Books with title The World Encyclopedia of Comics: 003

Includes: over 700 photographs and illustrations of locomotives from around the world, a definitive history of locomotive technology from the 1830s to the present day, detailed specification boxes given for over 100 key locomotive designs, charts the development of locomotive design throughout the world including Britain, the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, India, China, Japan and the Pacific Rim.

Covers artists' lives and careers, their contributions and style, and their influence on other artists -- Comics entries include information on artists who worked on them, description of plot, theme and character, and their place in the history of comics -- Extensive glossary illuminates the lingo of the industry -- Bibliography, listings of comic book publishers and syndicates, and a 10,000-entry index

**** The second 1976 edition is cited in BCL3. New edition of a reference that covers the entire field of comic art in all of its aspects--artistic, cultural, sociological, and commercial--on a global scale through December 1997. Contains 1,400-plus biographical and bibliographical entries which have been organized alphabetically as well as a number of informative articles such as a world history of the comics, a chronology of important events, an analytical summary dealing with language, themes and structures, and an extensive glossary. Extensively Illustrated with b&w pictures and color reproductions. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.