The Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books by Ernst Gerber
Requirements: CBR reader, 1.3 Gb
Overview: This volume display hundreds of full-color photos of comic book covers spanning from the earliest years of Comics’ Golden Age (1938-45) through the dawn of its Silver Age in the mid-1950s. The first volume contains titles beginning with letters A-J. HC, 10×14, 452pg, FC 
You don’t have to be a comic book fan to appreciate the sheer, sweet eye-candy that this book is. Every page is packed with photos, all in full color with frequent indicia noting the issues, publishers, and the noteable artists involved, as well as a relative price and scarcity index.
I recall the hype that was prelude to this two volume set (there’s another two for Marvel Comics 1962-1990 or so) – almost no one could believe it or thought it would get published. Not only did it get published, but it has remained in print.
It seems the pics are printed using a type of micro-printing that captures more detail than you’d believe possible. Though many cover pics are perfectly visible, a magnifying glass will enhance your appreciation.
I don’t know what else to say, though I can’t say enough in praise of this two volume set – prepare to be blown away no matter how short your interest in comic books is. It’s truly stunning and few books regarding the graphic arts have been able to hold a candle to the two volumes that encompass "The Photo-Journal Guide to Comics".
What can you say about two books that have 21700 comic book covers beautifully printed on gloss paper? WOW! for a start. No one is going to better Ernst and Mary Gerber’s five-year labor of love to complete this project. If you collect comics from 1935 thru 1965 you need these. I don’t collect them but as a publication designer I have an interest in the visual aspects of popular culture so I got a set…despite the price!
Open either book anywhere and start looking and it soon becomes apparent that this is a very comprehensive collection, I kept coming across comics that ran for a few issues, sometimes only one issue. Each cover has up to twenty-five pieces of information, essential for collectors. Many show a cover of the only copy known to exist. The first sixteen pages of each book has text about collecting comics and their values. I liked the page in book two that is devoted to ads that appeared on the back covers, strangely some collectors only go for these, if you do, go for a copy of Hey Skinny! Great Advertisements from the Golden Age of Comic Books, surely the only book about the subject.
Author Gerber says on the jacket flap…”if you spend one minute examining each picture, eight hours per day, five days a week, it would require an astounding NINE weeks to complete the job.” Nine weeks later have a rest and then go and buy the two volume ‘Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics’ and start to look at a further 7700 covers!
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