American DaredevilAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 18 August 2020
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MEET LEV GLEASON, A REAL-LIFE COMICSSUPERHERO!
Gleason was a titan among GoldenAge comics publishers who fought back against the censorship campaigns andparanoia of the Red Scare. After dropping out of Harvard to fight in France,Gleason moved to New York City and eventually made it big with groundbreakingtitles like Daredevil and Crime Does NotPay.
Brett Dakin, Gleasons great-nephew,opens up the family archives-and the files of the FBI-to take you on a journeythrough the publishers life and career. In American Daredevil, youll learn thetruth about Gleasons rapid rise to the top of comics, unapologetic Progressiveactivism, and sudden fall from grace.
Whetherit was Dr. Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent or the HouseUn-American Activities Committee, Gleason was always ready to take on the enemy.
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