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Comic Book Confidential

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A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1989-06-14

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: Ron Mann

Writer: Ron Mann, Charles Lippincott

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Comic Book Confidential

Production Companies: Sphinx Productions

Production Countries: Canada, United States of America

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