Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great Comic Book Artists | 1986 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 2 | The Definitive Illustrated History from the 1890s to the 1980s | 1986 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 3 | Over Fifty Years of American Comic Books | 1990 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 4 | Great American Comic Books | 2001 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 5 | Comic Book Encyclopedia | 2004 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
| 6 | Alex Raymond | 2015 | Ron Goulart | Buy |
Ron Goulart’s Comic Book series covers six titles published between 1986 and 2015, spanning nearly three decades of writing about comics and their history. The series opens with two 1986 releases: The Great Comic Book Artists and The Definitive Illustrated History from the 1890s to the 1980s. Over Fifty Years of American Comic Books followed in 1990, with Great American Comic Books arriving in 2001 and Comic Book Encyclopedia in 2004.
The final entry, Alex Raymond, came out in 2015, focusing on an individual artist rather than the broader survey approach of the earlier books. For readers interested in the history of American comics, starting with the 1986 titles and working through to Alex Raymond gives a sense of how Goulart’s focus shifted across the series.