01827oam 2200277z- 450 99101556226033211-63529-153-4(CKB)3710000000975450(VLeBooks)9781635291537(Exl-AI)993710000000975450(EXLCZ)99371000000097545020190224c2016uuuu -u- -engTower of the Comic Book Freaks #3Caliber1 online resource (4 p.)The Tower of the Comic Book FreaksFourth of July, 1971. Five awkward, young men drive to New York City to attend the '71 comic convention in search of love, sex, art, comic books and a glimpse at the city's wicked underbelly. What they encounter changes their lives forever. Visit a pivotal time as comics change from a business to an art form. Meet Allan Caldwell, comic artist, blacklisted since the 1950s for his testimony to the U.S. Congressional Inquiry. Tour the greatest city in America during a period of social disintegration. THIS ISSUE: "It's a Business and its an Art Form" After some detective work Harold buys back T-Bone's stolen art portfolio from a street person. Artist Allan Caldwell talks Harold into escorting his much younger girlfriend around New York so that he can do business at the convention. Caldwell's girlfriend further explains to Harold that the industry's glamour is only a chimera. "Great reading for a Sunday afternoon" - Noel Tuazon, New York Times Best Selling Illustrator of Elk's RunComic books, strips, etcUnited StatesGenerated by AINew York (N.Y.)Generated by AIComic books, strips, etc.Kasman Ron1435085BOOK9910155622603321Tower of the Comic Book Freaks #34177545UNINA