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Marvel Comics Poster Book

2010 April 18



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"Capes, Crooks & cliffhangers: Heroic Posters Serial Golden Age of" Heritage

You remember the movie posters serial Golden Age's? Hearings of 1930 and 1940 would come out to see those hits of Hollywood and the posters were colorful, action packed and intriguing. For those of you that collect posters or just think are cool, Heritage Auction Galleries, announced the publication of the Capes, Crooks & cliffhangers: Heroic Posters Serial the Golden Age.

The book comes with a special introduction by Noel Neill, the woman who played the original Lois Lane televisions.

According to news Heritage Auction Galleries – "All of these colorful characters, and many other comics, pulps, and radio, made its debut on the silver screen as a multi-part series "Said Grey Smith, co-author of the book and director at Heritage Vintage Movie Posters," in which the hero to face certain death at the end of each chapter, exhorting their fans to come back week after week to continue their exciting adventures. "

Superheroes are now the subjects of films multi-million dollar blockbuster and centers of merchandising and comic relief – names like Batman, Superman and Captain Marvel – may have gotten its beginnings in the pages Golden Age comic books, but it was really in these series of adventures and characters that their names were always linked to the American psyche.

"In reading about these amazing posters, and the classic series that represent, "said John Petty, Co-author of the Capes, Crooks & cliffhangers," You have a sense Real as these executions chapter depression was transported audiences to a place of absolute. There was good and bad, right and wrong, fair and evil. You can imagine how it was important for people in such confusing times. "

No less a person than Stan Lee calls "… a page turner … a literary and artistic festival, "Leonard Maltin and welcomes it as" [book], a welcome one. "Nice … Thanks … Stan Ivy Press, a division of Heritage Auction Galleries, announced the publication of the Capes, Crooks & cliffhangers: Heroic Serial Posters of the Golden Age, a new book on the series 1930, 1940 and 1950 which were based on characters from comic books, pulps, radio, and more, and classic posters used to promote them to the movie going audience. The posters, with popular characters such as Superman, Batman, Flash Gordon, The Green Hornet, Tarzan and The Lone Ranger, are avidly sought after today and can command prices well in scale of five digits.

The standard 300 + page softcover edition, which includes hundreds of color illustrations, is available for £ 39.95. Also available in a hardcover edition deluxe slipcased – strictly limited to 100 copies for only $ 125.

About the Author

About the Author: Pam Ravenwood is a freelance writer. Mycomicshop.com is one of the largest retailers of comic books in the world. Mycomicshop is the online presence of Lone Star Comics, a leading retailer of comic books with seven stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. For more information please visit: www.mycomicshop.com http://www.mycomicshop.com.”

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