LEADER 01827oam 2200277z- 450 001 9910155622603321 010 $a1-63529-153-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000975450 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781635291537 035 $a(Exl-AI)993710000000975450 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000975450 100 $a20190224c2016uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 $aTower of the Comic Book Freaks #3 210 $cCaliber 215 $a1 online resource (4 p.) 225 $aThe Tower of the Comic Book Freaks 330 $aFourth 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 Run 606 $aComic books, strips, etc$zUnited States$7Generated by AI 607 $aNew York (N.Y.)$7Generated by AI 615 0$aComic books, strips, etc. 700 $aKasman$b Ron$01435085 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155622603321 996 $aTower of the Comic Book Freaks #3$94177545 997 $aUNINA