| International Standard Book Number |
9781506744360 (hbk)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1506744362 (hbk)
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| Personal Name |
Schechter, Harold, author.
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| Title Statement |
"Dr. Werthless" / written by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell ; illustrated by Eric Powell ; designed by Phil Balsman.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
199 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| General Note |
"He studied murder... and nearly killed the comics industry."
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Reviled by comic book fans as a witch-hunting zealot who stirred up a panic among the parents of America for his own self-promoting purposes, he was also a renowned psychiatrists who, among other accomplishments, opened a clinic in Harlem for disadvantaged African-American patients and played an important role in the desegregation of the nation's schools. Believing that murder could be abolished through a proper understanding of the mental and social roots of criminal violence, he took a genuinely humane approach to some of the most notorious homicidal maniacs of his time, while simultaneously exploiting their stories for his own commercial ends. Acclaimed true crime author, Harold Schechter, and multiple Eisner award winning cartoonist, Eric Powell, present a graphic novel that takes an unbiased look at this flawed and enormously and complex man--whose obsessive dream of freeing the world from violence nearly murdered the comics industry." -- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Wertham, Fredric, 1895-1981 Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Psychiatrists United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Violence Psychological aspects Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Comic books, strips, etc. Publishing Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Comic books, strips, etc. History and criticism United States Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Comics (Graphic works)
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographical comics.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Nonfiction comics.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Powell, Eric, author, illustrator.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Balsman, Phil, designer.
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