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“A gorgeous tribute to the art of classic crime serials” (Boing Boing), Neil McGinness’s Pulp Power: The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Art of the Street & Smith Universe is a visual treasury of the iconic Street & Smith pulp novel covers of the 1930s and 1940s.

Foreword by Frank Miller

Pulp Power gives fans a rare glimpse into the pre-war pulp novel decade of the 1930s, a period of bold action and adventure storytelling that ultimately led to the creation of the comic book and the superheroes we know and love today.

This period, a pre-Batman, pre-Superman golden era of American creativity and artistic excellence, starred two main characters in leading roles: The Shadow and Doc Savage. In more than 500 novels written between 1930 and 1940, The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Street & Smith universe of characters captivated a generation of Americans with their heroic exploits and inspired a new

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A gorgeous tribute to the art of classic crime serials. * Boing Boing *

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    A Hardback by Neil McGinness, Frank Miller, Dan DiDio

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      Publisher: Abrams
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 04/08/2022
      ISBN13: 9781419756160, 978-1419756160
      ISBN10: 1419756168

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “A gorgeous tribute to the art of classic crime serials” (Boing Boing), Neil McGinness’s Pulp Power: The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Art of the Street & Smith Universe is a visual treasury of the iconic Street & Smith pulp novel covers of the 1930s and 1940s.

      Foreword by Frank Miller

      Pulp Power gives fans a rare glimpse into the pre-war pulp novel decade of the 1930s, a period of bold action and adventure storytelling that ultimately led to the creation of the comic book and the superheroes we know and love today.

      This period, a pre-Batman, pre-Superman golden era of American creativity and artistic excellence, starred two main characters in leading roles: The Shadow and Doc Savage. In more than 500 novels written between 1930 and 1940, The Shadow, Doc Savage, and the Street & Smith universe of characters captivated a generation of Americans with their heroic exploits and inspired a new

      Trade Review
      A gorgeous tribute to the art of classic crime serials. * Boing Boing *

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