Shazam! :
the golden age of the world's mightiest mortal /
Kidd, Chip,
Shazam! : the golden age of the world's mightiest mortal / Chip Kidd, Geoff Spear. - 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm
Title from cover.
Shazam made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn't long before a variety of merchandise was licensed--secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes--and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay or in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these collectibles are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was Shazam!
1419737473 9781419737473
GBB904435 bnb
019201828 Uk
Shazam! (Comic strip)--Collectibles.
Captain Marvel (Comic strip)--Collectibles.
Comic strip characters--Collectibles.
Shazam! : the golden age of the world's mightiest mortal / Chip Kidd, Geoff Spear. - 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm
Title from cover.
Shazam made his debut in Whiz Comics in 1940, and outsold his biggest competitor, Superman, by 14 million copies a month. It wasn't long before a variety of merchandise was licensed--secret decoders, figurines, buttons, paper rockets, tin toys, puzzles, costumes--and a fan club was created to keep up with the demand. These collectibles now sell for outrageous prices on eBay or in comic book stores and conventions. Seventy years later, an unprecedented assortment of these collectibles are gathered together by award-winning writer/designer Chip Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear. Join Kidd, Spear, and the World's Mightiest Mortal in this first, fully authorized celebration of ephemera, artwork, and rare, one-of-a-kind toys, and recapture the magic that was Shazam!
1419737473 9781419737473
GBB904435 bnb
019201828 Uk
Shazam! (Comic strip)--Collectibles.
Captain Marvel (Comic strip)--Collectibles.
Comic strip characters--Collectibles.