The Law for Comic Book Creators

Joe Sergi is a senior litigation counsel in a U.S. government agency, and is a member of the adjunct faculty at George Mason University School of Law. He has written short stories, novels, comics, and articles in the horror, science fiction, super hero, and young adult genres.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. Litigation in Brief

2. Intellectual Property and State Law in Brief

3. Copyright: An Overview

4. Don’t Tug on Superman’s Cape: DC Comics v. Bruns and Fawcett

5. When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield: Marvel Comics v. Simon

6. Atomic Batteries to Power and Turbines to Speed: DC Comics v. Mark Towle Replicas

7. When Titans Tangle: Neil Gaiman v. Todd McFarlane

8. Trademark: An Overview

9. What’s in a Name? Stan Lee v. Stan Lee Media v. Marvel Comics

10. A Lack of Curiosity Killed the Pussycats: Dan DeCarlo v. Archie Comics Publications

11. Whose Witch Is What? Archie Comics v. Dan DeCarlo

12. Contracts in Brief

13. Riders in the Storm: Gary Friedrich v. Marvel Comics

14. The King Deposed: Marvel Comics v. Jack Kirby

15. The Never Ending Battle Begins: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster v. DC Comics

16. The Never Ending Battle Continues: Joanne Siegel v. DC Comics

17. The Never Ending Battle Ends? DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation

18. Public Domain in Brief

19. Business Structure in Brief

20. Censorship and the Comics Code in Brief

21. Pulled from the Underground: People of New York v. Kirkpatrick

22. And There Came a Day: Illinois v. Correa (The Friendly Frank’s Case)

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

References

Index