Description

Large format hardcover, folio size volume bound in boldly colored pictorial paper covered boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 256 pages. Volume I of a two volume set, complete in itself. Introductions by Howard Chaykin and Maria Reidelbach. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white drawings. Stated first Fantagraphics Books edition, January 2017. First printing with no other printings listed. “This biography is an incisive look at the life and career of one of the greatest and most mythic comic book creators-the maddest artist of Mad magazine, the man behind Marvel’s Daredevil, and self-publishing pioneer of Witzend-Wallace Wood.” [publisher’s blurb] Containing a series of essays by eminent comics scholars and talents, but also friends, colleagues and assistants, this illustrated biography gives an insightful and sympathetic look at both the artist and the man. A scarce out-of-print title. No previous ownership marks. A pristine copy, like new. International and Priority orders will require additional postage, charged at actual cost.