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Title: BABES IN ARMS: WOMEN IN THE COMICS DURING WORLD WAR TWO
By: Trina Robbins, Barbara Hall, Jill Elgin
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 1613450958
ISBN 13: 9781613450956
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Publisher: HERMES PRESS
Pub. date: 11 July, 2017
Pages: 304
Description: Featuring a collection of comic book stories, this book chronicles the work of various Golden Age artists.
Synopsis: During the Golden Age of comics, publishers offered titles supporting thewar effort - presenting fighting men and their feminine counterparts- babes in arms! Comic books during this period featured US service-womenfighting all of the axis bad guys and gave several of the most noteworthy womenartists of the era opportunities to create action-packed, adventure-filled,four-color stories. Now for the first time renowned pop-culture historian Trina Robbinsassembles comic book stories by artists Barbara Hall, Jill Elgin, Lilly Renee,and Fran Hopper together with insightful commentary and loads of documentaryextras to create the definitive book chronicling the work of these importantGolden Age artists. This magnificent art book offers page-after-page of goodgirl action!
Publication: US
Imprint: Hermes Press
Returns: Returnable
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