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The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2008)
Directed by Chip Cronkite
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…
Length 56 minutes
Actors
Stan Lee | Andy Kubert | Joe Kubert | Adam Kubert | Dick Giordano | Greg Hildebrandt | Dennis O'Neil | John Romita, Sr. | Joe Simon | Roy Thomas | Michael E. Uslan