Jack in the Box

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Can a young man from a small mining town find happiness as a human being? Can Jack Twiller, his mind warped by Masked Man, Tailspin Tommy and Secret Agent X-9, ever abandon the comic book heroes of his youth and find true maturity? Does he even want to? A hilarious odyssey through American comic-book culture of the 40s, Jack's story is witty, nostalgic and real. In this brilliant and original novel William Kotzwinkle confirms his reputation as one of the most exciting of the younger generation of American writers.