American Daredevil : Comics, Communism, and the Battles of Lev Gleason
by
Brett Dakin
Book Details
Format
Paperback / softback
ISBN-10
1988247454
ISBN-13
9781988247458
Publisher
Lev Gleason Publications
Imprint
Lev Gleason Publications
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 18th, 2020
Print length
250 Pages
Weight
386 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 5.10 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: literaryMemoirsMedia, information & communication industries
KSh 4,150.00
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MEET LEV GLEASON, A REAL-LIFE COMICSSUPERHERO!
Gleason was a titan among GoldenAge comics publishers who fought back against the censorship campaigns andparanoia of the Red Scare. After dropping out of Harvard to fight in France,Gleason moved to New York City and eventually made it big with groundbreakingtitles like Daredevil and Crime Does NotPay.
Brett Dakin, Gleason''s great-nephew,opens up the family archives-and the files of the FBI-to take you on a journeythrough the publisher''s life and career. In American Daredevil, you''ll learn thetruth about Gleason''s rapid rise to the top of comics, unapologetic Progressiveactivism, and sudden fall from grace.
Whetherit was Dr. Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent or the HouseUn-American Activities Committee, Gleason was always ready to take on the enemy.
Gleason was a titan among GoldenAge comics publishers who fought back against the censorship campaigns andparanoia of the Red Scare. After dropping out of Harvard to fight in France,Gleason moved to New York City and eventually made it big with groundbreakingtitles like Daredevil and Crime Does NotPay.
Brett Dakin, Gleason''s great-nephew,opens up the family archives-and the files of the FBI-to take you on a journeythrough the publisher''s life and career. In American Daredevil, you''ll learn thetruth about Gleason''s rapid rise to the top of comics, unapologetic Progressiveactivism, and sudden fall from grace.
Whetherit was Dr. Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent or the HouseUn-American Activities Committee, Gleason was always ready to take on the enemy.
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