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Teenage Confidential SC (1998 Chronicle Books) An Illustrated History of the American Teen comic books 1996-1998

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Teenage Confidential SC (1998 Chronicle Books) An Illustrated History of the American Teen 1-1ST


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    1st printing.

    Text By Michael Barson and Steven Heller.

    Believe it or not, that cultural icon known as the teenager hasn't always existed. the troubled, tormented youth first emerged in American culture during world war ii and has been raising Cain ever since. In Teenage Confidential, Michael Barson and Steven Heller offer a visual tour of the sometimes shocking and always hilarious world of wayward teens, as portrayed in books and comics, movies and TV, advertising, and music from the forties, fifties, and sixties.

    Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 132 pages, full color.

    Cover price $16.95.