
Ruth Roche
The Phantom Hand of Comics
Joe Corallo(Author)
Papercutz (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 28. July 2026
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-5458-2737-6 (ISBN)
Description
A biographical look at one of comics unsung heroes from the Golden Age, writer and editor, Ruth Roche.
Finally, a book that highlights the pioneering, yet too often overlooked, comics career of Ruth Roche using the medium she most closely worked in as a writer, editor, and business partner to the legendary Jerry Iger. Following Ruth's journey from a young women with a penchant for storytelling, through the Golden Age of comics, where Ruth worked in the midst of the action--until the fateful Wertham Trials brought all of it to an end.
Finally, a book that highlights the pioneering, yet too often overlooked, comics career of Ruth Roche using the medium she most closely worked in as a writer, editor, and business partner to the legendary Jerry Iger. Following Ruth's journey from a young women with a penchant for storytelling, through the Golden Age of comics, where Ruth worked in the midst of the action--until the fateful Wertham Trials brought all of it to an end.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 168 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5458-2737-6 (9781545827376)
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Person
Joe Corallo