American Daredevil: Comics, Communism, and the Battles of Lev Gleason
Brett Dakin
(Author)
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Description
MEET LEV GLEASON, A REAL-LIFE COMICSSUPERHERO! Gleason was a titan among GoldenAge comics publishers who fought back against the censorship campaigns andparanoia of the Red Scare. After dropping out of Harvard to fight in France, Gleason moved to New York City and eventually made it big with groundbreakingtitles like Daredevil and Crime Does NotPay. Brett Dakin, Gleason's great-nephew, opens up the family archives-and the files of the FBI-to take you on a journeythrough the publisher's life and career. In American Daredevil, you'll learn thetruth about Gleason's rapid rise to the top of comics, unapologetic Progressiveactivism, and sudden fall from grace. Whetherit was Dr. Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent or the HouseUn-American Activities Committee, Gleason was always ready to take on the enemy.
Product Details
Price
$24.99
$23.24
Publisher
Lev Gleason
Publish Date
August 18, 2020
Pages
250
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.1 X 0.6 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781988247458
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Reviews
"Comic books tell legends of heroes that stand up and do the right thing. Lev Gleason was not only an early publisher of these stories, he was a superhero in his own right. His story deserves to be told, and Dakin does so here in an informative, entertaining manner." - Anthony Del Col, writer, Luke Cage, Kill Shakespeare, and Son of Hitler
"AMERICAN DAREDEVIL PROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF COMICS, AND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIONEERS OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY. [...] AT A TIME WHEN FASCISM NO LONGER SEEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PAGES OF HISTORY TEXTBOOKS, WE CAN TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM GLEASON, WHOSE ANTI-FASCIST ACTIVISM WAS NOT CONFINED TO HIS COMICS." - LEONARD RIFAS, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, HISTORIAN, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, KOREAN WAR COMIC BOOKS
"American Daredevil pulls Lev Gleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deserved spotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry."- Michael Uslan, comic book historian and producer, Joker, The Spirit, Justice League, and the Batman films
"AMERICAN DAREDEVIL PROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF COMICS, AND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIONEERS OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY. [...] AT A TIME WHEN FASCISM NO LONGER SEEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PAGES OF HISTORY TEXTBOOKS, WE CAN TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM GLEASON, WHOSE ANTI-FASCIST ACTIVISM WAS NOT CONFINED TO HIS COMICS." - LEONARD RIFAS, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, HISTORIAN, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, KOREAN WAR COMIC BOOKS
"American Daredevil pulls Lev Gleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deserved spotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry."- Michael Uslan, comic book historian and producer, Joker, The Spirit, Justice League, and the Batman films
