American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s

Offers an account of the significant publications, notable creators, and impactful trends.

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The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of
full-color hardcovers where TwoMorrows' top authors document every decade of
comic book history from the 1940s to today! Bill Schelly authors the volume on
the 1950s era of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, with a year-by-year account
of the most significant publications, notable creators, and impactful trends,
including: the rise of the great EC "New Trend" titles (Tales of the
Crypt, Weird Science), Harvey Kurtzman's Mad, and Carl Barks'
classic work on Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge! Plus, read about the publication
of Dr. Fredric Wertham's notorious anti-comics book, Seduction of the
Innocent, and the Senate hearings on juvenile delinquency that led to the
creation of the Comics Code, changing the face of comics for decades to
come!