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McGinness, Neil, author.
Subjects
Shadow (Fictitious character)
Savage, Doc (Fictitious character)
Street & Smith -- Characters -- Pictorial works.
Superheroes -- United States -- Pictorial works.
Magazine covers -- United States -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Book cover art -- United States -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Superheroes in art.
Pulp literature, American -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Superheroes in literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Pulp literature, American -- 20th century -- Influence.
Serialized fiction -- United States -- 20th century -- Influence.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- Influence.
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Pulp power : The Sha...
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Pulp power : The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the art of the Street & Smith universe / by Neil McGinness ; foreword by Frank Miller ; produced by Ivan Shaw ; edited by Corey Seymour ; design director, Keir Novesky.
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McGinness, Neil, author.
New York, NY : Abrams, [2022]
Subjects
Shadow (Fictitious character)
Savage, Doc (Fictitious character)
Street & Smith -- Characters -- Pictorial works.
Superheroes -- United States -- Pictorial works.
Magazine covers -- United States -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Book cover art -- United States -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Superheroes in art.
Pulp literature, American -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Superheroes in literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Pulp literature, American -- 20th century -- Influence.
Serialized fiction -- United States -- 20th century -- Influence.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- Influence.
ISBN:
9781419756160 (hardcover) :
1419756168 (hardcover)
Description:
352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm.
Contents:
Foreword -- Chapter 1. The Shadow -- Chapter 2. Doc Savage -- Chapter 3. The super crew -- Chapter 4. Paperback revolution -- Chapter 5. Comics evolution -- Chapter 6. A new future -- Acknowledgments -- Credits.
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"'Pulp Power : The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Art of the Street & Smith Universe' gives fans a rare glimpse into the pre-war pulp novel decade of the 1930s, a period of bold action and adventure storytelling that ultimately led to the creation of superheroes we know and love today. This period, a pre-Batman, pre-Superman golden era of American creativity and artistic excellence, starred two main characters : The Shadow and Doc Savage. In more than five hundred novels written between 1930 and 1940, The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Street & Smith characters captivated a generation of Americans with their heroic exploits and inspired a new generation of writers to create a pantheon of comic book superheroes in their mold. Publisher Street & Smith commissioned leading artists to provide bold and original cover artwork for their publications, and in 'Pulp Power', hundreds of these eye-catching covers are reproduced as a collection for the first time. Author Neil McGinness provides context for the cover illustrations alongside a rich narrative history of the characters and era and discussion of the influence of the Street & Smith heroes on creators such as Orson Welles, George Lucas, James Patterson, Walter Mosley, Dwayne Johnson, Jim Steranko, Jim Lee, Gail Simone, Steve Orlando, Gayle Lynds, and many more. The book also includes original line art illustrations from the volumes, a unique collection of Shadow ephemera, cover art from the paperback boom of the '60's and '70's, and a look at the past, present, and future of the Street & Smith characters in comics."--Publisher.
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