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Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s

Rue Morgue's pick for best non-fiction book of 2010. Will most likely pick up a copy for the boyfriend in the near future.



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A massive collection of never-before-collected pre-Comics Code horror comics of the 1950s.

Of the myriad genres comic books ventured into during its golden age, none was as controversial as or came at a greater cost than horror; the public outrage it incited almost destroyed the entire industry. Yet before the watchdog groups and Congress could intercede, horror books were flying off the newsstands. During its peak period (1951-54) over fifty titles appeared each month. Apparently there was something perversely irresistible about these graphic excursions into our dark side, and Four Color Fear collects the finest of these into a single robust and affordable volume.

EC is the comic book company most fans associate with horror; its complete line has been reprinted numerous times, and deservedly so. But to the average reader there remain unseen quite a batch of genuinely disturbing, compulsive, imaginative, at times even touching, horror stories presented from a variety of visions and perspectives, many of which at their best can stand toe to toe with EC.

All of the better horror companies are represented: Ajax-Farrell, Atlas, Avon, Charlton, Comic Media, Fawcett, Fiction House, Gilmor, Harvey, Quality, Standard, St. John, Story, Superior, Trojan, and Youthful. Artist perennials Jack Cole, Steve Ditko, George Evans, Frank Frazetta, Alex Toth, Al Williamson, Basil Wolverton, and Wallace Wood con- tribute both stories and covers, with many of the forty full-sized covers created by specialists Bernard Baily, L.B. Cole, William Eckgren, and Matt Fox.

Editors Benson and Sadowski have sifted through hundreds of rare books to cherry-pick the most compelling scripts and art, and they provide extensive background notes on the artists, writers, and companies involved in their creation. Digital restoration has been performed with subtlety and restraint, mainly to correct registration and printing errors, with every effort made to retain the flavor of the original comics, and to provide the reader the experience of finding in the attic a bound volume of the finest non-EC horror covers and stories of the pre-code era. 304 pages of color comics



On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Four-Color-Fea.../dp/1606993437

On Fantagraphics Books: http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.p...667&Itemid=137
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Old 04-04-2011, 09:09 AM
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Bumping this - Came in the mail for the boyfriend and I LOVE it.

Still highly recommended if you can get your hands on it. Quality, classic stuff.
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Old 06-15-2011, 12:51 AM
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Wow this looks awesome. Keen on checking out the Frank Frazetta stuff in it.
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Old 06-15-2011, 12:40 PM
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I have this book; it's amazing. So much incredible artwork and I love the style of storytelling.
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Bumping this - Came in the mail for the boyfriend and I LOVE it.

Still highly recommended if you can get your hands on it. Quality, classic stuff.
Did he get to look at it yet? :P
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Old 06-18-2011, 12:43 PM
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Did he get to look at it yet? :P
LOL - Yep - He was a huge fan. Tore right through it. Definitely the perfect Birthday present for him. ;)
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