David Roach
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Comic-book illustrator and writer; Associate Editor of Comic Book Artist. Coeditor of The Warren Companion: The Definitive Compendium to the Great Comics of Warren Publishing and Slings and Arrows Comic Guide (rev. ed.). Versions of his contributions to The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes (Visible Ink Press, 2012) form the basis of his contributions to various entries in Britannica.
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Captain America, comic-strip superhero created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby for Timely (later Marvel) Comics. The character debuted in March 1941 in Captain America Comics no. 1. Simon and Kirby created Steve Rogers, a would-be army enlistee rejected by recruiters because of his small…
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Publications (3)
The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes
Appealing to the casual comic book reader as well as the hardcore graphic novel fan, this ultimate A-to-Z compendium describes everyone’s favorite participants in the eternal battle between good and evil. With nearly 200 entries examining more than 1,000 icons and their place in popular culture, it is the first comprehensive profile of superheroes across all media, following their path from comic book stardom to radio, television, movies, and novels. The best-loved and most historically significant...
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A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel (American English, Quick Text Edition)
One Christmas Eve, after being particularly cruel to his employee, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, who tells him that he will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, Future. Each ghost shows him things that rekindle the joy and spirit of Christmas within his heart and awaken his goodwill toward his fellow man. In typical fashion, Dickens deals with social injustice in a way that transcends the 19th century. This illustrated...
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