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Posts from ‘August, 2009’

Golden Age of Comic Books – August 29, 2009 – #62

The Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast is back with episode #62 featuring The Green Lama! This character got his start in pulp magazines in the early 1940′s and made his first comic book appearance in the pages of Prize Comics #7 (September 1940).  He appeared in this title for 24 issues and eventually got [...]

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2010 Vintage DC Comics & Marvel Comics Calendars

I am excited to announce that Asgard Press has once again produced a great special 75th anniversary edition Vintage DC Comics Calendar for 2010.  Just like the 2009 calendar, this is a large format very high quality 11 X 14 calendar (opens to 11 X 30) with 16 collector quality cover reproductions that are suitable [...]

A Golden Age Love Triangle

As most fans of comics know, one of the classic love triangles from the Golden Age of Comic Books is between Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge.  There has been much hoopla in the press recently about Archie’s decision to marry Veronica.  Poor Betty!  Archie and Betty first appeared in the pages of Pep Comics [...]

Golden Age Reprint Roundup – Marvel Style

Marvel shipped three new Golden Age reprints this week. Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition This is a duplicate of the classic first edition of Marvel Comics #1 first appearing in October-November, 1939.  This new reprint contains completely reconstructed art  that is far superior to the reproduction in Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Marvel Comics, Vol. [...]

Great Upcoming Golden Age Reprints

It seems that I have been focused on Golden Age reprints, lately.  Of course, with the cost of Golden Age comics being sky high, reprints are about the only way to enjoy the comics of old.  While a lot of the “key” material has been reprinted many times, there’s still a bunch of Golden Age [...]