Rabagliati, Michel, 107
Raboy, Emanuel “Mac,” 115, 172
Radical America Komiks, 66
radio, xii, xix, 8, 14, 36, 37, 159, 198, 205, 220, 226, 229, 231
RAW (A. Spiegelman, F. Mouly), 95, 107
Razor, 103
Read, James A. and Donald F., 4
Reader’s Digest, 26
Real Heroes Comics (Parents’ Magazine Institute), 27
Real Life (Nedor), 27
Real West Romances (Prize), 33
Red Circle, 88
Reeve, Christopher, 119
Register & Tribune Syndicate, 20, 21, 114
Reich, Wilhelm, 229
Renegade, 95
reprint rights, 11, 97, 111, 112, 120, 355n
Resnais, Alain, 277
Reuben Award, 177, 250, 252, 339n
Rice, Anne, 77
Rice, Pierce, 171
Rico, Don, 172
rights, 84, 117, 118, 120, 121, 149, 160, 188, 334n, 339n
Rip Off Press, 66, 82, 96, 186
Robbins, Trina, 68, 81, 326n, 330n, 332n, 337n, 361n
Robertson, Darick, 361n
Robinson, Alex, 107
Robinson, Edward G., 37
Robinson, Jerry, 185, 299, 351n
RoboCop, 309
Rocket’s Blast Comic Collector, The, 263
Rodriguez, Manuel “Spain,” 64, 65, 186
Rogers, Marshall, 188
role-playing, 136, 137, 138, 146, 153, 157, 209, 269, 337n
Rom (Marvel), 80
romance comics, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 49, 50, 56, 68, 72, 200, 203, 209, 219, 285
Romita, John, Jr., 363n
Romita, John, Sr., 126, 164, 166, 172, 338n, 363n
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 180, 195, 225
Rosa, Keno Don, 96
Roth, Arnold, 62
Roth, Philip, 301
Rousseau, Craig, 105
Rowlandson, Thomas, xiv
Roy, Mike, 114
Rozanski, Chuck, 144
Russell, R. H., 5
Saaf, Artie, 115
Sacco, Joe, 101
Safe Area Gorazde (J. Sacco), 101
Saga of the Swamp Thing (DC), 90, 168
Sahle, Harry, 114
Sala, Richard, 106
Sampliner, Paul, 162
San Diego Comic Convention, 119, 144, 163, 252, 254, 266, 305, 334n, 337n, 338n, 341n, 343n, 347n, 348n, 358n
San Francisco Oracle, 63
Sandman (DC/Vertigo), 100, 104, 308, 309
Sandman (1940s), 19
Sango, Ben, 115
Sangor (studio), 115
Sartre, Jean-Paul, 248
Saturday Evening Post, 118, 134, 334n, 341n
Saunders, Buddy, 91, 152, 348n
Savage Sword of Conan, The (Marvel), 77
Schaffenberger, Kurt, 182, 183, 339n
Schelly, Bill, 258, 259, 339n, 347n, 348n, 362n, 364n
Schenker, Don, 66
Schiff, Jack, 57, 60, 124, 162, 182, 183, 338n
School of Industrial Arts (S.I.A.) (High School of Art and Design), 172, 173
School of Visual Arts (S.V.A.) (Cartoonists and Illustrators’ School), 173, 175, 305
Schulz, Charles M., 67, 266, 288, 353n
Schwab, Fred, 112
Schwartz, Alvin, 124, 163, 338n
Schwartz, Julius, 57, 59, 123, 124, 162, 182, 258, 334n
science-fiction, 138, 278, 337n, 350n, 359n
Sea Gate, 145
Seal of Approval (A. K. Nyberg), 304, 343n, 353n, 360n
Second World War, xix, 20, 21, 31, 34, 97, 102, 134, 198, 207, 215, 216, 225, 238, 240, 267, 272, 277, 284, 285, 300, 302, 326n, 327n
Secret Hearts (DC), 289
Secrets Behind the Comics (S. Lee), 300, 352n
Seduction of the Innocent, 42, 223, 227, 231, 232, 240, 255, 300, 344n, 346n, 352n, 362n
Seldes, Gilbert, 286, 287, 288, 296, 298, 350n
Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials (Gathings Commission), 219, 336n, 344n, 345n
self-regulation, 39, 42, 43, 48, 49, 125, 221, 222, 224, 237, 242, 314, 328n. See also Comics Code; Comics Code Authority
Senate (U.S.), 39, 42, 45, 48, 218, 224, 295, 327n, 336n, 341n, 344n, 345n
Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency (Hendrickson Commission), 39, 220, 223, 224, 327n, 336n, 344n, 345n
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (Dell), 260
Seth (Greggory Gallant), 107, 169, 273
