Published in 1990, Ernst and Mary Gerbers "Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books" is still one of the most comprehensive and exhaustive forays into the history and art of comic books. Featuring over 20,000 cover images across two oversized volumes, "The Photo-Journals" document comic books published during the Golden Age (1938-45) and into the dawn of the Silver Age (mid-1950s), reproducing each cover in full-color, photographed from the best possible copies of each issue available. In addition, each series listing features supplemental information noting publication year, creators, scarcity guide, and more. No comic collector's reference library is complete without these massive, informative tomes. Volume 1 features Golden and Silver Age comics listed alphabetically from A-J, including "Action Comics", "Archie", "Batman", "All-Star Comics", "Captain America", "Detective Comics", and many, many more!