This volume continues Sadowski s biography of the famed Mad cartoonist. It includes scores of letters between Wolverton and his editors and publishers and excerpts from his personal diaries, providing documentary insight not only into Wolverton s day-to-day life and career, but also the inner workings of the early comic book industry. It is also chock full of Wolverton s comics stories from this period, including 17 science-fiction and horror tales fully restored and never before collected in a single volume.

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Title: Brain Bats of Venus: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Volume 2 (1942-1952)
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1683962141
ISBN 13: 9781683962144
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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This is Vol. 2 of the biography of the legendary midcentury cartoonist, who created the comically grotesque "Lena the Hyena."

This volume continues Sadowski’s biography of the famed Mad cartoonist. It includes scores of letters between Wolverton and his editors and publishers and excerpts from his personal diaries, providing documentary insight not only into Wolverton’s day-to-day life and career, but also the inner workings of the early comic book industry. It is also chock full of Wolverton’s comics stories from this period, including 17 science-fiction and horror tales fully restored and never before collected in a single volume. Full-color illustrations throughout.

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Greg Sadowski is a writer, editor, and designer (Creeping Death from Neptune, Brain Bats of Venus,B. Krigstein, Supermen!, Four Color Fear) living on the Jersey shore.

Basil Wolverton was born near Medford, Oregon in 1909 and died in 1978. His Fantagraphics-published books include Basil Wolverton's Culture Corner and The Wolverton Bible, and his work is featured in Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941.

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The Library of Mark Samuels contains all of my late brothers personal collection of books in the horror/Sci fi genre. A well known and respected author, here you will find his collection of books collected throughout his lifetime. Each book will come with a bookplate of authentication.

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