Seuling, Phil, 84, 86, 143, 144, 145, 265, 266, 331n
75 Years of Comics (New York) (1971), 297, 351n
Severin, Marie, 117, 173, 174, 190, 335n
Shadow, The (DC), 78
Shadow Magazine, The, 13
Shamray, Gerry, 95
Shang-Chi, the Master of Kung Fu, 78
Shaw, Artie, 161
Shazam!, 78, 79. See also Captain Marvel
She-Hulk, 102
Shelton, Gilbert, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 96
Shi, 103
Shi: The Way of the Warrior (Crusade), 103
Shock Suspenstories (EC), 38
Shuster, Joseph, 18, 84, 116, 117, 118, 119, 171, 186, 334n
Sickles, Noel, 164
Siegel, Jerome, 18, 84, 115, 117, 118, 119, 124, 186, 334n
Sienkiewicz, Bill, 93
Sikela, John, 118
Silver Age (1956–1970), 51, 55, 272, 273, 274, 328n, 353n, 355n, 360n
Silver Streak Comics (Comic House), 25
Silver Surfer (Marvel), 69, 129, 329n
Silver Surfer, The (S. Lee, J. Kirby), 99
Silvestri, Marc, 149
Sim, Dave, 106, 169, 252, 275, 333n, 363n
Simon, Allen, 114
Simon, Joe, 23, 32, 52, 113, 114, 122, 326n, 363n
Simon & Schuster, 99, 338n, 349n, 351n, 360n
Sin City (Dark Horse), 102
Single Series (United Features), 14
Sinnott, Joe, 173
Six Million Dollar Man, The, 79
Skippy’s Own Book of Comics (M. C. Gaines), 9
SkyBox, 156
Slave Labor Graphics, 252, 337n
Slow News Day (A. Watson), 106
Small Press Expo (SPX), 253, 254
SmartGirl.com/American Library Association, 207, 342n
Smith, Barry, 77, 86, 116, 167
Smith, Jeff, 106
Smith, Kevin, 271
Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics, The (M. Barrier, M. Williams), 303, 325n, 353n
Snoopy, 193
Snyder, Marcia, 114
Society of Comic Book Illustrators, 178, 179, 180, 184, 339n
Society of Illustrators, 176
song slides, xiv
Southern, Terry, 301
Space Adventures (Charlton), 52
speciality bookstores (direct distribution), xix, 46, 66, 71, 86, 87, 88, 94, 98, 99, 101, 137, 143, 152, 204, 206, 209, 210, 215, 239, 240, 243, 255
speculators, 84, 86, 88, 95, 137, 142, 146, 147, 148, 150, 154, 156, 251, 269, 273, 274, 337n, 358n
Spider-Man, 58, 142, 238, 265, 309, 335n
Spider-Man (film), 333n
Spider-Man, Peter Parker the Spectacular (Marvel), 206, 342n
Spider-Man, The Amazing (Marvel), xiv, 54, 71, 75, 90, 142
Spider-Man, The Amazing (television series), 79
Spidey Super Stories (Marvel), 94
Spiegelman, Art, 65, 68, 83, 95, 98, 100, 107, 250, 308, 310, 362n, 363n, 364n
Spranger, John, 115
Stanley, John, 68
Star Comics (Marvel label), 94
Star Comics (Ultem), 112
Star Trek, 153
Star Wars (Dark Horse), 100
Starblaze/Donning, 95
Starman (DC), 100
Staros Report, The, 107
Star*Reach (M. Friedrich), 83
Star-Studded Comics, 348n
Static (DC/Milestone), 103
Staton, Joe, 105
Steel Sterling, 112
Steinberg, Flo, 185
Steinem, Gloria, 62
Steranko, James, 14, 69, 119, 167, 303, 325n, 353n
Steranko History of Comics, The (J. Steranko), 303, 325n, 353n, 358n
Sterling, 51
Sterrett, Cliff, 68
Stewart, Bhob, 259, 261, 323n, 339n, 363n
Stewart, Terry, 149
Stokes, Frederick A., 6
Stone, Chic, 172
Stormwatch (WildStorm), 104
Story Comics, 222
Story of Superman, The, 259
Strange Adventures (DC), 69
Strange Adventures of Bachelor Butterfly, The (R. Töpffer), 3, 4
Strangers in Paradise (Abstract Studios), 106, 169
Stray Bullets (El Capitan Books), 106
Strobl, Tony, 171
Stuck Rubber Baby (H. Cruse), 101
Students for a Democratic Society (DSD), 66
Sturgeon, Foolbert (Frank Stack), 65
Styron, William, 301
Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel), 25, 51
Sullivan, Vincent, 18
Supergirl, 52
Supergirl, 156
Superior, 344n
