of Jim's review) This followup was from [l--ek--l] at [bbn.com] (Lee Kilpatrick) I thought that the main intended thesis of the book was to present people who were Rebels by bucking the established big-business system. There seemed to be a lot of emphasis on this in the introduction, and they mentioned things like creators' rights a lot. To some extent they were saying that the work-for-hire stuff was evil, and th "Rebels" were working to stop this. However, when it got down to it, many of the people interviewed were primarily asked about and most spoke about different aspects of their most famous work. In many cases, the anti-establishment activities were not presented as "big companies were evil, we wanted to do something better", it was more like, "well, they weren't interested in this, so we self-published it". Rick Veitch did give a harsh assessment of the Swamp Thing fiasco, which explained it better than I had seen before. I think also Alan Moore and Todd McFarlane bad-mouthed the "big two", but for the most part, this didn't happen. Neil Gaiman was introduced as a comic book rebel who actually was able to work withing the mainstream publishing system and still was able to retain some control over his characters (Sandman). The interview with Will Eisner was very interesting. Apparently he had creator-owned "The Spirit" many years ago, in effect just what many people (like Image, etc.) are doing today. Also, he made a very important point about the big company method of character ownership: If it weren't for the big companies manintaining the characters/stories, we would not have many of the big characters of today, like Superman & Batman. If (say) Will Eisner creates the Spirit and is unable to continue publishing the character, then it will disappear without the financial backing to keep it alive. Colleen Doran has a lot of horror stories about publishers and sexual harassment. They all seemed to be a very slimy bunch, and I would imagine that they would be in other matters, not just these sexual harassment-type things. Also, she was complaining that she always got put on "women's books". By this I mean books in which the main charcter is a woman, or in stories centering on women. She got put on Shade, and was really excited, but then it was the issue where Shade became a woman. I've noticed this too, that the women-oriented books (at least at DC) are the ones on which women work. Look at the recent Sandmans -- these stories have involved women more prominently than other stories -- an also Wonder Woman, with Jill Thompson. Black Canary, with Sarah Byam, Zatanna with Lee Marrs. It sounds a lot like the quote posted about blacks writing blacks, women writing women, etc. Comix: A History of Comic Books in America Author: Les Daniels Publication date:1971 Publisher:Outerbridge & Dienstfrey Review/information by: Chris M. Cavers This book (though over 20 years old) provides a good history of comic books from the 1800's until the underground books of the 1960's. It is notable that it reprints over 200 pages of comics (about 20 of those in color, the rest are in black and white). The reprints are COMPLETE stories. The reprints range from early Superman, Captain Ameria, Warren magazine material, EC horror and War stories, Marvel silver age stories, and underground stories from the 1960's. This book also attempts some rudimentary critical analysis of comic books. Chapter by chapter notes 1. A 6 page overview of the strips from 1800's - 1936. 2. An early golden age overview (8 pages). 3. A 7 page overview of funny animal comics including non-Disney books. 4. An 8 page overview/history of EC`s books. 5. A 7 page history of the CCA controversy (including the text of the code). 6. A 9 page overview of post CCA comic books (including a history of Warren magazines as well as the early underground books). 7. An 8 page history of Marvel from the early days to 1970. 8. A 9 page history of the underground books from the 1960's. DDD EEE FFF GGG HHH III JJJ KKK LLL MMM NNN OOO PPP QQQ RRR SSS Superhero Comics of the Golden Age: The Illustrated History Author: Mike Benton Taylor Publishing Company 1992 ISBN 0-87833-808-X $26.95 hardback 200 pages Review by: Chris M. Cavers Gives a 50 page history/overview of superhero comics of the golden age. Has 300 color pictures of comic book covers or interior artwork. 