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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.

Golden Age of Comic Books – April 20, 2006 – #39

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Bill Jourdain

In this episode, we discuss the Fighting Yank from Nedor Comics.  The Fighting Yank first got his start in the pages of Startling Comics #10 (September, 1941).  The Fighting Yank appeared in his own title and in Nedor’s America’s Best … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comics Books – April 4, 2006 – #38

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Bill Jourdain

In this episode we discuss one of the great MLJ superheroes, The Shield!  The Shield got his start in the pages of Pep Comics #1 (January, 1940), and was one of MLJ’s most enduring characters until they shifted focus to … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comic Books – March 22, 2006 – #37

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Bill Jourdain

In this episode we discuss all things related to Sheena, Queen of the Jungle!  Sheena made her first appearance in Jumbo Comics #1 (September, 1938) and appeared in every issue of this title until it ended with issue #167 in … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comic Books – March 9, 2006 – #36

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Bill Jourdain

We feature a discussion of Fawcett’s popular character, Bulletman!  Bulletman got his start in Nickel Comics #1 (May, 1940) and appeared in all eight issues of this title.  Bulletman and his partner, Bulletgirl, also appeared in Bulletman Comics that debuted … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comic Books – February 23, 2006 – #35

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Bill Jourdain

In this issue of the Golden Age of Comic Books we discuss Dr. Fate from DC Comics!  Dr. Fate got his star in the pages of More Fun Comics #55 (May, 1940) and continued to appear in this title until … Continue reading →

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