• List of Figures . . . vi
• General Editor's Preface . . . ix
• Acknowledgements . . . xi
• Introduction . . . 1
• What Is A Comic? . . . 5

 

 
 
 

Part I: Britain
1. The first adult comics . . . 13
2. Kids' stuff . . . 23
3. Underground comix . . . 36
4. 2000 AD: `The Comic of Tomorrow!' . . . 52
5. Fandom and direct sales . . . 62
6. 'Comics grow up!': dawn of the graphic novel . . . 87
7. From boom to bust . . . 96
8. Viz: `More fun than a jammy bun!' . . . 116
9. The Future . . . 127

 

 

Part II: The United States

10. Strips and proto-comics . . . 133
11. Comic books for everyone . . . 144
12. 1954 - seduction of the experienced? . . . 157
13. The years of collapse: survivors and adaptors . . . 163
14. The modern era . . . 171

 

 

Part III: Aspects

15. Worldcomics . . . 183
16. Adult comics and other media . . . 210
17. Women and adult comics . . . 221
18. The graphic novel in context . . . 235

• Conclusion . . . 249
• Appendices . . . 251
1. Code of the Comics Magazine Association of America, Inc. . . . 251
2. Ready reference dates for key British and American comics . . . 254
• Notes . . . 261
• Bibliography . . . 293
• Index . . . 307

Reviews in Print

• Harley, Kevin. "Grown-Ups and Fanboys." Postmodern Culture 4.2 (January 1994). Read Text
• Russell, J.S. "Growing Up?" The Comics Journal 161 (August 1993): 100-102.
• Stack, Frank. [Review.] inks: Cartoon and Comic Art Studies 1.2 (May 1994): 42-43.
• Witek, Jospeh. [Review.] Journal of Popular Culture 29.4 (Spring 1996): 251-52.

Reviews On-Line

• Grabner, Michelle. "Words and Pictures." [review of Sabin, Adult Comics: An Introduction and Sabin, Comics, Comics, and Graphic Novels. ebr6: Image+Narrative, Part One.