The history of the funnies in America
by Shmuel Ross and Jennie Wood
1800s ⢠1900â1919 ⢠1920s ⢠1930s ⢠1940s ⢠1950s ⢠1960s ⢠1970s ⢠1980s ⢠1990s ⢠2000s ⢅
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