Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic Books

A single-issue reference work from 1978, Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic Books was published by Jonathan David Publishing as an early, ambitious attempt to catalog the breadth of the medium. Associated primarily with author Hubert Crawford, this oversized volume aimed to serve as a comprehensive guide to comic book history and creators up to that point. While a standalone publication rather than an ongoing series, it stands as a notable artifact of the growing academic and fan interest in documenting comics as an art form.