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The Mammoth book of best crime comics / edited by Paul Gravett.
- Title
- The Mammoth book of best crime comics / edited by Paul Gravett.
- Publication
- Philadelphia, [PA] : Running Press ; London : Robinson, 2008.
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- Additional Authors
- Gravett, Paul
- Moore, Alan, 1953-
- Thatcher, Lloyd.
- Sánchez Abulí, E.
- Bernet, Jordi
- Simon, Joe
- Kirby, Jack
- Krigstein, B. (Bernard), 1919-1990
- Grange, Dominique
- Tardi, Jacques
- Cole, Jack, 1914-1958
- Burns, Charles, 1955-
- Eisner, Will
- Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961
- Raymond, Alex, 1909-1956
- Gonano, Gianluigi, 1940-
- De Luca, Gianni, 1927-1991
- Toth, Alex
- Collins, Max Allan
- Beatty, Terry
- McLoughlin, Colin.
- McLoughlin, Denis, 1918-
- Sampayo, Carlos, 1943-
- Muñoz, José, 1942-
- Everett, Bill, 1917-1973
- Grist, Paul
- Guardineer, Fred
- Spillane, Mickey, 1918-2006
- Sahle, Harry
- Robbins, Ed
- Gaiman, Neil
- Pleece, Warren
- Craig, Jonathan T. (Johnny), 1926-2001.
- Zarate, Oscar, 1942-
- Description
- 479 p. : chiefly ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "These are some of the slickest, moodiest, graphic short stories ever collected, from the mean streets and sin cities of crime. They range from America's classic newspaper-strip serials and notorious uncensored comic books to modern graphic novel masterpieces" -- p. [4] of cover.
- Alternative Title
- Best crime comics
- Crime comics
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Detective and mystery comics
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Every shade of noir / introduction by Paul Gravett -- Old gangsters never die / by Alan Moore and Lloyd Thatcher -- Torpedo 1936: the switch / by Sanchez Abuli and Jordi Bernet -- The money-making machine swindlers / by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby -- 87th Precinct: blind man's bluff / by Bernie Krigstein and anonymous -- The murderer of Hung / by Dominique Grange and Jacques Tardi -- Murder, morphine and me / by Jack Cole -- El Borbah: love in vein / by Charles Burns -- The Spirit: the Portier fortune / by Will Eisner -- Secret Agent X-9 / by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond -- Commissario Spada: Strada [Street] / by Gianluigi Gonano and Gianni De Luca -- Lily-white Joe / by Bernie Krigstein and anonymous -- The crushed gardenia / by Alex Toth and anonymous -- Ms. Tree: Maternity leave / by Max Allan Colins and Terry Beatty -- Roy Carson and the old master / Colin McLoughlin and Denis McLoughlin -- Mary Spratchet / by anonymous -- Alack Sinner: Talkin' with Joe / by Carlos Sampayo and José Muñoz -- The button / by Bill Everett and anonymous -- Kane: Rat in the house / by Paul Grist -- Who dunnit? / by Fred Guardineer and anonymous -- Mike Lancer and the syndicate of death / by Mickey Spillane and Harry Sahle -- Mike Hammer: Dark City / by Mickey Spillane and Ed Robbins -- The court / by Neil Gaiman and Warren Pleece -- The sewer / by Johnny Craig -- I keep coming back / by Alan Moore and Oscar Zarate.
- ISBN
- 9780762433940 (U.S. : pbk.)
- 0762433949 (U.S. : pbk.)
- 9781845297107 (U.K.)
- 1845297105 (U.K.)
- LCCN
- ^^2008926155
- OCLC
- 191926365
- SCSB-11199079
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library