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Mel Gordon

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1) Theatre Of Fear & Horror: The Grisly Spectacle Of The Grand Guignol Of Paris, 1897-1962

Author

Gordon, Mel

Language

English

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Meet the Perfect Man. . . no, no, he's not the hero of Thought You Were Dead. That would be Chellis Beith, literary researcher, slacker, reluctant detective, and a man bedeviled by every woman in his life. This is the most unconventional of murder mysteries, turning the genre completely on its head, by bludgeoning flat language and Puritanical sensibilities with evident glee.

2) Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero, from the Creators of Superman

Author

Andrae, Thomas

Language

English

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Here is a kaleidoscopic analysis of Jewish humor as seen through Funnyman, a little-known super-heroic invention by the creators of Superman. Included are complete comic-book stories and daily and Sunday newspaper panels from Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's creative fiasco. Siegel and Shuster, two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland, sold the rights to their amazing and astonishingly lucrative comic book superhero to Detective Comics for $130 in 1938....