nthe20thcentury, noartisticmediuminNorthAmericawithsomuchpotentialforcreativeexpressionhashadamoreturbulenthistoryplaguedwithlessrespectthancomicbooks.Throughanimatedmontages, readingsandinterviews, thisfilmguidesusthroughthehistoryofthemediumfromthelate1930sand1940swiththefirstexplosionofpopularity...