Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Evolution of the American Comic Book
1. The Early Industrial Age I: Pulp Logic and the Rise of the American Comic Book 
2. The Early Industrial Age II: The Crusade Against Comic Books and the End of the Comic Book Boom 
3. The Late Industrial Age: The Return of the Superhero and the First Comic Book Rebellion 
4. From the Late Industrial to the Heroic Age: Comic Book Fandom and the Mainstream Pulp Rebellion 
5. The Heroic Age II: Alternative Comics and a Rebellion from the Margins 
6. The Heroic Age III: New Movements, Winning Respect, and the Rise of the Graphic Novel 
Conclusion: The Development of an Art Form 
Notes 
Index