Author Archives: Bill Jourdain

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.

Golden Age Reprint Roundup – Great New Reprints!

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Bill Jourdain

It’s been a busy few weeks for DC and Marvel in their continuing efforts to publish reprints of Golden Age material. DC Wins the prize for the most Golden Age reprints with three offerings, all in very different formats. First … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter from the Golden Age of Comic Books!

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Bill Jourdain

Happy Easter from the Golden Age of Comic Books! Easter is celebrated by many for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but it is also the delight of millions of children as they wait anxiously to see what goodies the Easter … Continue reading →

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Golden Age Reprint Roundup

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Bill Jourdain

There are some cool recent Golden Age reprints to be had! First, DC Comics is back with another of their Batman Chronicles.  Volume 9 features some of my favorite Batman stories from the prime of the Golden Age.  In this … Continue reading →

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Detective Comics #27 Sells for $1.075 Million Dollars

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Bill Jourdain

Hot on the heels of the first comic book to fetch one million dollars, an 8.0 CGC graded copy of Detective Comics #27 featuring the first appearance of Batman brings $1,075,000 at auction!  Who says Superman is better than Batman! … Continue reading →

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Appearance on CGS Episode 794 – The Early Days of DC Comics

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Bill Jourdain

Needless to say, I had a great time appearing on Episode 794 of Comic Geek Speak to discuss the early days of DC Comics. We discuss the period from 1935 through approximately 1947.  These were the formative years of the … Continue reading →

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