The golden age : a different look at a different era / by James Robinson and Paul Martin Smith ; Richard Ory, color artist; John Costanza, letterer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, James, 1963-

Contributor:

Smith, Paul (Comic book artist)

Ory, Richard.

DC Comics, Inc.

Steven Rothman Collection of Comics, Cartoons, and Graphic Novels (University of Pennsylvania)

Comics Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Elseworlds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Superheroes--Comic books, strips, etc.

Superheroes.

Justice Society of America (Fictitious characters).

History.

United States.

United States--History--1945-1953--Comic books, strips, etc.

Justice Society of America (Fictitious characters)--Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Rothman, Steven D. (donor)

Physical Description:

199 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : DC Comics, [1995]

Summary:

At the end of World War II, America's superheroes faded away, returning to their secret lives. One minor superhero, Tex Thompson, a.k.a. The Americommando, came home from heroic deeds in Germany to parades and medals. Soon, the remaining heroes begin gathering to wonder about Tex Thompson's hidden agenda.

Notes:

"Originally published in single magazine form as The golden age, 1-4 ... c1993-94"--T.p. verso.

"In Elseworlds, Heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places -- some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can't, couldn't, or shouldn't exist."----publisher.

ISBN:

1563892030

9781563892035

OCLC:

34245825