Superman, xii, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 34, 35, 51, 52, 53, 84, 92, 104, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 123, 132, 134, 142, 150, 155, 186, 197, 216, 254, 259, 271, 303, 309, 310, 326n, 328n, 334n, 335n, 341n, 361n
Superman (DC) (1939), xx, 19, 71
Superman (DC) (1986), 150
Superman (animated series), 105
Superman: Red Son (DC), 104
Superman, Inc., 60, 334n, 341n
Superman Adventures, The (DC), 105
Superman For All Seasons (DC), 102
Superman’s Girlfriend Lois Lane (DC), 51
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC), 51
Supreme Court (U.S.), 82, 239, 241, 346n
Swan, Curt, 53, 131, 271, 363n
Swarte, Joost, 95
syndicates, 8, 10, 11, 15, 18, 111, 112, 176, 192
Tales from the Crypt (EC), 38
Taliaferro, Al, 67
Tallarico, Tony, 65
Tardi, Jacques, 95
Target Comics (Novelty), 114
Tarka, Mark, 65
Tarzan, 16
Tashlin, Frank, 234, 235, 236, 246
Taurasi, James V., 259
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 94, 96, 147, 148, 336n
Tekno Comix, 151
television, xviii, xix, 14, 29, 30, 32, 35, 36, 47, 53, 55, 56, 58, 72, 79, 91, 92, 93, 94, 100, 101, 103, 105, 131, 133, 137, 138, 153, 156, 159, 191, 201, 202, 203, 204, 209, 220, 222, 223, 229, 232, 234, 235, 237, 240, 241, 243, 245, 246, 254, 258, 266, 282, 299, 300, 306, 309, 310, 332n, 342n, 347n
Templeton, Ty, 105
TenNapel, Doug, 107
Terry-Toons Comics (Marvel), 25
Texas Ranger, 63
Thomas, Roy, 77, 119, 185, 250, 251, 262, 264, 272, 327n, 339n, 348n
Thompson, Ben, 114
Thompson, Hunter S., 75
Thompson, Maggie, 251, 263, 337n, 357n, 362n
Thompson, Melchior, 208, 337n, 343n
Thorne, Frank, 171
three-dimensions comic books, 175
Thriller (DC), 90
Thrilling Comics (Better), 31
Tiger Girl, 35
Time Traveler, The, 258
Timm, Bruce, 105
Tintin, 21, 277, 278, 280, 281, 309, 349n, 351n
Tip Top Comics (United Features), 10, 12, 17
Tip Top Weekly, 13
Tokyopop, 100
Tomb of Dracula, The (Marvel), 77, 333n
Tomb Raider, 103
Top Shelf, 92, 101, 106, 107, 348n
Töpffer, Rodolphe, xi, xiv, xvi, xvii, 3, 4, 294, 323n, 324n, 359n
Topps Comics, 100, 148, 151, 337n
Tower Comics, 58, 59, 329n, 361n
trade paperbacks, 99, 100, 148
trading cards, 149, 150, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 266
Trail Blazers (Street & Smith), 27
Trajan’s column, xiv
Transmetropolitan (DC), 100, 104
Trashman, 64
Tribune News Syndicate, 10
“Tribute to Dr. Strange, A,” 58
Trimpe, Herb, 117, 167, 173, 190, 340n
True Detective, 37
Truman, Harry, 180
Truman, Timothy, 175
Trump (Hefner), 62
Tucci, William, 103
Turner, Michael, 103
Turner, Ron, 66
Twenty Thousand Years of Comics, 295, 351n
twice-up, 130
2001: A Space Odyssey, 72
Two-Fisted Tales (EC), 38
Ultimate Fantastic Four (Marvel), 104
Ultimate X-Men (Marvel), 104
Ultimates, The (Marvel), 104, 310, 354n
Unbreakable, 290
Uncle Sam, 114
underground, 56, 61–71, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 95, 96, 111, 120, 121, 153, 166, 167, 186, 187, 204, 238, 241, 264, 266, 276, 293, 298, 302, 303, 304, 310, 311, 329n, 330n, 331n, 353n, 357n, 360n, 363n, 364n
Underground Press Syndicate (UPS), 64
United Cartoon Workers of America, 186, 339n
United Features Syndicate, 10, 14, 16, 17, 112
Uricchio, William, 304, 353n, 361n, 364n
Valentino, Jim, 149
Valiant (Voyager Communications label), 148
Vampirella (Harris), 103
Vampirella (Warren), 77, 329n, 330n, 336n, 339n
Vault of Horror, The (EC), 38
Vellekoop, Maurice, 107
Vep, 11
Veronica, 24
Verpoorten, John, 173
