The Horror! The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You To Read (with DVD)

The Horror! The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You To Read (with DVD)
ISBN-10
0810955954
ISBN-13
9780810955950
Category
Comics & Graphic Novels
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2010-11-01
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Author
Jim Trombetta

Description

Censored out of existence by Congress in the 1950s, rare comic book images--many of which have been rarely seen since they were first issued--are now revealed once again in all of their eye-popping inventive outrageousness. Original.

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