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A History of the Comic Strip

Couperie, Pierre; Horn, Maurice
Publisher:  Crown Publishers Inc., New York, USA
Year Published:  1971   First Published:  1968
Pages:  256pp  
Dewey:  68-20471
Resource Type:  Book

A book prepared in conjunction with the first international exhibition of comic art held at the Louvre in Paris. Illustrated with all the memorable and noteworthy types and trends of comic art, it tells the story of the development of the comic strip, particularly in the United States.

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Table of Contents

Preface by Milton Caniff
Foreword
Introduction by Burne Hogarth

1. Background
2. The Origins of the Comic Strip
3. Period of Adjustment: 1910-1928
4. The Upheaval of the Thirties
5. The Crisis of the Forties: 1940-1948
6. The Regeneration of the Comic Strip
7. Production and Distribution
8. The Comic-Strip Audience
9. The World of the Comic Strip
10. Narrative Technique
11. Esthetics and Signification
12. Narrative Figuration

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