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Comic Book Confidential

Jun 14, 1989 | IMDB 6.7

90 min Watch Now

Documentary

A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.

Casts
Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Robert Crumb, Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, Shary Flenniken

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