History of Comedy

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The Encyclopedia of American Comics
From 1897 to the Present
Goulart, Ron (Ed.)
1990
A reference work of over a 1000 entries devoted to the phenomenon of the American comic, covering almost a century of comic production from the introduction of the genre in 1897 to the latest (1990) s...
International Book of Comics
Gifford, Denis
1984
First appearing in 1984, the book takes a nostalgic look at comics from the early and latter day British strips and comic books, right through to Continental European publications, and North American ...