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The DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe

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In 1935, popular culture was forever transformed when DC Comics published the first book of �all new, all original” comic material. To the delight of millions of readers everywhere, the modern comic book was born, and from its pages came leaping an exhilarating cast of characters.Now The DC Vault unlocks DC Comics’ most fascinating secrets and deeply buried treasures, presenting a colorful array of historic and never-before-published memorabilia, including early sketches, covers, memos, press materials, and much more. From a working reproduction of a 1942 Junior Justice Society of America decoder, to a series of Public Service Announcements starring Superman and Batman, to the original pencils and inks for Wonder Woman #63, this dazzling chronicle contains more than 25 plastic-encased archival pieces for readers to pull out and examine—all while learning about the artists, writers, and world-famous super heroes that make up the DC Universe. Whether you’ve been collecting Superman comics since the ’40s or have just discovered the amazing Sandman saga, you’ll revel in this vibrant treasury!

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 6, 2008

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Martin Pasko

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Martin Joseph "Marty" Pasko (born Jean-Claude Rochefort) was a Canadian comic book writer and television screenwriter.
Pasko worked for many comics publishers, but is best known for his superhero stories for DC Comics over three decades. He wrote Superman in various media, including television animation, webisodes, and a syndicated newspaper strip for Tribune Media Services, as well as comic books. He also co-created the 1975 revamp of Doctor Fate.

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June 18, 2021
A fun to read summary of DC's history up to 2009. Being able to pull out, feel, and read the various reproductions really does add to the experience. The scale of the writing itself is kind of strange. We seem to spend much more time in the 40s and 50s then we do in the subsequent decades, and while the book is mostly chronological, at times it seems to jump around. What I did appreciate, though, is the neutral tone of our two authors, who have both worked at DC for a very long time. It would be easy for this to just be blind worship of the company, but we get to see some of the issues happening behind the scenes. There's other books and documentaries that go more in-depth, since this is only 192 pages, and a decent number of those pages are taken up by pictures. But if you want a quick, semi-interactive look at DC's history, you can't go wrong here.
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February 27, 2019
If you are a fan of comics this is a must read, a fascinating insight into the history of DC comics, brilliant.
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1,549 reviews4 followers
January 13, 2010
One of the coolest books about DC Comics. I'm a huge fan of Wonder Women and most book only give here a few pages. This book gave all them equal amount. The book also have repos of some of the DC things that you could get in the mail or a pencil drwing and ink drawing of a DC comic cover.
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May 7, 2010
A huge treasure. I received it Christmas morning and spent the whole day with it. If you love DC comics you will love this. Replicas of old ads and the real stories behind the history of the best comics next to Dark Horse!!!
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January 2, 2012
Sits nicely with my batman vault. Not an overly great read though.
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