Category Archives: Golden Age Comics

Golden Age Reprint Roundup

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

There have been several Golden Age reprints issued by DC and Marvel over the last several weeks.  DC continues with its Chronicles series, and Marvel with the celebration of its 70th anniversary. DC Comics This week, DC published the seventh … Continue reading →

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Christmas in July

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

For me, July 25th 2009 was “Christmas in July” for reasons other than just the date.  This weekend, I picked up a number of Golden Age (and pre-Golden Age) comic books, many of which were “Christmas” themed.  In fact, some … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern – First Flight

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

One of my favorite Golden Age superheroes is the Green Lantern (Alan Scott) who made his debut in the pages of All American Comics #16 (July 1940).  I covered this honored member of the Justice Society of America in Podcast … Continue reading →

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The Clock Strikes Twice – A Batman & Robin Swipe

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

I enjoyed reading Pat’s recent post at the Silver Age Blog about Batman’s swipe of Blackhawk.  That got me thinking about an earlier swipe where the Silver Age Batman swipes a story from the Golden Age Robin the Boy Wonder. … Continue reading →

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New Classic Archie Reprints

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Archie Andrews has been in the news lately with the announcement of his upcoming marriage (schedule to hit the stores in August).  Over the years there have been a number of great reprints of vintage Archie material from the 1940’s … Continue reading →

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