Artist-writer Jim Steranko took two years to chronicle the spectacular 100,000-word volume, the epic story of comics' Golden Age creators and their characters in a massive 10-1/2 x 14'' format with wraparound color covers featuring 50 fabulous superheroes! The hefty edition spotlights Blackhawk, Airboy, The Heap, Valkyrie, Sky Wolf, Black Angel, Skyman, Captain Midnight, The Flying Heroes, Captain Marvel, the Marvel Family, Plastic Man, The Spirit, Uncle Sam, Doll Man, The Ray, Captain Triumph, Black Condor, Kid Eternity, and hundreds of others. More than 455 dynamite illustrations, many in full-page size! The definitive comics history by an authority who reveals the four-color phenomenon as only a pro on the inside could do it!