Celebrate the Century [Super Heroes Stamp Album] #5

Name: Celebrate the Century [Super Heroes Stamp Album] #5
Brand: DC / United States Postal Service

Jan 1999 · DC / United States Postal Service · 0.00 FREE

“World War II: The War That Shaped the Century”

This 1999 DC/United States Postal Service stamp album issue, "World War II: The War That Shaped the Century," features a spotlight on Thomas Lanier Williams and his groundbreaking play *A Streetcar Named Desire*, exploring how its blend of raw dialogue and symbolic storytelling resonated with a new generation of theatergoers. Written by Bronwyn Carlton and illustrated by George Freeman with inks by Freeman, colors by Tom McCraw, and letters by John Costanza, the story is presented with a cover by Rick Burchett.

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writer Bronwyn Carlton · artist, inker George Freeman · colorist Tom McCraw · letterer John Costanza · cover Rick Burchett

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Full credits

writer Bronwyn Carlton

artist, inker George Freeman

colorist Tom McCraw

letterer John Costanza

cover pencils, inks Rick Burchett

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Information on Thomas Lanier Williams (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) and his play "A Streetcar Named Desire" that appealed to a new, mature theatergoer by offering social commentary that combined realistic dialogue with dramiatic symbolism.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).