Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 The 1940s From Superheroes to Picture Stories from the Bible 11
5. 2 The 1950s and 1960s Sunday Schools, Secularism, and Seduction of the Innocent 57
6. 3 The 1970s Comix, Jack Chick, Archie, and Spire Christian Comics 107
7. 4 The 1970s and 1980s Marvel, DC, Saints, and Sinners 151
8. 5 The 1990s Vertigo, Hellboy, and Marvel’s Illuminator 189
9. 6 The 2000s Genres and Auteurs 229
10. Acknowledgments 263
11. Notes 265
12. Selected Bibliography 289
13. Index 295
14. About the Author 303