S3E9 "A Comic Book Nerd's Revenge"
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COMIC BOOKS have propelled many a film and TV career. Hell, various SPIDERMAN movies have kept various movie studios alive. DC COMICS was a pillar at WARNER BROS. The MARVEL UNIVERSE has made billions for DISNEY. And where the hell would we be if WILLIAM F. GAINES hadn’t taken over running EC COMICS from his dad in the late 1950’s. EC published titles like VAULT OF HORROR, THE HAUNT OF FEAR and TALES FROM THE CRYPT. I confess to being a COMIC BOOK NERD with a stack of EC comics under the covers, a flashlight within reach, and a bottomless […]
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