http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress Home of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:34:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Home of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast Golden Age of Comic Books no Golden Age of Comic Books goldenagecomics@gmail.com goldenagecomics@gmail.com (Golden Age of Comic Books) Home of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/12/20/golden-age-of-comic-books-podcast-65-fifth-annual-christmas-episode/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/12/20/golden-age-of-comic-books-podcast-65-fifth-annual-christmas-episode/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:46:11 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=1195 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/12/20/golden-age-of-comic-books-podcast-65-fifth-annual-christmas-episode/feed/ 0 Captain Marvel,Christmas,Vintage DC Calendar Merry Christmas from the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast and welcome to our fifth annual Christmas episode! For Christmas 2009, we tell the story of  "Captain Marvel and the Plot Against Christmas" from Captain Marvel Adventures #42 (January 1945). Merry Christmas from the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast and welcome to our fifth annual Christmas episode! For Christmas 2009, we tell the story of  "Captain Marvel and the Plot Against Christmas" from Captain Marvel Adventures #42 (January 1945). In this story, Captain Marvel foils the plot of Gouge Smith to deprive the orphans of the Creedmore Orphanage of toys for Christmas.  This story is told in the tradition of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".  I hope you enjoy learning about a classic Captain Marvel Christmas story from the Golden Age of Comic Books. During the show I also request assistance from the fans of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast and Blog.  DC Comics is currently in the process of deciding whether to renew the license of Asgard Press to print the Vintage DC Comics Calendar (http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/08/20/2010-vintage-dc-comics-marvel-comics-calendars/).  As you know, this is a great product and I have been honored to be a part of it.  It would be very helpful (and a great Christmas present) if all of the fans of the Golden Age of Comic Books would go to Amazon.com and leave a nice review of the calendar.  We need all of the help we can get!  If you have time, and you enjoy this calendar and want to see more in the future, please use this link (http://www.amazon.com/Comics-Super-Heroes-Vintage-Calendar/dp/1603683224/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261359731&sr=8-1) to leave us a good review. I hope everyone has a great Holiday Season and a very Merry Christmas! Golden Age of Comic Books no 21:58 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/08/01/great-upcoming-golden-age-reprints/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/08/01/great-upcoming-golden-age-reprints/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:24:52 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=1038 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/08/01/great-upcoming-golden-age-reprints/feed/ 0 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2005/10/17/golden-age-of-comic-books-october-17-2005-20/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2005/10/17/golden-age-of-comic-books-october-17-2005-20/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2005 03:13:19 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=179 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2005/10/17/golden-age-of-comic-books-october-17-2005-20/feed/ 1 Captain Marvel,DC Comics,Fawcett Comics,Marvel Family,Whiz Comics In this episode we talk about the one and only Captain Marvel!  The "Big Red Cheese" made his first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 (#1) in February, 1940.  He had first appeared in ashcan copies of Flash Comics and Thrill Comics as Captain Thunder. In this episode we talk about the one and only Captain Marvel!  The "Big Red Cheese" made his first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 (#1) in February, 1940.  He had first appeared in ashcan copies of Flash Comics and Thrill Comics as Captain Thunder.  Due to copyright issues, Fawcett changed the character's name to Captain Marvel.  In addition to Whiz Comics, he also appeared in Captain Marvel Comics, The Marvel Family and other titles published by Fawcett.  After a long legal battle with DC Comics over alleged copyright infringement by Fawcett (DC alleged Captain Marvel was simply of knock off of Superman), Fawcett ceased their comic book operations and later sold all of its characters to DC.  DC began publishing Captain Marvel in the 1970's.  Today, Captain Marvel is one of the most powerful superheroes in the DC Universe. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Whiz2.JPG) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Capt-marvel-flash-comics.jpg) Golden Age of Comic Book Podcast #20 (Standard MP3) Golden Age of Comic Books no