From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics by Barnholden, Neale
From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics by Barnholden, Neale

From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics

Between the 1930s and the invention of the internet, American comics reached readers in a few distinct...
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Author: Neale Barnholden
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Language: English
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From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics by Barnholden, Neale

From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics

$113.25
From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics by Barnholden, Neale

From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics

$113.25
Author: Neale Barnholden
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Between the 1930s and the invention of the internet, American comics reached readers in a few distinct physical forms: the familiar monthly stapled pamphlet, the newspaper comics section, bubblegum wrappers, and bound books. From Gum Wrappers to Richie Rich: The Materiality of Cheap Comics places the history of four representative comics--Watchmen, Uncle Scrooge, Richie Rich, and Fleer Funnies--in the larger contexts of book history, children's culture, and consumerism to understand the roles that comics have played as very specific kinds of books. While comics have received increasing amounts of scholarly attention over the past several decades, their material form is a neglected aspect of how creators, corporations, and readers have constructed meaning inside and around narratives.

Neale Barnholden traces the unusual and surprising histories of comics ranging from the most acclaimed works to literal garbage, analyzing how the physical objects containing comics change the meaning of those comics. For example, Carl Barks's Uncle Scrooge comics were gradually salvaged by a fan-driven project, an evolution that is evident when considering their increasingly expensive forms. Similarly, Watchmen has been physically made into the epitome of "prestigious graphic novel" by the DC Comics corporation. On the other hand, Harvey Comics' Richie Rich is typically misunderstood as a result of its own branding, while Fleer Funnies uses its inextricable association with bubblegum to offer unexpectedly sophisticated meanings. Examining the bibliographical histories of each title, Barnholden demonstrates how the materiality of consumer culture suggests meanings to comics texts beyond the narratives.

Author: Neale Barnholden
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 06/20/2024
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9781496851628

About the Author
Neale Barnholden is a lecturer at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Originally from Vancouver, he studies American comics.
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