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Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
180 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Description
The secret story of Superman's creation, told from the perspective of illustrator Joe Shuster, reveals how after creating the famed character, he and his partner Jerry Siegel made a deal they ultimately regretted.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An exploration of the success of Marvel Comics and a behind-the-scenes look at the way superheroes are produced, including Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Incredible Hulk. Includes an interview with legendary superhero creator Stan Lee.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
175 p. : ill (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Presents a history of propaganda in comics during the last century, including never-before-seen art, an analysis of the comics, and commentaries on how each comic reflected the political and sociological movements of its time.
Author
Series
Time Museum volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
195 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Teaming up with the Epoch Squad under the command of Richard Nixon, Delia and her fellow time travelers visit 1778 Versailles to save a historic alliance between France and the United States.
14) We the people!
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Formats
Description
This graphic novel tells the history of American democracy and how it evolved from other forms of government. Explains the fundamental ideas of democracy as liberty, equality, and justice for all.
"Narrated by Abigail Adams, We the People! explores how Athenian and Greek assemblies inspired our legislative and judiciary branches; how Enlightenment ideals of reason, toleration, and human progress shaped our founding fathers' thinking; how Mali's Manden...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
304 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD (4 3/4 in.)
Description
Uncovers a rare visual treasury of some of the most important and neglected stories in American literature--the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. Censored out of existence by Congress in an infamous televised US Senate subcommittee hearing investigating juvenile delinquency, these rare comic book images are culled from a collection of several hundred, many of which have been rarely seen since they were first issued--now revealed once again in all...
16) Crogan's loyalty
Author
Series
Crogan adventures volume 3
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
176 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Charles and William Crogan are two brothers with very different perspectives on family, patriotism, and loyalty. Charles, off at school when unrest develops in the American Colonies, is determined to serve the British Crown. William, on the other hand, has taken up the cause of the Minutemen and other revolutionaries. When the two are thrust back together, they have to decide which comes first: loyalty to their fellow soldiers or loyalty to family...
17) Red scare
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
236 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"In the aftermath of the Korean War, Peggy's small hometown is rife with anti-Communist hysteria. But Peggy has bigger problems: She's struggling to recover from polio. Taunted by her classmates, Peggy just wants to be a normal kid, until she stumbles across a mysterious object that gives her the power to fly. Unscrupulous operatives from the American and Soviet governments seek the object to overturn the tense political stalemate, and Peggy finds...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
151 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Description
"In the Great American Documents series, the teacher and graphic-book author Ruth Ashby and the renowned illustrator Ernie Colón tell the story of the United States through the major speeches, laws, proclamations, court decisions, and essays that shaped it. The Great American Documents:Volume I introduces as series narrator none other than Uncle Sam, who walks us through twenty essential documents. Each document gets a chapter, in which Uncle Sam...
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