The Legends Behind the Comic Books 15 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

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 83 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 71 years old as Himself
Dennis O'Neil He was 68, now 84 years old as Himself

The Legends Behind the Comic Books Crew

Name Department
Michael E. Uslan as Executive Producer. He was 55 (now 71) years old Production
The Legends Behind the Comic Books (15 years)

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