- Category: Books » Comics & Graphic Novels » History & Criticism
- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Number of Pages: 400
- ISBN: 0374187673
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111322690
- Release Date: March 18, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #124608 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #1742 in Comics & Graphic Novels (See Top 100 Comics & Graphic Novels Bestsellers)
- #15 in History & Criticism (See Top 100 History & Criticism Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Ten-cent Plague" by David Hajdu to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Ten-cent Plague"Browse more products related to "David Hajdu"Review"THE TEN-CENT PLAGUE is an intrepid excavation of pop-cultural history." "[THE TEN-CENT PLAGUE] tells an amazing story, with thrills and chills more extreme than the workings of a comic book's imagination." "Hajdu's important book dramatizes an early, long-forgotten skirmish in the culture wars that half a century later, continue to roil." Publisher's noteA vivid study of the lost world of comic books examines the influence of this pulpy, lavishly illustrated medium on the evolution of American popular culture in the wake of World War II and before the emergence of television as a mass medium, focusing on the battle against comic books by church groups, community elite, academics, and a right-wing Congress. AnnotationDavid Hadju (POSITIVELY 4TH STREET) delves into the tawdry, bloody, and sensationalistic early years of comic books, and tells the story of how they became a target for moralizing censors in the Red-scare wake of World War II. Editorial Reviews
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The story of the rise and fall of those comic books has never been fully told—until The Ten-Cent Plague. David Hajdu’s remarkable new book vividly opens up the lost world of comic books, its creativity, irreverence, and suspicion of authority. If You Enjoy "The Ten-cent Plague (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Ten-cent Plague (Hardcover)" by David Hajdu (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! History & Criticism Bestsellers
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