Berger, Arthur Asa.
The Comic Stripped American
. New York: Walker and Company, 1974.
This book discusses the historical growth of the comic strip as a reflection of American culture.
Colum, Padraic.
Myths of the World
. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1930.
This book discusses Greco-Roman and Nordic myths that provide a historical connection to comic book superheroes/ heroines.
Daniels, Les.
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America
. New York: Outerbridge and Dienstfrey, 1971.
This book is a thorough source on the growth of the comic book, especially the chapters dealing with animal and superhero/heroine characters.
Dorfman, Ariel and Armand Mattellant.
How to Read Donald Duck
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Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic
. New York:. International General, 1975.
This book discusses how Disney comic books are used to portray propaganda in Central and South American countries.
Feiffer, Jules.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
. New York: Dial Press, 1965.
The heroes of comic books are discussed with wit and understanding of the human need for fantasy.
Feild, Robert D.
The Art of Walt Disney
. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1942.
This book devotes itself to Walt Disney; his personality and his successful rise in comic art. It includes detailed and technical sections on the procedures he developed in animated film.
Fuchs, Wolfgang and Reinhold Reitberger.
Comics: Anatomy of a Mass Medium
. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1971.
This book is a rich and valuable source that discusses the historical development of the American comic book. Also included are sections on European comics and the so-called “adult comics”.
Hamilton, Edith.
Mythology
. New York: New American Library, Inc., 1940.
This book discusses Greco-Roman and Nordic mythology.
Horn Maurice.
75 Years of the Comics
. Boston: Boston Book and Art, 1971.
This book places major emphasis on the comic strip in America as a form of communication and art.
Lerner, Max.
America As A Civilization
. Vol. 2. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963.
This book contains a series of essays that discuss forms of communication in America. An essay on the comic book is included.
Morrisroe, Patricia, “Comic Book Heroes Invade the Movies,”
Parade
, May 18, 1980.
This article contains a contemporary look at comic book heroes as they are portrayed in movies.
Norman, Dorothy.
The Hero: Myth/Image/Symbol
. Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1969.
This book organizes the visual images found in the art of many cultures that derive from myths.
Patai, Raphael.
Myth and Modern Man
. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1972.
This book presents a psychological approach to comics with discussions of the hero, Mickey Mouse and space travel.
Stephenson, Ralph.
The Animated Film
, New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1973.
This book discusses the historical development of the animated film. It includes both American and European examples that expand the use of film animation beyond the cartoon.
Wertham, Frederic.
Seduction of the Innocent
. New York: Rinehart and Winston, 1954.
This book has as its theme that comic books are a cause for juvenile delinquency. It discusses the ‘horror’ comic book extensively. As a result of its impact the Comic Book Code Authority was formed that set up the standards in comic book publication.
White, David Manning and Robert H. Abel.
The Funnies: An American Idiom
. New York: The Free Press of Glencoe, 1963.
This book discusses the comic strip, and includes studies made as to who reads the comic strip and why they read it.