{"product_id":"heroic-tales-bill-everett-9781606996003","title":"Heroic Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003eCreating the Sub-Mariner for the first issue of \u003cem\u003eMarvel Comics\u003c\/em\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. \u003cem\u003eHeroic Comics: The Bill Everett Archives Vol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e collects over 200 pages of never-before-reprinted work from such titles as \u003cem\u003eAmazing Mystery Funnies\u003c\/em\u003e (1938), \u003cem\u003eAmazing-Man Comics\u003c\/em\u003e (1939), \u003cem\u003eTarget Comics\u003c\/em\u003e (1940), \u003cem\u003eHeroic Comics\u003c\/em\u003e (1940), and \u003cem\u003eBlue Bolt Comics\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eNew Heroic Comics (1950\/51)\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePersonal Love\u003c\/em\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 (\u003cem\u003eStrange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eHeroic Comics: The Bill Everett Archives Volume 2\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning companion piece to Bell's 2010 critically acclaimed Everett biography and art book, \u003cem\u003eFire and Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics\u003c\/em\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606996002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606996003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Bill Everett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46974621778175,"sku":"9781606996003","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6d03c4d-0dba-4e55-a92b-4f2378b68388.jpg?v=1750875568","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heroic-tales-bill-everett-9781606996003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}