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The Legends Behind the Comic Books

The Legends Behind the Comic Books

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Documentary
📜 Overview: This new documentary film recognizes the comic book as a true art form, as indigenous to American culture as jazz. It presents comic books as reflectors of a changing America from the 1930's to today, and it hails comic book superheroes as modern-day mythological figures. “THE LEGENDS BEHIND THE COMIC BOOKS” captures for posterity the living artists and writers from The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1951) and The Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1973). Insightful comments are provided by the creative geniuses who were there at the beginning, including…
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2008-04-05
⌚ Running Time: 56 mins
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Beloved Cast

Stan Lee original image
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Stan Lee
Andy Kubert original image
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Andy Kubert
Joe Kubert original image
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Joe Kubert
Adam Kubert original image
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Adam Kubert
Dick Giordano original image
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Dick Giordano
Greg Hildebrandt original image
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Greg Hildebrandt
Dennis O'Neil original image
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Dennis O'Neil
John Romita Sr. original image
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John Romita Sr.
Joe Simon original image
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Joe Simon
Roy Thomas original image
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Roy Thomas
Michael Uslan original image
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Michael Uslan

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