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.

The Greatest Golden Age Patriotic Cover

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Considering that the height of the Golden Age took place simultaneously with America’s entrance into World War II, there are dozens of patriotic comic book covers from this era.  While I have my favorites, there is only one cover that … Continue reading →

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My Golden Age, Part II – Classic Peanuts

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Back in May, I posted about some great 1960’s and 70’s animation DVD sets being offered by Warner Home Entertainment from “my Golden Age”.   Back then, in addition to being a comic book and Saturday morning cartoon fan, there was one … Continue reading →

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Captain America – The Best of the Early Adventures

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

With all of the attention being paid to Captain America (Steve Rogers) being “Reborn” on July 1st (just in time for the Independence Day Holiday on July 4th), I went back and read some of the early Golden Age adventures … Continue reading →

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Golden Age Reprints – Starman Archives Volume 2

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Nine years ago, DC Comics published the Golden Age Starman Archives Volume 1 featuring the Starman stories from Adventure Comics 61 through 76.  I was therefore pleased to see this week that DC finally got around to publishing the final … Continue reading →

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Disney’s Fourth of July and Vacation Covers

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

As most of you know, I’m a fan of the Dell Disney Comics published under various titles and formats in the 1940’s and 50’s.  In the past, both on the Blog and the Podcast, I’ve covered my favorite characters, Uncle … Continue reading →

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