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MEET LEV GLEASON, A REAL-LIFE COMICS SUPERHERO! Gleason was a titan among Golden Age comics publishers who fought back against the censorship campaigns and paranoia 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 groundbreaking titles like Daredevil and Crime Does Not Pay. Brett Dakin, Gleason's great-nephew, opens up the family archives-and the files of the FBI-to take you on a journey through the publisher's life and career. In American Daredevil, you'll learn the truth about Gleason's rapid rise to the top of comics, unapologetic Progressive activism, and sudden fall from grace. Whether it was Dr. Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent or the House Un-American Activities Committee, Gleason was always ready to take on the enemy.

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Comic books tell legends of heroes that stand up and do the right thing. Lev Gleason was not only an early publisher of these stories, he was a superhero in his own right. His story deserves to be told, and Dakin does so here in an informative, entertaining manner. - Anthony Del Col, writer, Luke Cage, Kill Shakespeare, and Son of Hitler American Daredevil pulls Lev Gleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deserved spotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry. - Michael Uslan, comic book historian and producer, Joker, The Spirit, Justice League, and the Batman films

“AMERICAN DAREDEVILPROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF COMICS, AND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK ATONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIONEERS OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY. [...] ATA TIME WHEN FASCISM NO LONGER SEEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PAGES OF HISTORYTEXTBOOKS, WE CAN TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM GLEASON, WHOSE ANTI-FASCISTACTIVISM WAS NOT CONFINED TO HISCOMICS.”- LEONARDRIFAS, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, HISTORIAN, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, KOREANWAR COMIC BOOKS “AMERICAN DAREDEVILPROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF COMICS, AND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK ATONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIONEERS OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY. [...] ATA TIME WHEN FASCISM NO LONGER SEEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PAGES OF HISTORYTEXTBOOKS, WE CAN TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM GLEASON, WHOSE ANTI-FASCISTACTIVISM WAS NOT CONFINED TO HISCOMICS.”- LEONARDRIFAS, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, HISTORIAN, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, KOREANWAR COMIC BOOKS “Comic books tell legends ofheroes that stand up and do the right thing. Lev Gleason was not only an earlypublisher of these stories, he was a superhero in his own right. His storydeserves to be told, and Dakindoes so here in an informative,entertaining manner.”- Anthony Del Col, writer, LukeCage, Kill Shakespeare, and Son of Hitler “Comic books tell legends ofheroes that stand up and do the right thing. Lev Gleason was not only an earlypublisher of these stories, he was a superhero in his own right. His storydeserves to be told, and Dakindoes so here in an informative,entertaining manner.”- Anthony Del Col, writer, LukeCage, Kill Shakespeare, and Son of Hitler ""American Daredevil pulls LevGleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deservedspotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry.""- MichaelUslan, comic book historianand producer, Joker, The Spirit,Justice League, and the Batman films ""American Daredevil pulls LevGleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deservedspotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry.""- MichaelUslan, comic book historianand producer, Joker, The Spirit,Justice League, and the Batman films

"""American Daredevil pulls LevGleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deservedspotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry.""- MichaelUslan, comic book historianand producer, Joker, The Spirit,Justice League, and the Batman films “AMERICAN DAREDEVILPROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF COMICS, AND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK ATONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIONEERS OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY. [...] ATA TIME WHEN FASCISM NO LONGER SEEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PAGES OF HISTORYTEXTBOOKS, WE CAN TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM GLEASON, WHOSE ANTI-FASCISTACTIVISM WAS NOT CONFINED TO HISCOMICS.”- LEONARDRIFAS, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, HISTORIAN, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, KOREANWAR COMIC BOOKS “Comic books tell legends ofheroes that stand up and do the right thing. Lev Gleason was not only an earlypublisher of these stories, he was a superhero in his own right. His storydeserves to be told, and Dakindoes so here in an informative,entertaining manner.”- Anthony Del Col, writer, LukeCage, Kill Shakespeare, and Son of Hitler"

"""American Daredevil pulls Lev Gleason out of the shadows of history and places him in the well-deserved spotlight as one of the founding fathers of the comic book industry.""- Michael Uslan, comic book historianand producer, Joker, The Spirit, Justice League, and the Batman films “Comic books tell legends of heroes that stand up and do the right thing. Lev Gleason was not only an early publisher of these stories, he was a superhero in his own right. His story deserves to be told, and Dakindoes so here in an informative, entertaining manner.”- Anthony Del Col, writer, Luke Cage, Kill Shakespeare, and Son of Hitler “AMERICAN DAREDEVIL PROVIDES A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE HISTORY OF COMICS, AND AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIONEERS OF THE AMERICAN COMIC BOOK INDUSTRY. [...] AT A TIME WHEN FASCISM NO LONGER SEEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PAGES OF HISTORY TEXTBOOKS, WE CAN TAKE SOME INSPIRATION FROM GLEASON, WHOSE ANTI-FASCIST ACTIVISM WAS NOT CONFINED TO HIS COMICS.”- LEONARD RIFAS, COMIC BOOK ARTIST, HISTORIAN, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR, KOREAN WAR COMIC BOOKS"

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