Jeremy Dauber: American Comics Complete Interview

Part 1:

On this episode of Inquiry, we welcome author JEREMY DAUBER. He is a Professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. He has written a monumental history of print comics: AMERICAN COMICS: A HISTORY. Tonight we talk about comics’ early days with strips like Little Nemo in Slumberland, Krazy Kat, and eventually the first comic books.

Part 2:

On this episode of Inquiry, we welcome back author JEREMY DAUBER. He is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. Tonight to continue our conversation about his monumental cultural history: AMERICAN COMICS: A HISTORY. Comics bloom during the war years, but there was increasing parental concern about violence and sexual content. There were comic burnings. This time also saw the rise of legendary EC Comics. Eventually, there was the Comics Code and the rebellious Mad Magazine.