Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels, 2 Volume Set

806 Pages·2010·6.13 MB·English

by  M. Keith Booker

Encyclopedia of Comic Books
and Graphic Novels
EDITORIAL BOARD

Will Allred

Henry Andrews

Rikke Platz Cortsen

Christopher Couch

Corey K. Creekmur

Craig Crowder

Marc-Oliver Frisch

Richard L. Graham

Diana Green

Gene Kannenberg, Jr.

Andrew J. Kunka

Travis Langley

Pascal Lefèvre

Stuart Lenig

A. David Lewis

Chris Murray

Nhu-Hoa Nguyen

Mark O’English

Robert O’Nale

J. Gavin Paul

James E. Reibman

Mark C. Rogers

Cord Scott

Matthew J. Smith

Fredrik Strömberg

John F. Weinzierl

Daniel Wüllner
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC
BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS

VOLUME 1: A–L

M. KEITH BOOKER, EDITOR
Copyright 2010 by M. Keith Booker

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Encyclopedia of comic books and graphic novels / M. Keith Booker, editor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-313-35746-6 (set) — ISBN 978-0-313-35747-3 (set : ebook) — ISBN 978-0-313-35748-0
(vol. 1 : alk. paper ) — ISBN 978-0-313-35749-7 (vol. 1 : ebook) — ISBN 978-0-313-35750-3
(vol. 2 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-35751-0 (vol. 2 : ebook)
1. Comic books, strips, etc.—Dictionaries. I. Booker, M. Keith.
PN6707.E49 2010
741.403—dc22 2010002233

ISBN: 978-0-313-35746-6
EISBN: 978-0-313-35747-3

14 13 12 11 10 1 2 3 4 5

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Contents

Alphabetical List of Entries
Topical List of Entries
Preface ix
xv
xxi
The Encyclopedia 1
Selected General Resources
About the Editor and the Contributors
Index 731
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