{"product_id":"heroic-tales-hardcover-by-bill-everett","title":"Heroic Tales Hardcover by Bill Everett","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-10-04)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e240\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606996003\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis second volume includes some of the Sub-Mariner\ncreator’s work in the superhero and romance comics genres.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating the Sub-Mariner for the first issue of \u003ci\u003eMarvel Comics\u003c\/i\u003e in 1939 assures writer\/artist Bill Everett a place in history. Co-creating Daredevil, the Man Without Fear, for Marvel Comics in 1964 gave Everett a link to one of the most popular superheroes of the past 50 years. And producing over 400 additional pages of superhero-related work in the very early days of the Golden Age of Comics (1938-42) makes Bill Everett a legend. \u003ci\u003eHeroic Comics: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 2\u003c\/i\u003e collects over 200 pages of never-before-reprinted work from such titles as \u003ci\u003eAmazing Mystery Funnies\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eAmazing-Man Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), \u003ci\u003eTarget Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), \u003ci\u003eHeroic Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), and \u003ci\u003eBlue Bolt Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (1940). These titles feature an endless array of vintage Everett characters such Amazing-Man, Hydroman, Skyrocket Steele, The Chameleon and many more, all produced by Everett’s shop Funnies, Inc. for such clients as Centaur, Novelty Press, and Eastern Color. This book also features, reprinted for the first time, the rarest of Everett material, his romance work from the early 1950s for Eastern Color on titles such as \u003ci\u003eNew Heroic Comics (1950\/51)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePersonal Love\u003c\/i\u003e (1953). All of the stories within display Everett’s brilliant cartooning and energetic storytelling growing by leaps and bounds. Edited by best-selling author and comic-book historian Blake Bell (\u003ci\u003eStrange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eHeroic Comics: The Bill Everett Archives Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning companion piece to Bell’s 2010 critically acclaimed Everett biography and art book, \u003ci\u003eFire and Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. This volume follows the format of Bell’s Steve Ditko Archives series: never-before-reprinted, beautifully restored, full-color stories from one of comic books’ greatest visionaries and accomplished artists. This book also includes an introduction about the man, his art, the history of the era, and his relationship with Marvel Comics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Everett \u003c\/b\u003e(1917-1973) was the foundational artist of Marvel Comics. He originated Namor, the Sub-Mariner as a freelance creation, before placing it in \u003ci\u003eMarvel Comics #1\u003c\/i\u003e, the first publication from Timely Comics, later Atlas, then Marvel. Everett wrote and drew the early appearances of the character from 1940-42, and would periodically return to him during the post-war ‘40s, right up until the early 1970s. During Atlas’ heyday, Everett worked extensively on horror anthology shorts, including taking over the romance\/fantasy series \u003ci\u003eVenus\u003c\/i\u003e and converting it to straight horror. After Marvel’s wholesale move to a superhero universe, Everett co-created the blind hero Daredevil with editor\/scripter Stan Lee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlake Bell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eStrange \u0026amp; Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e (a retrospective of \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e co-creator Steve Ditko); \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Marvel Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrange Suspense\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnexplored Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (two volumes in \u003ci\u003eThe Steve Ditko Archives\u003c\/i\u003e). 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