" ... Prepared by 22 authors and editors from a dozen different countries ... a comprehensive and unique reference source on the world of cartoons. It is the indispensable ...

Surveys on an international scale the entire cartoon field: caricature, editorial and political cartoons, sports cartoons, syndicated panels and animated cartoons.

Offers an analysis of the portrayal of women in comic books and strips.

Traces the history of Western comics and discusses the contributions made by comic strips and comic books to the mythology of the West.

"Here is the long awaited complete history of comic books from the 1890s to the 1980s--the characters, the classics, the creators, trends in the marketplace, and the business ...