The Promise Collection is a set of nearly 5,000 comic books, 95% of which are blisteringly high grade, that were published from 1939 to 1952 and purchased by one young comic book fan.

The book’s cover art features six children of varied skin tones working together, painting its title — “I PROMISE” — in white lettering over a colorfully painted wall.

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Books We Like: 'The Promise' by Jonathan Alter Having grown up six blocks from Wrigley Field, Jonathan Alter, a senior editor and columnist at Newsweek in New York, still considers himself a ...