The Legends Behind the Comic Books

  • Movie
  • 2007
  • 56m
  • Documentary

This new documentary film recognizes the comic book as a true art form, as indigenous to American culture as jazz. It presents comic books as reflectors of a changing America from the 1930's to today, and it hails comic book superheroes as modern-day mythological figures. “THE LEGENDS BEHIND THE COMIC BOOKS” captures for posterity the living artists and writers from The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1951) and The Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1973). Insightful comments are provided by the creative geniuses who were there at the beginning, including…

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Director
Chip Cronkite
Starring
Stan Lee, Andy Kubert, Joe Kubert, Adam Kubert

Cast

  • Stan Lee

    Stan Lee

    Self

  • Andy Kubert

    Andy Kubert

    Self

  • Joe Kubert

    Joe Kubert

    Self

  • Adam Kubert

    Adam Kubert

    Self

  • Dick Giordano

    Self

  • Greg Hildebrandt

    Self

  • Dennis O'Neil

    Dennis O'Neil

    Self

  • John Romita Sr.

    John Romita Sr.

    Self

  • Joe Simon

    Joe Simon

    Self

  • Roy Thomas

    Roy Thomas

    Self

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