Cover is in good condition, save for minimal corner bumping, rubbing, and bumping to lower edge of back cover. This copy includes original accompanying DVD, which appears in working order, unscratched, and in original sleeve (note that vendor did not test this DVD). Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Due to the size of this book, additional shipping charges may apply. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Horror! The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read
Publisher: Abrams ComicArts, New York, New York
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0810955954
ISBN 13: 9780810955950
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Various
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

The Horror! The Horror! uncovers a rare treasury of some of the most important and neglected stories in American literature—the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. These outrageous comic book images, censored by Congress in an infamous televised U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating juvenile delinquency in 1954, have rarely been seen since they were first published—and are revealed once again in all of their eye-popping glory. Jim Trombetta, in his commentary and informative text, provides a detailed history and context for these stories and their creators, spinning a tale of horror and government censorship as scary as the stories themselves.

Bonus DVD--Confidential File, a rare 25-minute TV show that first aired on October 9, 1955, about the "evils" of comic books and their effect on juvenile delinquency is included with the book.

Please note that the enclosed DVD begins with a 58-second test pattern, followed by the tv show.

Praise for The Horror! The Horror!:

"In addition to offering a generous helping of controversial comics . . . Trombetta's book provides insightful history."
-New York Times Book Review

About the Author

Jim Trombetta has been a Shakespearean scholar, a reporter and editor for Crawdaddy, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications, and a writer of numerous TV shows, including Miami Vice, The Flash, and Star Trek. He lives in Los Angeles.

R. L. Stine is the bestselling author of hundreds of horror novels, including the Goosebumps and Fear Street series.

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