Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels

[Page 2] Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels [Page 3] EDITORIAL BOARD Will Allred Henry Andrews Rikke Platz Cortsen Christopher Couch Corey K. Creekmur Craig Crowder Marc-Oliver Frisch Richard L. Graham Diana Green Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Andrew J. Kunka Travis Langley Pascal Lefèvre Stuart Lenig A. David Lewis Chris Murray Nhu-Hoa Nguyen Mark O’English Robert O’Nale J. Gavin Paul James E. Reibman Mark C. Rogers Cord Scott Matthew J. Smith Fredrik Strömberg John F. Weinzierl Daniel Wüllner [Page 4] ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMIC BOOKS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS VOLUME 1: A–L M. KEITH BOOKER, EDITOR [Page 5] Copyright 2010 by M. Keith Booker All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Encyclopedia of comic books and graphic novels / M. Keith Booker, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-313-35746-6 (set) — ISBN 978-0-313-35747-3 (set : ebook) — ISBN 978-0-313-35748-0 (vol. 1 : alk. paper ) — ISBN 978-0-313-35749-7 (vol. 1 : ebook) — ISBN 978-0-313-35750-3 (vol. 2 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-35751-0 (vol. 2 : ebook) 1. Comic books, strips, etc.—Dictionaries. I. Booker, M. Keith. PN6707.E49 2010 741.403—dc22 2010002233 ISBN: 978-