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Issue: The Great Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1965
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDial Press
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: The Dial Press
On Sale Date: 11/15/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 200
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $9.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 29 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Manufactured in the U.S.A. Design by Paul Bacon. See also, The Great Comic Book Heroes (Crown Publishers, 1965) http://www.comics.org/issue/1179477/

The first major collection of Golden Age reprints. The 2003 Fantagraphics Press edition does not include the reprinted stories.

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number A801870.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color cover; Black and White and Color interior
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Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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The Great Comic Book Heroes

Illustration  on  Dustjacket
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
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Pages: 0
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Actual hardcover is blank.
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[untitled]

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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Back cover, inside covers, and 11 interior pages are blank.
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The Great Comic Book Heroes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Typeset title page with no other text.
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Also by Jules Feiffer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: List of books by Jules Feiffer.
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The Great Comic Book Heroes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Batman (cameo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title page with small spot illustration of Batman taken from the interior story.
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Copyrights

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Credits
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: List of character copyrights and printing information. Library of Congress Number: 65-23962.
Designed by Paul Bacon.
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Acknowledgment

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Acknowledgments to Jerry De Fuccio, Jerry Robinson, and others.
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Dedication

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Has text "For Kate" and that's all.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents with only hero name and page number. Also a tiny vignette of the respective character, with art taken from the story.
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Quote from Frederic Wertham

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Frederic Wertham (quote)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Quote from Frederic Wertham from "Seduction of the Innocent."
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): various vignettes
Inker(s): various vignettes
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 43
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The Great Comic Book Heroes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An introductory page with just the book title on it, used to separate the introduction from the reprints.
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The Origin of Superman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #[1] published January 1939
was Two Page Origin of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Superman and the Dam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #5 published October 1938
was Superman and the Dam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3 (Winter 1939-1940) is stated in the book's list of copyrights as the author's source for this story, where it was first reprinted.
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The Origin of Captain Marvel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
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From Content Item: FlagWhiz Comics #2 published February 1940
was Introducing Captain Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: One page excerpt with the actual origin of Captain Marvel was all that was allowed due to the legal agreement between DC and Fawcett.
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The Legend of the Batman -- Who He Is and How He Came to Be

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Legend of the Batman--Who He Is and How He Came to Be! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Batman Meets the Joker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagBatman #1 [Cover Number with Period] published January 1940
was The Joker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Story title as presented in the book's list of copyrights.
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The Hag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #19 published May 1941
was The Hag [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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The Origin of the Flash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Flash
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #1 published January 1940
was Origin of the Flash [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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The Origin of Green Lantern

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAll-American Comics #16 published July 1940
was The Origin of Green Lantern [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Cliffland Arson Murders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): Spectre
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From Content Item: FlagAll-Star Comics #1 published January 1940
was The Tenement Fires [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story also known as The Tenement Fires.
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The Sect of Assassins

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #5 published May 1940
was The Kidnapping of Ione Craig [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story also known as The Kidnapping of Ione Craig.
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Wonder Woman Fights Mammotha and Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWonder Woman #2 published January 1942
was Part 4: The Count of Conquest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Story title as presented in the book's list of copyrights. Also known as Captured by Lord Conquest: Part 4
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Rampage in New York

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Prince Namor, The Sub-Mariner
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From Content Item: FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #7 published May 1940
was Rampage in New York [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Case No. 1, Meet Captain America

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagCaptain America Comics #1 published March 1941
was Case No. 1. Meet Captain America [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Origin of Plastic Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPolice Comics #1 published August 1941
was The Origin of Plastic Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Spirit in Damascus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery, superhero
Feature(s): Spirit
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Spirit #7/20/1941 [Newark Star Ledger] published July 1941
was The Jewel of Death [Story on Interior Page(s) with IFC and Front Cover]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story title as presented in the book's list of copyrights. Also known as The Jewel of Death.
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Afterword

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 5

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