The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2007)

Directed by Chip Cronkite56mDocumentary

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…

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2007
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US
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English
Release date
15 September 2007
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Stan Lee
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Andy Kubert
Andy Kubert
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Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert
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Adam Kubert
Adam Kubert
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Dick Giordano
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Greg Hildebrandt
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Dennis O'Neil
Dennis O'Neil
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John Romita Sr.
John Romita Sr.
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Joe Simon
Joe Simon
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Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
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Michael Uslan
Michael Uslan
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