The DC Comics Action Figure Archive

The DC Comics Action Figure Archive
Author: Scott Beatty
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2007-12-20
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780811858328

Alphabetical listings provide release dates, scales, articulations, accessories, first appearance notes, and photographs of more than 1,400 DC Comics action figures.

The DC Comics Rarities Archives

The DC Comics Rarities Archives
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2004
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Reprinting for the first time some of DC Comics' rarest publictions from the Golden Age of comics, including three early anthology titles in their entirety. Features appearances by virtually every Golden Age hero: Superman, Batman, Wonder, Sandman, Hawkman, Scribbly, The Atom, Wildcat and more. An action-packed adventure, this volume of classic tales is sure to entertain!

Mego 8-Inch Super-Heroes

Mego 8-Inch Super-Heroes
Author: Benjamin Holcomb
Publisher: Two Morrows Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10
Genre: Action figures (Toys)
ISBN: 9781893905825

Lavishly illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs, this is an obsessive examination of legendary toy company Mego, and the extraordinary line of super-hero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970s. Featuring a chronological history of Mego, interviews with former employees and Mego vendors, fascinating discoveries never revealed elsewhere, and thorough coverage of each figure and packaging variant, this full-color hardcover is the definitive guide to Mego.

Black Lightning

Black Lightning
Author: Tony Isabella
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1401269540

Black Lightning’s first solo series and origin story! With the power to generate electricity from within, Jefferson Pierce has donned a colorful costume and the secret identity of Black Lightning! However, it will take all of his abilities to protect his Metropolis neighborhood of Suicide Slum from those who seek to destroy it. With guest appearances by Superman and some familiar villains, Black Lightning makes DC Comics history. Collecting for the first time BLACK LIGHTNING #1-11 and WORLD’S FINEST #260, featuring work by creators Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden, along with veteran inkers Frank Springer and Vince Colletta!

The Plastic Man Archives

The Plastic Man Archives
Author: Jack Cole
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781563896217

When gangster Eel O'Brien was double-crossed by his partners during a heist, he fell into a vat of chemicals that would forever change his body and life. These are the original stories of a common thief who turned into the world's wackiest super-hero. With the ability to stretch his body into any shape and length, Plastic Man has become one of the most colorful and comical icons of all time.

Toys and American Culture

Toys and American Culture
Author: Sharon M. Scott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2009-12-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.

Toy Story Collectibles

Toy Story Collectibles
Author: Holly MacNabb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-15
Genre: Toy story films
ISBN: 9781445670461

Holly and Matt MacNabb look at the fascinating world of Toy Story collectibles.

The Star Wars Archives. 1977-1983 - 40th Anniversary Edition

The Star Wars Archives. 1977-1983 - 40th Anniversary Edition
Author: Paul Duncan
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2020-12-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9783836581172

Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. In this book, George Lucas guides us through the original trilogy like never before, recounting the inspirations, experiences, and stories that created a modern monomyth. Complete with script pages, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, and more.