Vigilante (DC), 90
Village Voice, 250, 301, 332n, 354n
visibility, xii, 21, 29, 50, 59, 60, 65, 74, 76, 86, 93, 100, 105, 107, 134, 142, 151, 152, 153, 181, 184, 191, 193, 205, 217, 237, 240, 244, 245, 251, 255, 261, 265, 277, 298, 310
Viz Comics, 210
Viz Entertainment, 100
Wagner, Geoffrey, 227, 232, 233, 346n
Wagner, Matt, 96
Waid, Mark, 102
Waldenbooks, 99
Walt Disney Company, 24, 25, 32, 67, 96, 97, 357n
Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (Dell), 25, 40
Walter Lantz (studio), 32
War Against Crime (EC), 38
Ward, Bill, 171
Ware, Chris, 101, 106, 169, 253, 275, 308, 335n, 363n
Warhol, Andy, 50
Warner Bros., 24, 25, 32, 60, 74, 254
Warnock, Brett, 107
Warren, 49, 61, 77, 90, 164, 185, 329n, 330n, 331n, 336n, 360n
Warren, James, 85, 141, 256, 329n, 336n
Warshow, Robert, 260, 346n, 347n
Watchmen (DC), 93, 97, 99, 100, 168, 308
Watson, Andi, 106
Watterson, Bill, 99
Waugh, Coulton, 294, 295, 297, 351n
Weird Fantasy (EC), 38
Weird Science (EC), 38
Weird Tales, 77
Weisinger, Mort, 53, 57, 60, 119, 124, 162, 182, 183, 258
Weiss, Morris, 300
Welz, Larry, 96
Wendell, Paul, 60
Werewolf by Night (Marvel), 77
Wertham, Fredric, 42, 48, 216–23, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235, 237, 240, 255, 261, 300, 304, 344n, 345n, 346n, 347n, 352n, 360n, 362n
Western Hearts (Standard), 33
Western Life Romances (Marvel), 33
Western Love (Prize), 33
Western Publishing & Lithography, 31, 32, 49, 55, 78, 85, 202, 327n, 328n
Wheeler-Nicholson, Malcolm, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 27, 112, 113, 114
White, David Manning, 295, 296, 350n, 351n
White, Stokes & Allen, 4
White, Ted, 261
Whitman, 9, 15, 17, 55, 85, 331n
Whiz Comics (Fawcett), 25
wholesalers, 43, 48, 138, 139, 141, 142, 163, 222, 223
Who’s Who of American Comic Books (J. Bails), 159, 303, 337n, 339n, 357n, 362n
Wild Oats, 5
Williams, Martin, 304, 325n, 352n, 353n
Williamson, Al, 173
Willits, Malcolm, 259
Witchblade, 103
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 248
Witty, Paul, 340n
Witzend (W. Wood), 83, 166, 331n
Wizard, 149, 251, 269, 273, 358n
Woggon, Bill, 31
Wolfe, Tom, 75
Wollheim, Donald, 263
Wolverton, Basil, 25
Woman in Red, The, 31
Wonder Wart Hog (G. Shelton), 96
Wonder Woman, 31, 34, 35, 51, 52, 93, 123, 198, 216, 361n
Wonder Woman (DC), 103
Wonder Woman (television series), 79
Wonderful and Amusing Doings by Sea and Land of Oscar Shanghai, The, 4
Wood, Bob, 125
Wood, David, 182
Wood, Wallace, 58, 62, 68, 83, 164, 166, 173, 331n, 363n
Woodward, George, xiv
World Color Company, 192
World of Comic Art, The, 296, 351n
World Science Fiction Convention (1939), 258
Woromay, Larry, 178
Wow Comics (Henle), 14
Wright, Bradford W., 74, 304, 329n, 342n, 353n, 358n
Wrightson, Berni, 77, 167, 174, 330n, 363n
WRITE NOW!, 270
Wyeth, Newell Convers, 171
Xena: Warrior Princess, 103
X-Files (Topps), 100
X-Men (film), 152
X-Men (Marvel), 58, 76, 89, 93, 144, 167, 333n
X-Men, The, 58
X-Men, The New (Marvel), 104
X-Men, The Uncanny (Marvel), 89, 94
Yarbrough, Ira, 118
Yarrowstalks, 63
Yeates, Tom, 175
Yellow Dog (Print Mint), 66
Yellow Kid, viii, xiv, 5, 6, 192, 193, 294, 295, 324n, 359n
Young Allies, The, 24
Young Romance (Cresswood), 32
Youth’s Companion, 196
Zansky, Louis, 114
Zap Comix, 65, 66, 81, 186, 215, 238, 329n, 358n
Zero Zero (Fantagraphics), 106
Zim (Eugene Zimmermann), 5
Zodiac Mindwarp (Spain Rodriguez), 65
Zoo Funnies (Capital Stores/Charlton), 260
Zwanna (ANIA), 103