The Comics (Paperback, New)

An inclusive history of the slap-strips which have become our national reading habit, this analyzes not only their particular type of funniness but their ability to reflect national characteristics, popular preoccupations, American life in general. Here is a chronological development, from the first appearance in 1896 of the Yellow Kid, to the early classics (the Katzenjammer Kids, Barney Goegle, etc.). The various generic groups, comic kids, girl's girlies, animals, he-men and superman, westerns, the Smart Set, and today's Barnaby and Sad Sack. And lastly the comic books, which in spite of disapproval, are the steady reading diet of over 90% of America's children. Comprehensive coverage, this will serve for research and reference, but is not the enlightened interpretation of Gilbert Seldes' Seven Lively Arts. (Kirkus Reviews)

This trailblazing survey of an art form preferred by the masses was the pioneer study of the subject. It shows the evolution and subgenres of the comics from "The Yellow Kid" in 1895 through the first decade of the modern comic book in the 1940s.

First published in 1947 and long out of print, this is considered by diehard aficionados of the comics as the best book ever written on the subject, and not just because it was the first. In this far-reaching study Coulton Waugh set down information that is now common lore, that the comics are revealing reflectors of society. For general readers and scholars alike, this new edition has a comprehensive index and an introduction by M. Thomas Inge, the notable scholar of popular culture and author of "Comics as Culture."

General

Imprint:	University Press Of Mississippi
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1991
First published:	March 1991
Authors:	Coulton Waugh
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	364
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-87805-499-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Comic book & cartoon art Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87805-499-5
Barcode:	9780878054992

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