Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels

538 SACCO, JOE noses” has caused most people to give up their individuality, while “I.Q. scores and salaries became more importa ...

SALE, TIM 539 eight issues, 1987–88) he focused on his own work in Ya h o o (six issues, Fantagraphics, 1988–92), shifting from ...

540 SANDMAN, THE (GAIMAN) In 1985, Sale was hired to pencil, ink, and letter Th ieves’ World, published by Starblaze. Eventually ...

SANDMAN, THE (GAIMAN) 541 McKean. Th e series was initially conceived as a horror comic, existing on the more magi- cal end of t ...

542 SANDMAN, THE (GOLDEN AGE) of sibling rivalry and passion turned to revenge, themes on the dangerous nature of gifts, particu ...

SATIRE 543 Adventure Comics #40 is believed to have been written fi rst. As World War II started, the Sandman was reworked into ...

544 SATIRE with the comic art form since the inception of comics. Th e most prevalent exam- ple of satiric cartooning in the pop ...

SATIRE 545 Kennedy, and Fidel Castro. Th eir ineptitude in contrast to Herbie’s capability, itself contrasted with Herbie’s ludi ...

546 SATIRE In fact, parodies of superhero comics have provided a major vehicle for satire in comics—with varying attitudes towar ...

SATIRE 547 over the character Wolverroach, which they contended bore too close a resemblance to Wolverine. Sim relented, but his ...

548 SATIRE PANIC wound down, Mad became the sole survivor of the EC line by bypassing the code entirely and shifting to a magazi ...

SATIRE 549 In addition to Shelton’s work, just about all work from the early underground and adult comics movement can be constr ...

550 SATIRE was overtly infl uenced by E. C. Segar, as was most of London’s work. As London’s career evolved, he landed his dream ...

SCIENCE FICTION 551 Selected Bibliography: Backer, Dan. A Brief History of Political Cartoons. Charlot- tesville: University of ...

552 SCIENCE FICTION book incarnation was published by TSR during 1990–91, co-written by Flint Dille (grandson of John Flint Dill ...

SCIENCE FICTION 553 of specially constructed models (for such things as spaceships) and real people to pose as characters. Th e ...

554 SCIENCE FICTION the horror titles. Th is would later be renamed as Incredible Science Fiction (issue #30), published at a bi ...

SCIENCE FICTION 555 (#205–16), following a transition to more supernatural, fantastic themes with #202. DC Comics’ Vertigo impri ...

556 SCIENCE FICTION Science fi ction has also held an important place in Japanese comics, known as manga. Th e most famous serie ...

SCIENCE FICTION 557 explored more safely through the veneer of a science fi ction metaphor, and began to conceptualize what beca ...