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Kurt mitchell and editor roy thomas composed this volume about the golden age of the comic book industry, a fiveyear period that presented the earliest adventures of such iconic superheroes as batman, captain marvel, superman, and wonder woman. The term comic book derives from american comic books once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone. This high interest level series motivates fast and slow readers to read voluntarily. The american comic book chronicles continues its ambitious series of fullcolor hardcovers, where twomorrows top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today. The american comic book chronicles is an ambitious new series of fullcolor hardcovers, where twomorrows top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today. Top 100 favorite american animated television series imdb.
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