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About Bill Jourdain

Bill is the host of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast. Learn more about Bill in the "About Bill" page to this site.

GAC Featured Golden Age Cover – National Comics #24 (1942)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Bill Jourdain

This is a classic WWII cover from 1942 featuring Uncle Sam fighting for the USA on top of the Statue of Liberty.  What a great cover from the war years.  Enjoy!

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GAC Featured Golden Age Cover – America’s Greatest Comics #1 (1941)

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Bill Jourdain

Another great Fawcett cover featuring all of their heroes on the cover of a comic book for the first time.  And a CC Beck autograph!  Enjoy!

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GAC Featured Golden Age Cover – Master Comics #15 (1941)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Bill Jourdain

Here’s another Golden Age of Comics featured cover – Master Comics #15 (June, 1941) as published by Fawcett.  This is a terrific Bulletman and Bulletgirl cover!  Enjoy!

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GAC Featured Golden Age Cover – Great Comics #1 (1945)

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Bill Jourdain

Here’s the Golden Age of Comics featured cover – Great Comics #1 (1945) as published by Novack Publishing.  This is a “great” cover by L.B. Cole.  Enjoy!

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The “Real” First Issue of Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Bill Jourdain

In the summer of 1935, Mickey Mouse Magazine began publication (there had been two previous giveaway titles bearing this name).  This magazine contained comic strip reprints, text pieces, games, puzzles and a lot of other fun content.  This title ran … Continue reading →

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