The Legends Behind the Comic Books 16 years old

This new documentary film recognizes the comic book as a true art form, as indigenous to American culture as jazz. It presents comic books as reflectors of a changing America from the 1930's to today, and it hails comic book superheroes as modern-day mythological figures. “THE LEGENDS BEHIND THE COMIC BOOKS” captures for posterity the living artists and writers from The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1951) and The Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1973). Insightful comments are provided by the creative geniuses who were there at the beginning, including…

Credits

Stan Lee as Himself

Roy Thomas as Himself

Greg Hildebrandt as Himself

Joe Simon as Himself

Michael E. Uslan as Himself

Dennis O'Neil as Himself

The Legends Behind the Comic Books Cast

Name	Character
Stan Lee He was 85, 95 years old when he died	as Himself
Roy Thomas He was 67, now 84 years old	as Himself
Greg Hildebrandt He was 69, now 85 years old	as Himself
Joe Simon He was 94, 98 years old when he died	as Himself
Michael E. Uslan He was 55, now 72 years old	as Himself
Dennis O'Neil He was 68, now 85 years old	as Himself

The Legends Behind the Comic Books Crew

Name	Department
Michael E. Uslan as Executive Producer. He was 55 (now 72) years old	Production

The Legends Behind the Comic Books (16 years)

Release day: Saturday, April 05, 2008
Runtime: 56 minutes