Preface
Introduction by Paul Levitz
Chapter 1: Defining Comic Books as a Medium Detailed
Chapter 2: The History of Comic Books, Part I: Developing a Medium
Chapter 3: The History of Comic Books, Part II: The Maturation of the Medium
Chapter 4: The Comic Book Industry
Chapter 5: The Comic Book Creators
Chapter 6: Creating the Story
Chapter 7: Experiencing the Story
Chapter 8: The Comic Book Readers
Chapter 9: Comic Book Genres: Classifying Comics
Chapter
10: Comic Book Genres: The Superhero Genre
Chapter 11: Comic Books and Ideology
Chapter 12: Researching Comic Books
Chapter 13: Comics Culture around the World
Glossary
Bibliography