Schelly, Bill. Words of Wonder: The Life and Times of Otto Binder. Seattle, WA: Hamster Press, 2003. 255pp. ISBN 0-9645669-9-0 (hc).
[Note: The book's table of contents does not list all elements of the book; these sections have been listed here, with [brackets' indicating where information has been added to that found in the book's official table of contents. It also does not indicate page numbers; these have been added to the information below.]
[Introduction: Binder, Rhymes with Tinder - Richard A. Lupoff ... 7]
[Author's Preface: Why Otto Binder? ... 15]
[Table of Contents ... 19]
- Applause ... 20
- An American Tale Begins ... 23
- Connections ... 37
- The New York Beat ... 43
- Banging the Keys ... 49
- Citizen Link ... 59
- Seduced into Comics ... 67
- Lightning Strikes! ... 79
- Playing the Field ... 91
- Life in Eaglewood ... 103
- Goodbye Fawcett, Hello EC ... 119
- Sitting Pretty ... 133
- The Most Difficult Man in Comics ... 142
- Binder in Fandomland ... 155
- Tough Sledding ... 177
- Mary ... 197
- A New Life ... 205
- The Sounds of Silence ... 217
- Legacy ... 228
Epilogue [Where Are They Now?] ... 234
Acknowledgements ... 236
Appendix [A: Footnotes] ... 238
[Appendix B: Otto Binder's SF and Science Writing] ... 242
[Bibliography ... 246]
[Otto Binder's Comic Book Credits ... 246]
Index ... 247
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