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Issue: Andre the Giant: Life and Legend #[nn]
Publication Date: January 2014
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Publisher: FlagFirst Second
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Indicia Publisher: First Second
On Sale Date: 05/06/2014
Volume:
Pages: 244
ISBN: 9781596438514
UPC/EAN: 978159643851451799
Price: $19.99 CAD
$17.99 USD
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Content Items: 7 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Rob Steen (book design)
Disclose Notes: Printed in the United States of America. On-sale date from publisher's promo. Same promo rates this book as an Adult Nonfiction Graphic Novel.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 22cm x 16cm
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: Graphic Novel
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Penciller(s): Box Brown
Inker(s): Box Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Andre the Giant
Character(s): Andre the Giant [Andre Roussimoff]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Design by Colleen AF Venable.
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Isn't It Fake? A Note About the Nature of Professional Wrestling and Comics

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Box Brown
Letterer(s): typeset
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Box Brown
Penciller(s): Box Brown
Inker(s): Box Brown
Letterer(s): Box Brown
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, sports
Feature(s): Andre the Giant
Character(s): Andre the Giant [Andre Roussimoff]; Hulk Hogan [Terry Boller]; Nasty Boys [Brian Knobbs; Jerry Saggs]; Jacques Roussimoff; Samuel Beckett; Verne Gagne; Vince McMahon Sr.; Black Gordman; Great Goliath; Joey Bishop; Chuck Wepner; Bad News Brown; Stan Hansen; Dusty Rhodes; Chavo Guerrero; Blackjack Mulligan; Captain Redneck [Dick Murdoch]; Harley Race; One Man Gang; David Letterman; Billy Crystal; Christopher Guest; Mandy Patinkin; Robin Wright; Rob Reiner; Terry Funk; Beefcake; Earthquake; Giant Baba
First Line: The first years I knew him I took the brunt of the punishment...
Synopsis: Recounts episodes from the life of wrestler Andre the Giant, from his upbringing in France to being identified as suffering from acromegaly, to his superstar days in the WWF and acting in the film the Princess Bride, culminating in his last great fight against Hulk Hogan. Along the way stories of unfriendly encounters with fans and other wrestlers are told, along with insights into how Andre coped with the constant pain of his condition.
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Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Box Brown
Letterer(s): typeset
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Limited Glossary of Professional Wrestling Terms

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Box Brown
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Bibliography

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Box Brown
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jim Ross; Matt Kindt; Ted Lewin; Nate Powell; John Darnielle; Tom Hart; Derf Backderf; Jim Ottaviani
Penciller(s): Box Brown
Inker(s): Box Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Andre the Giant
Character(s): Andre the Giant [Andre Roussimoff]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Blurbs from both wrestling and comic book industry people.

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