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Cover: Harry G. Peter & George McManus & Harold Gray & Gus Mager & Billy DeBeck & Bill Everett & Sheldon Mayer & Frank Thomas & Vin Sullivan & Whitney Ellsworth & Joe Simon & George Rozen & Joe Shuster & Leo O'Mealia & Eddie Campbell & Fred Ray & Charles Biro & Jim Lee & Bob Kane & Albert B. Feldstein & Lou Fine & Edd Ashe & Jack Kirby & C. C. Beck & Jack Binder & Jon L. Blummer & Alex Schomburg & Creig Flessel & Harry Lampert & Bernard Baily & Gill Fox & Jack Cole & Will Eisner & Ed Smalle & Walt Kelly & Dan Gordon & Al Fagaly & Russ Heath & Johnny Craig & Wally Wood & Graham Ingels & Ogden Whitney & Andy Kubert & Jaime Hernandez & Dick Dillin & Milton Caniff & Ross Andru & Brian Bolland & Al Feldstein & Bill Sienkiewicz & Wayne Boring & Klaus Janson & Curt Swan & Keith Pollard & Steve Ditko & Murphy Anderson & Dave Sim & Greg Irons & Dave Cockrum & Marie Severin & John Romita & Neal Adams & Mike Kaluta & Barry Windsor-Smith & Shuster Shop & Scott Williams & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos & Sheldon Moldoff & Tom Palmer & Stan Kaye & George Klein & Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio & Dick Ayers & Joe Sinnott & Terry Austin & Gil Kane & Mike Royer & Bob Wood

Great American Comic Books #[nn]

Jan 2001 · Publications International, Ltd.

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“The Death of Superman!”

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This hefty hardcover offers a broad survey of American comic book history, from newspaper strip reprints and Golden Age superheroes to Silver Age icons and beyond. Published by Publications International, it collects representative stories spanning multiple genres and publishers, featuring characters as varied as Superman, Batman, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, and the Human Torch. While not a comprehensive archive, it serves as an accessible sampler of the medium's evolution through the 20th century.

artist Dan Jurgens · inker Brett Breeding · cover Harry G. Peter, George McManus, Harold Gray, Gus Mager, Billy DeBeck, Bill Everett, Sheldon Mayer, Frank Thomas, Vin Sullivan, Whitney Ellsworth, Joe Simon, George Rozen, Joe Shuster, Leo O'Mealia, Eddie Campbell, Fred Ray, Charles Biro, Jim Lee, Bob Kane, Albert B. Feldstein, Lou Fine, Edd Ashe, Jack Kirby, C. C. Beck, Jack Binder, Jon L. Blummer, Alex Schomburg, Creig Flessel, Harry Lampert, Bernard Baily, Gill Fox, Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Ed Smalle, Walt Kelly, Dan Gordon, Al Fagaly, Russ Heath, Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Graham Ingels, Ogden Whitney, Andy Kubert, Jaime Hernandez, Dick Dillin, Milton Caniff, Ross Andru, Brian Bolland, Al Feldstein, Bill Sienkiewicz, Wayne Boring, Klaus Janson, Curt Swan, Keith Pollard, Steve Ditko, Murphy Anderson, Dave Sim, Greg Irons, Dave Cockrum, Marie Severin, John Romita, Neal Adams, Mike Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith, Shuster Shop, Scott Williams, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos, Sheldon Moldoff, Tom Palmer, Stan Kaye, George Klein, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott, Terry Austin, Gil Kane, Mike Royer, Bob Wood

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Cast · 40 characters

Full credits

artist Dan Jurgens

inker Brett Breeding

cover pencils, inks Harry G. Peter

cover pencils, inks George McManus

cover pencils, inks Harold Gray

cover pencils, inks Gus Mager

cover pencils, inks Billy DeBeck

cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

cover pencils, inks Sheldon Mayer

cover pencils, inks Frank Thomas

cover pencils, inks Vin Sullivan

cover pencils, inks Whitney Ellsworth

cover pencils, inks Joe Simon

cover pencils, inks George Rozen

cover pencils, inks Joe Shuster

cover pencils, inks Leo O'Mealia

cover pencils, inks Eddie Campbell

cover pencils, inks Fred Ray

cover pencils, inks Charles Biro

cover pencils Jim Lee

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover pencils, inks Albert B. Feldstein

cover pencils, inks Lou Fine

cover pencils, inks Edd Ashe

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover pencils, inks C. C. Beck

cover pencils, inks Jack Binder

cover pencils, inks Jon L. Blummer

cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

cover pencils, inks Creig Flessel

cover pencils, inks Harry Lampert

cover pencils, inks Bernard Baily

cover pencils, inks Gill Fox

cover pencils, inks Jack Cole

cover pencils, inks Will Eisner

cover pencils, inks Ed Smalle

cover pencils, inks Walt Kelly

cover pencils, inks Dan Gordon

cover pencils, inks Al Fagaly

cover pencils, inks Russ Heath

cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

cover pencils, inks Wally Wood

cover pencils, inks Graham Ingels

cover pencils, inks Ogden Whitney

cover pencils, inks Andy Kubert

cover pencils, inks Jaime Hernandez

cover pencils Dick Dillin

cover pencils, inks Milton Caniff

cover pencils Ross Andru

cover pencils, inks Brian Bolland

cover pencils, inks Al Feldstein

cover pencils, inks Bill Sienkiewicz

cover pencils Wayne Boring

cover pencils, inks Klaus Janson

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover pencils, inks Keith Pollard

cover pencils, inks Steve Ditko

cover pencils, inks Murphy Anderson

cover pencils, inks Dave Sim

cover pencils, inks Greg Irons

cover pencils Dave Cockrum

cover pencils Marie Severin

cover pencils, inks John Romita

cover pencils, inks Neal Adams

cover pencils, inks Mike Kaluta

cover pencils, inks Barry Windsor-Smith

cover inks Shuster Shop

cover inks Scott Williams

cover inks Jerry Robinson

cover inks George Roussos

cover inks Sheldon Moldoff

cover inks Tom Palmer

cover inks Stan Kaye

cover inks George Klein

cover inks Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

cover inks Dick Ayers

cover inks Joe Sinnott

cover inks Terry Austin

cover inks Gil Kane

cover inks Mike Royer

cover inks Bob Wood

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Major Wheeler-Nicholson and the founding of what would become DC Comics.

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

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