The Book you now hold in your hand is a lost classic.  It was mere weeks ago that the "novelized" text version of the uncompleted SC saga, "An American Dream" came to our attention via a relative of Theodore Brengle [His last wife, Lynette "Squeaky" Brengle--the editors].

The manuscript was found in Brengle's old Victorian writing desk, hidden in a secret drawer.[Along with many other prosecutable things--the editors]  To say that it is indicative of the man's true genius to to undersell his creative work.

We never suspected that this complete novelization ever existed.

Granted the plot included the "twists and turns" suggested by such SC madmen as Nico "Tom" Bolenbaugh, Chad Wilson, Will Eisner, Jack Kirby and yours truly, but the final gestalt is pure Brengle.  I hope this publication helps to undermine some of the negative press his name has garnered over the last several decades.

Ted was quirky. Ted was self-destructive. Ted was also a writing wizard and a true friend.

"An American Dream" was ahead of it's time; a dark saga that foretold such recent illustrated classics as Frank Miller's "The Dark Jester Returns" and Alan Moore's "Watchmen."

Included with Brengle's heretofore-unpublished text are pencil renderings, preliminary scetches by various names in the SC pantheon, and original artwork done by modern artists; a speculation of what "might have been."

It is a shame we missed publishing the entirety of "An American Dream" in 1955.

It's a greater shame we can't thank Ted now. I'll always miss him.

    -Steve "Sanson the Man" Mollett,  January 9, 2001