Tag Archives: DC Comics

Golden Age Reprints – Starman Archives Volume 2

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Nine years ago, DC Comics published the Golden Age Starman Archives Volume 1 featuring the Starman stories from Adventure Comics 61 through 76.  I was therefore pleased to see this week that DC finally got around to publishing the final … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with “Famous First Editions”

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Every few weeks I receive an email from someone claiming to have an “original” Batman #1, Detective #27, Action Comics #1 or Superman#1 and wanting to know how much it’s worth.  My first question is always, “What are the dimensions of … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Golden Age Reprint Book

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

In the last 20 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of books reprinting Golden Age material.  DC’s first concerted effort at reprinting classic Golden Age stories was their Superman Archives in 1989 followed quickly by their … Continue reading →

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Golden Age Reprints – The Batman Annuals Volume 1

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Back in early December, I posted about the upcoming DC Comics Classic Library Series featuring the first three Batman Annuals.  Well, the wait is over as DC released The Batman Annuals, Volume 1 hardcover this week.  Back in the early 1960’s … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Bat, Part 3 – The Batmobile

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

In my previous post detailing the first year of Batman’s life in the comics, I mentioned a lot of aspects of the character that not only defined him, but made him an extremely popular superhero in the early Golden Age of … Continue reading →

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