Comic Book Century: The History of American Comic Books
- ISBN-10
- 0822566540
- ISBN-13
- 9780822566540
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century Books
- Author
- Stephen Krensky
Description
Uses newspaper articles, historical overviews, and personal interviews to explain the history of American comic books and graphic novels.
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