The Comics Scare Returns : The Contemporary Resurgence of Horror Comics /

The popular horror comics of the 1950s not only frightened their readers, they also alarmed Cold War politicians who enacted the prohibitive Comics Code, sacrificing horror on the altar of good taste. Wandtke examines and explains the story of the resurgence of horror comics and introduces readers t...

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Auteur principal: Wandtke, Terrence R. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Rochester, New York : RIT Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Horror comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Bandes dessinees d'horreur > Histoire et critique.
Horror comic books, strips, etc. > History and criticism.
Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:The popular horror comics of the 1950s not only frightened their readers, they also alarmed Cold War politicians who enacted the prohibitive Comics Code, sacrificing horror on the altar of good taste. Wandtke examines and explains the story of the resurgence of horror comics and introduces readers to the new shape of horror comics within the American culture in the 1980s.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781939125569

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