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/2010/04/03/happy-easter-from-the-golden-age-of-comic-books/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2010/04/03/happy-easter-from-the-golden-age-of-comic-books/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:46:59 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=1357 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2010/04/03/happy-easter-from-the-golden-age-of-comic-books/feed/ 0 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/06/25/disneys-fourth-of-july-and-vacation-covers/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/06/25/disneys-fourth-of-july-and-vacation-covers/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:58:01 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=869 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/06/25/disneys-fourth-of-july-and-vacation-covers/feed/ 0 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/01/13/the-censorship-dilema/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/01/13/the-censorship-dilema/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:11:12 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=412 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2009/01/13/the-censorship-dilema/feed/ 8 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/12/16/gac-podcast-episode-60-trivia-contest-winner/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/12/16/gac-podcast-episode-60-trivia-contest-winner/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:45:48 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=284 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/12/16/gac-podcast-episode-60-trivia-contest-winner/feed/ 1 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/12/15/golden-age-of-comic-books-december-15-2008-60/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/12/15/golden-age-of-comic-books-december-15-2008-60/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:24:59 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=274 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/12/15/golden-age-of-comic-books-december-15-2008-60/feed/ 5 Carl Barks,Disney,Don Rosa,Donald Duck,Four Color Comics,Uncle Scrooge McDuck This is our fourth annual Christmas episode of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast. Merry Christmas!  I've covered a variety of topics on our past Christmas shows, but I thought I would discuss a Christmas story that introduced a major Golden Age cha... This is our fourth annual Christmas episode of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast. Merry Christmas!  I've covered a variety of topics on our past Christmas shows, but I thought I would discuss a Christmas story that introduced a major Golden Age character to the world, Uncle Scrooge McDuck.  Uncle Scrooge was created by the great Carl Barks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Barks) in his classic, "A Christmas on Bear Mountain" in Four Color Comics #178 (December 1947).  Uncle Scrooge was modeled after Dickens' Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843.  Uncle Scrooge's early personality was very similar to Ebeneezer's.  Although Barks originally intended Uncle Scrooge to be a throw away character, he became extremely popular and eventually got his own title that is still published today by Gemstone under license from Disney.  I also mention Don Rosa's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Rosa) excellent "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" series, that added a lot of meat to the bones originally crafted by Barks.  In Chapter Twelve of "Life and Times", Rosa gives us a sequel to "A Christmas on Bear Mountain". I also noticed that Chris Marshall at the Collected Comics Library Podcast (http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com) is about to publish episode #200 (http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/2008/12/17/ccl-podcast-200-frank-millers-daredevil-omnibus-1-and-2/), so I spend a few minutes congratulating him on a job well done in reaching this milestone. Last but not least, for Christmas I have another trivia contest.  The winner will receive a DC Vintage Super Heroes Calendar for 2009 (http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2008/10/15/vintage-dc-comics-super-hero-calendar-for-2009/).  Good luck! 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I start with "Christmas Around the World!", the Superman story from Action Comics #93 (February, 1946). Merry Christmas! For the 48th installment of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast, I discuss three of my favorite Golden Age Christmas Stories. I start with "Christmas Around the World!", the Superman story from Action Comics #93 (February, 1946). In this story, Superman travels the world on Christmas eve reuniting refugee children with their parents. In his role as Santa, Superman manages to cover the four corners of the globe with Lois Lane, four gliders, a sleigh and reindeer in tow! This is a classic Superman story written by Don Cameron and drawn by Ira Yarbrough and Stan Kaye. This story has been reprinted in Superman in the Forties. I then move on to another Christmas tale written by Don Cameron, pencilled by Bob Kane with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. This story, "The Lonliest Men in the World!" first appeared in Batman #15 (February/March, 1943). In this story, Batman and Robin decide to bring Christmas cheer to the three lonliest men in the world; a doorman, a radio humorist and a lighthouse keeper. In the end, they bring a vicious criminal to justice while keeping their promise to brighten the lives of these three "lonely" men. This is a classic war-era Batman and Robin story that has been reprinted in Dark Knight Archives, volume 4. (http://libsyn.com/images/goldenagecomics/fc367.jpg) Finally, I talk about one of my all-time favorite Golden Age Christmas stories, "A Christmas for Shacktown!" from Four Color Comic #367 (January/February, 1952). In this story, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewy and Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Daisy Duck, Gladstone Gander and more of the gang, enage in several misadventures that ultimately lead to the gift of Christmas to the poor children of Shacktown. Along the way, Uncle Scrooge nearly looses his fortune, which is saved due only to the ingenuity of Huey, Dewy and Louie and the Junior Woodchucks. This story was masterfully written and drawn by the great Carl Barks. Of course, I couldn't talk about Christmas stories by Carl Barks without also briefly mentioning "Christmas on Bear Mountain" from Four Color Comics #178 (December, 1947) where the great "Duck Man" introduces Uncle Scrooge to the world. In addition to talking about some of my favorite Golden Age Christmas stories, I also mention some recently published Golden Age books: * The Dark Knight Archives, volume 5 * The Spirit Archives, volume 20 * The All-Star Companion, volume 2 Merry Christmas and Enjoy the Show!  Golden Age of Comic Podcast #48 (Standard MP3 - 25.8 mb - 55:59) Golden Age of Comic Books no http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2005/06/27/golden-age-of-comic-books-june-27-2005-4/ http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2005/06/27/golden-age-of-comic-books-june-27-2005-4/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:27:49 +0000 Bill Jourdain http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/?p=226 http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/2005/06/27/golden-age-of-comic-books-june-27-2005-4/feed/ 0 Carl Barks,Disney,Don Rosa,Donald Duck,Uncle Scrooge In this episode, we discuss Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge as brilliantly written and drawn by the great Carl Barks.  We also have a fantastic interview with Don Rosa who has crafted some of the best modern Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge adventures, In this episode, we discuss Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge as brilliantly written and drawn by the great Carl Barks.  We also have a fantastic interview with Don Rosa who has crafted some of the best modern Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge adventures, particularly with his The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. 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