About The Legends Behind the Comic Books
- Released on April 05, 2008
This new documentary film recognizes the comic book as a true art form, as indigenous to American culture as jazz. It presents comic books as reflectors of a changing America from the 1930's to today, and it hails comic book superheroes as modern-day mythological figures. “THE LEGENDS BEHIND THE COMIC BOOKS” captures for posterity the living artists and writers from The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1951) and The Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1973). Insightful comments are provided by the creative geniuses who were there at the beginning, including…
Full Cast of The Legends Behind the Comic Books
Stan Lee plays Himself
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber, December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, edito...
See Stan Lee's other roles →Andy Kubert plays Himself
Joe Kubert plays Himself
Adam Kubert plays Himself
Dick Giordano plays Himself
Dick Giordano was born on July 20, 1932 and passed away 14 years ago at the age of 77 on March 27, 2010.
See Dick Giordano's other roles →Greg Hildebrandt plays Himself
Dennis O'Neil plays Himself
Dennis Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marv...
See Dennis O'Neil's other roles →John Romita Sr. plays Himself
Joe Simon plays Himself
Joseph Henry "Joe" Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer...
See Joe Simon's other roles →Roy Thomas plays Himself
Roy Thomas was born on November 22, 1940 and is currently 83 years old.
See Roy Thomas's other roles →Michael Uslan plays Himself
Michael E. Uslan was born on December 15, 1950 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA as Michael Elliot Uslan. He is a produ...
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