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Comics Reference Books: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

I have here compiled a list of books about comic books, their history, the industry, the creators, and some of the issues associated with comics. Many of these books are, unfortunately, out of print, but can still be special ordered through Amazon.com.

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Bibliographies, Handbooks, and Guides
Creators: Authors and Artists
Comic Book Publishers, Titles, and Characters
History and Criticism

Crawford's Encyclopedia of Comic Books by Hubert H. Crawford.

Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists, 1730-1980, Mark Bryant and Simon Heneage, comps. Scolar Press, 1994.

Dictionary Of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors, Alan Clark, ed. British Library Pubns., 1997.

The Encyclopedia of American Comics: From 1897 to the Present edited by Ron Goulart. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

Encyclopedia of Comic Characters by Denis Gifford.

World Encyclopedia of Cartoons edited by Maurice Horn. Chelsea House Pub Paperbacks, 1998.

Encyclopedia of Superheroes by Jeff Rovin. New York and Oxford: Facts on File, 1985.

Encyclopedia of Super Villains by Jeff Rovin.

World Encyclopedia of Comics edited by Maurice Horn. Chelsea House Pub Paperbacks, 1998.

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