These are the best stories from the decade that not only reintroduced many of DC's most powerful heroes, but began the first real reinterpretation of the genre since they began-- with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and many of the same characters featured here. This volume includes the intriguing 1955 "Congo Bill" story that first presented Gorilla City and its society of super-intelligent apes.

By the end of the 1940s, the comic-book super-hero was on its way out-- with the exception of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and a few backup feature characters. With the 1950s, DC's creative staff were facing an increasing pressure to maintain sales, and they experimented with a wide variety of genres: romance stories, spy stories, science fiction, adventure and dectective tales, and westerns. By the end of the 1950s, DC had re-imagined and reintroduced some of their most popular characters, most notably Flash and Green Lantern, ushering in the "Silver Age of Comics." This decade produced some of the most inventive and innovative attempts at comic book story-telling, and this wonderful book is a microcosm of what DC produced in those days. THE GREATEST 1950's STORIES EVER TOLD features some of the best non-super hero stories DC ever produced, as well as some choice stories starring the Big Three: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. DC was trying to regain its footing in the comic book market and these efforts helped it accomplish that goal. The stories in this volume feature Congo Bill, Johnny Thunder, King Farraday, Tommy Tomorrow, Viking Prince, Nighthawk, Captain Comet, Sgt Rock, Sugar & Spike, the Fox & the Crow, and Tomahawk. The super-hero stories, of course, feature the WORLD'S FINEST Team of Batman, Superman and Robin; Wonder Woman; and three surviviors of the comic book purge: Aquaman, Green Arrow and the Martian Manhunter. This volume also includes the Silver Age Flash and Green Lantern, the Challengers of the Unknown, and Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane at the height of their books' popularity. The variety in these 30 stories alone would be enough to recommend this book, but the stories are truly some of the best the decade produced. Frank Frazetta's Shining Knight art is still crisp and beautiful, while Ramona Fradon's rendition of Aquaman gave that difficult character some charm and whimsy. Dick Sprang draws Batman and Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert collaborate on Sgt Rock: two divergent styles that still yet epitomize DC at this time. This book features some of the comics industry's best producing outstanding work during an amazingly productive and creative period. There is not a bad choice in the book. Don't miss it.

In 1935, popular culture was transformed forever when DC published its first book of "all-new, all-original comic material. To the delight of millions of kids everywhere, the modern comic book was born.

In the sixty years since the first super heroes wer ecreated, the artists, writers, and editors of DC Comics have been develooping, refining and extending the reach of their comic book characters. The DC fictional world has branched into a worldwide profusion of entertainment formats: books, toys, movies, radio, television, videogames, and an online computer network.

Here, for the very first time, is the complete story of America's favorite heroes and their talented, dedicated creators. In over 100 short and spirited essays, author Les Daniels offers remarkable new anecdotes about the company's history, traces the complex genealogies of the characters, describes behind-the-scenes politics that influence the stories, and interviews dozens of artists and writers--the real stars of his engrossing tales. The reader can open the book anywhere and become immersed immediately in the fantasy world of high adventure and magical mayhem.

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A chronicle of the lives of Superman, Batman, the Flash, and the other creations of DC Comics includes interviews with the artists and writers and six hundred color illustrations, from covers to storyboards to fan memorabilia.

SUPERMAN: The Complete History BATMAN: The Complete History WONDER WOMAN: The Complete History
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