100 or so of the pictures are 3 x 2 inches or larger and the rest are 1.25 x 1.75 inches. One Page Biographies of: Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Bill Everett, Charles Clarence Beck (C. C. Beck), Lou Fine, Will Eisner, Jack Cole, and Jack Kirby. Characters Described: Amazing Man, Angel, Atom, Batman, Black Cat, Blackhawk, Black Hood, Black Owl, Black Terror, Blond Phantom, Blue Beetle, Blue Bolt, Bulletman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, Captain Midnight, Cat Man, Daredevil, Doll Man, Doctor Fate, Fighting Yank, Flash, Green Arrow, Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Hangman, Hawkman, Human Torch, Hydroman, Ibis the Invincible, Justice Society of America (JSA), Kid Eternity, Mango, Mary Marvel, Miss America, Phantom Lady, Plastic Man, Sandman, Shadow, Shield, Spectre, Spirit, Spy Smasher, Starman, Steel Sterling, Sub Mariner, Superboy, Superman, and Wonder Woman. For each character described it lists the book that the character had its first appearance in, a checklist (with months/years) of all of the books that the character appeared in, and a short description of the character. Titles Described: Action Comic, Adventure Comics, Airboy Comics, Air Fighters Comics, All-American Comics, All Flash, All Hero Comics, All New Comics, All Select Comic, All Star Comics, All Top Comics, All Winners Comics, Amazing Comics, Amazing Man Comics, Amazing Mystery Funnies, America's Best Comic, America's Greatest Comics, Arrow, Atoman, Atomic Thunderbolt, Bang-Up Comics, Banner Comics, Batman, Big 3, Big All American Comic Book, Big Shot Comics, Black Cat, Black Hood Comics, Black Terror, Blackhawk, Blazing Comics, Blonde Phantom, Blue Beetle, Blue Bolt, Blue Circle Comics, Blue Ribbon Comics, Bouncer, Boy Comics, Boy Commandos, Bulletman, Bulls-Eye Comics, Cannonball Comics, Captain Aero Comics, Captain America, Captain Fearless, Captain Flight Comics, Captain Marvel Adventures, Captain Marvel Junior, Captain Midnight Comics, Captain Wizard Comics, Catman Comics, Champ Comics (Champion Comics), Clue Comics, Comedy Comics, Comic Cavalcade, Complete Comics, Contact Comics, Crack Comics, Crackjack Funnies, Crash Comics, Daredevil, Daring Comics, Daring Mystery Comics, Detective Comics, Detective Eye Comics, Doc Savage Comics, Doll Man, Dynamic Comics, Eagle, Exciting Comics, Face (Tony Trent), Famous Funnies, Fantastic Comics, Fantoman, Feature Comics, Fighting Yank, Flame, Flash Comics, Four Favorites, Funnies, Funny Pages, Funny Picture Stories, Golden Lad, Green Giant Comics, Green Hornet Comics, Green Lama, Green Lantern, Green Mask, Hangman Comics, Headline Comics, Heroic Comics, Hit Comics, Human Torch, Hyper Mystery Comics, Ibis the Invincible, Jackpot Comics, Kayo Comics, Keen Detective Funnies, Kid Eternity, Kid Komics, Lady Luck Comics, Leading Comics, Liberty Scouts, Lightning Comics, Mad Hatter, Major Victory Comics, Man of War Comics, Marvel Comics, Marvel Family, Marvel Mystery Comics, Mary Marvel Comics, Masked Marvel, Master Comics, Meteor Comics, Military Comics, Minute Man, Miss America, Miss Fury, Modern Comics, More Fun Comics, Mytery Comics, Mystery Men Comics, Mystic Comics, Namora, National Comics, New York World's Fair Comics, Nickle Comics, Our Flag Comics, Pep Comics, Phantom Lady, Plastic Man, Pocket Comics, Police Comics, Popular Comics, Prize Comics, Punch Comics, Red Band Comics, Red Circle Comics, Red Dragon, Red Raven, Red Seal Comics, Samson, Sensation Comics, Scoop Comics, Sensation Comics, Shadow Comics, Shield-Wizard Comics, Silver Streak Comics, Skyman, Smash Comics, Sparkler Comics, Special Comics, Special Edition Comics, Speed Comics, Spirit, Spitfire Comics, Spotlight Comics, Spy Smasher, Star Spangled Comics, Starts and Stripes Comics, Startling Comics, Stuntman Comics, Sub Mariner, Sun Girl, Super Magacian Comics, Super Mystery Comics, Superboy, Superman, Supersnipe Comics, Sure-Fire Comics, Target Comics, Terrific Comics, Thrilling Comics, Tip Top Comics, Tnt Comics, Top Notch Comics, Tough Kid Squad, U. S. Jones, Uncle Sam Quarterly, USA Comics, V ..- Comics, Variety Comics, Victory Comics, Weird Comics, Wham Comics, Whirlwind Comics, Whiz Comics, Wonder Comics, Wonder Woman, Wonderworld Comics, World's Finest Comics, Wow Comics, Yankee Comics, Yellowjacket Comics, Young Allies, and Zip Comics. For each title it lists: title, publisher, dates (month/year) the book was published, major characters that appeared in the book (and the issue numbers that they appeared in), and a short description/history of the title.