{"product_id":"fantastic-adventures-in-the-comics-rockets-genies-and-bug-eyed-monsters-1940s-1980s-9781476694757","title":"Fantastic Adventures in the Comics: Rockets, Genies, and Bug-Eyed Monsters, 1940s-1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003e Science fiction and fantasy comics present colorful if disparate visions of the future, from bleak, post-apocalyptic nightmare scenarios, to prophetic explorations of technical advances, to startling stories of space colonization. Concentrating on the 1940s to 1980s, this book presents a critical analysis of the genre, examining everything from hokey, even chauvinistic tales of virile adventurers and their space \"babes\" to more thought-provoking tales of the clash of alien cultures and frightening, ironic looks at the joys and pitfalls of outer space travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume scrutinizes the output of many different publishers: DC Comics with their long-running \u003ci\u003eStrange Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales of the Unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, series that specialized in gimmicky covers geared to attract and pull in the juvenile reader; EC comics with its more adult, occasionally controversial tales in \u003ci\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeird Fantasies\u003c\/i\u003e; Marvel Comics, who populated its various series with many monsters and grotesque alien creatures; Charlton with its numerous fantasy magazines; American Comics Group, a publisher that contrasted humor and whimsy with more sobering stories in its \u003ci\u003eForbidden Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdventures into the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e, along with comics from Dell, Gold Key, Avon, Fiction House, and many others. The most notable stories, writers and artists are highlighted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Schoell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476694757","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273938927753,"sku":"9781476694757","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6e1801a4-6e88-40bf-bdb4-772e3aa2de78.jpg?v=1736842624","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/fantastic-adventures-in-the-comics-rockets-genies-and-bug-eyed-monsters-1940s-1980s-9781476694757","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}