In the Spring of 1946, DC Comics introduced a new title to its readers, Real Fact Comics. This anthology title was designed to present short stories detailing the “real facts” of the lives of famous individuals. The title ran for 21 issues until July-August 1949. Not only did the title provide biographical information about historical [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Detective Comics’
Golden Age of Comic Books – December 5, 2005 – #27
In this episode, we discuss the Batman Origin Trilogy as crafted by the great Bill Finger in the pages of Detective Comics #33 (November, 1939), Batman #47 (July, 1948) and Detective Comics #235 (September, 1956). Finger stated in Detective Comics #33 with a very limited origin that detailed the murders of Bruce Wayne’s parents in [...]
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Golden Age of Comic Books – November 14, 2005 – #24
In this episode, we cover the Boy Commandos who made their first appearance in Detective Comics #65 (July 1942) and later got their own title that debuted with issue #1 in the winter of 1942-43. The Boy Commandos were created by the great Golden Age team of Jack Kirby and Joe Simon (of Captain America [...]
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Golden Age of Comic Books – August 1, 2005 – #9
In this episode, we focus on two villains from the Golden Age of Comics, The Joker and The Penguin, two of Batman and Robin’s chief adversaries from Batman and Detective Comics. Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast #9 (Standard MP3)
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Golden Age of Comic Books – July 24, 2005 – #8
In this episode we cover the Golden Age Catwoman and the Golden Age Two-Face from the pages of Batman and Detective Comics. We also conduct an interview with Ben Samuels of Heritage Auction Galleries. Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast #8 (Standard MP3)
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