They gave us Superman, Batman, Dick Tracy, Spider-Man, Captain America, Casper the Ghost, & legions more of our favorite comic book characters. Now meet the legendary comic book creators at work in this lavish, illustrated, first-person, eyewitness memoir of the golden age of comic book artists, writes & publishers. This is the definitive behind-the-scenes autobiographical history of the creators told for the first time ever by comic book legend Joe Simon, who was there when it all started. The first editor of Marvel Comics & creator of Captain America, Joe Simon takes you back to the birth of the comic book industry, the early backroom publishing offices, collaborations (& feud among writers, artists & publishers , the art studios, working conditions & the creators of superheroes that generated fortunes for the publisher but often left the creator struggling to survive. The art, much of it never before-published, is invaluable. Photos.
