Non-fiction Books by Rich Feitelberg (and where to find them)

Rich Feitelberg has compiled information for many sources into a single history of superhero comic books from its earliest beginnings through to the 1970s, with more planned. Included in this history is a year-by-year look at what was published in the United States and what characters were introduced. Their social impact is also discussed.

Comic Chronology Volume 1

Superhero comic books didn't just happen. They were an evolutionary development that began centuries before Superman hit the newstands. More factors and forces were at work. Learn how comic books and superheroes evolved from their unlikely start through 1939.

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Comic Chronology Volume 2

The history of superhero comic books continues in this volume. Learn about the Golden Age of Comics as this book focuses on the events from 1940 and 1941.

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Comic Chronology Volume 3

The history of superhero comic books continues in this volume, chronicling the majority of the 1940s. Learn how comic books evolved as World War II ended and the Cold War began.

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Comic Chronology Volume 4

The history of superhero comic books continues with the events of the 1950s Learn why the Comic Code Authority was established and the effect it had as comics books continued to change and how Atlas Comics (formerly Timely Comics) struggled and reinvented itself transforming in 1961 into Marvel Comics.

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Comic Chronology Volume 5

The history of superhero comic books continues with the Silver Age of comics in full swing. Learn about the raise in Marvel Comics and how other publishers, like Tower and Gold Key began publishing, eventually prompting King and M. F. Enterprises to enter the market.

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Comic Chronology Volume 2

The history of superhero comic books continues with the demise of smaller publishers like Tower while giving rise to Paragon Publications and AC Comics, setting the stage for the developments yet to come.

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