Comics Historian Les Daniels RIP

[Mr.Illmannered]

Definitely a big loss to the comic/enthusiast world. RIP to him and prayers to his family.

[Larryw7]

Some more details on Les Daniels death have been posted on the Classic Horror Film Board. Scroll down to the 10th post on this page:

 

http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/40638/master/1/?page=3

[thecollectron]

His book "Comix" was one of my greatest Christmas presents 40 years ago. I devoured that book, treasured it and still have it dust jacket and all.

 

+1

 

When I was a kid I saw it in the bookstore and I guess my mom saw me peruse it and then set it down wistfully. There weren't really that many books about comics back then, and I could afford the paperback All In Color For A Dime and the Steranko History of Comics, but the hardback Comix was out of my price range.

I was surprised and delighted to get it for Christmas.

[50YrsCollctngCmcs]

His book "Comix" was one of my greatest Christmas presents 40 years ago. I devoured that book, treasured it and still have it dust jacket and all.

 

+1

 

When I was a kid I saw it in the bookstore and I guess my mom saw me peruse it and then set it down wistfully. There weren't really that many books about comics back then, and I could afford the paperback All In Color For A Dime and the Steranko History of Comics, but the hardback Comix was out of my price range.

I was surprised and delighted to get it for Christmas.

 

That is a good point, trying to find books on comic books back then was really tough. The library had a good collection of strip reprints that were great but few books on comic books. My county library had a copy of Seduction of the Innocent that was great to read but didn't have any of the comic book reprint books just starting to appear. Finding Pfeiffer's book for sale was great and then the paperback AICFAD was also a great find. Not much beyond that though.

 

I contrast that to today where the local libraries are loaded with shelves of graphic novels and even Archives! I would have killed for that kind of access to that material as a kid.

[markseifert]

Finding Pfeiffer's book for sale was great

 

I was going to mention that one too, pretty sure I read more than a few of those stories for the first time there. They must have sold a ton of those, I used to see copies of that kicking around garage sales and used bookstores constantly.

[Hibou]

His books are great... sad to hear of this.

[Larryw7]

NY Times obituary for Les Daniels:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/books/les-daniels-historian-of-comic-books-dies-at-68.html?_r=2