Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book

Title: Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book Author: Gerard Jones ISBN: 9780465036561 Publisher: Basic Books Published: 2004 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Good Moderate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. F 1662524 Publisher Description: The first full-scale history of comic books-a real-life version of Kavalier and Clay-reveals how adolescent dreamers and ambitious crooks in Jewish America at the heart of the Depression created a new genre and forever changed the entertainment business. . By the author of The Comic Book Heroes, Killing Monsters, and scores of successful comic books and screenplays, Men of Tomorrow is the first book to tell the surprising story of the young Jewish misfits, hustlers a