Yes, Virginia, even Christmas covers with Santa Claus get swiped! As I noted last year in a post showcasing DC’s earliest Christmas covers, one of the best know “Christmas cover swipes” is Al Feldstein’s swipe of Vince Sullivan’s cover to More Fun Comics #16 for his now classic cover to EC’s Panic #1. It’s tough [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2009’
Golden Age Reprint Roundup – Great Christmas Gifts!
Over the past few months there have been several new collected editions featuring Golden Age reprints. These would make great Christmas gifts for your favorite Golden Age fan! Marvel has continued with their popular Masterworks series featuring Atlas Comics reprints. Their latest offering is Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Menace, volume 1. This “ghastly” volume features reprints [...]
Nothing But Batman
Our friend and fellow blogger Pat Curley of the Silver Age of Comic Books, has done it again with his new blog, Nothing But Batman. His most recent post features the Batman & Robin story from World’s Finest Comics #51 (April-May 1951), “The Academy for Gangsters”. From one Batman fan to another, thanks for this [...]
Christmas Covers, Revisited
As we enter the Holiday Season, I enjoy getting into the spirit of things by perusing Golden Age Christmas covers. They just don’t make ‘em like they used to! Here’s my post from last December 22nd featuring my ten favorite Christmas covers from the Golden Age of Comic Books. More to follow! 2008 Favorite Christmas [...]