Category Archives: Golden Age Comics

The Ten Cent Plague

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

A short post here to mention a really great book by David Hajdu, The Ten Cent Plague.  Published in 2008, Hajdu’s book explores the effect of the “comics scare” related to crime and horror comics that occured just after World … Continue reading →

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Love is in the Air

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Having just celebrated Valentine’s Day, I started thinking about the birth of the romance comics in the Golden Age of Comic Books.  Honestly, I don’t consider myself an expert on this genre, and I’ve read very few Golden Age romance … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Bat

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Last year there was much said about the 70th anniversary of the “birth” of Superman (and the Golden Age of Comic Books) in Action Comics #1 (1938).  It’s a new year, and there’s more cause for celebration, as 2009 is … Continue reading →

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The Origin of the Bat Cave

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

A while back I posted about Dick Sprang’s “Secrets of the Batcave” lithograph.  While I was looking at my print, I realized that I did not know the exact origin of the Batcave in comics.  Of course, there is a … Continue reading →

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New Golden Age Reprint Material – Captain America

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

I love to see Golden Age comic books reprinted.  This is especially true for comics that have not been widely reprinted in the past and where to acquire the originals would probably break the bank.  I was therefore doubly delighted … Continue reading →

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