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Issue: The Steranko History of Comics #1
Publication Date: January 1970
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSupergraphics
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Indicia Publisher: A Supergraphics Publication
On Sale Date: (not set)
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Pages: 92
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Price: $4.00 USD
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Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 0 covers)
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Disclose Notes: Wraparound cover includes: Batman; Robin; Captain America; Bucky; the Thing; Blackhawks; Hawkman; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; the Black terror; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy; Spider-Man; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; The Specter; Dr. Doom; the Hulk; Sheena; the Joker; Black Cat (Harvey Comics version); the Green Hornet; Kato; Plastic Man; the Shadow; Superman; the Guardian; Silver Surfer; Sub-Mariner; Airboy; the Red Skull; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Wonder Woman; Nick Fury; Thor (Marvel Comics version); the Flash [Jay Garrick]; the Spirit; Boy Commandos (Andre; Alfie; Jan; Brooklyn; Rip); Lady Luck; Fighting American
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 10.5" wide x 14" tall
Paper Stock: glossy thin card stock (cover); white un-coated stock (interior)
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited Series
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Coming Attractions

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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Prince Valiant; Dick Tracy; Bick Rogers; Red Ryder; Scorchy Smith; Flash Gordon; Tarzan
Synopsis: Traces the history of the comic art form, from humor strips to adventure strips to the early comic books.
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Pages: 10
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The Bloody Pulps

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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): The Shadow; Buck Rogers; Doc Savage; The Spider; Black Bat; Wu Fang; Dr. Yen Sin; Captain Satan; Captain Future
Synopsis: Traces the links between the pulps and comics.
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Pages: 20
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The Super Star

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Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: The beginning of Superman comics and its effect on the comic industry.
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Pages: 6.25
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; child; Professor; cave-in prisoners; Lois Lane
First Line: So near to the Earth is the meteor that the great planet looms colossal in bulk before it.....
Synopsis: Superman encounters fragments of the planet Krypton, and these fragments have the effect of weakening him.
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Four pages form an unpublished story, circa 1939. Inserted in the Superman article.
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jor-L; Lara; Kal-L; Kryptonians; passing motorist; asylum attendants; Clark Kent [Superman]
First Line: Krypton, a distant planet so far advanced in evolution that it bears a civilization of Supermen
Synopsis: Jor-L seeks a way to escape the doomed planet Krypton, but when the end comes he still has only a small prototype rocket ship. Sacrificing themselves so that their son may live, Jor-L and Lara launch him toward the Earth, where he gains great powers and devotes his existence to helping those in need.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sampling from the opening sequence of the Superman newspaper strip. Inserted in the Superman article.
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The Playboy Hero

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Character(s): Batman; Robin; Joker
Synopsis: The early history of the Batman comic.
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Pages: 8
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The American Idol

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Character(s): Captain America
Synopsis: Traces the rise and fall in popularity of the Captain America comics.
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Pages: 6
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Super Double Feature

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Character(s): Human Torch; Sub-Mariner
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Best Supporting Characters

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Pages: 12
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The Kid Players

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