Happy Easter from the Golden Age of Comic Books! Easter is celebrated by many for the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but it is also the delight of millions of children as they wait anxiously to see what goodies the Easter Bunny left in their Easter baskets. How would you feel if it was revealed that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Donald Duck’
Christmas in July
For me, July 25th 2009 was “Christmas in July” for reasons other than just the date. This weekend, I picked up a number of Golden Age (and pre-Golden Age) comic books, many of which were “Christmas” themed. In fact, some of these issues are the oldest comic books I own. The highlight of my “summer Christmas” [...]
A Gigantic Giant!
After Dell began publishing its “Giant” series with Christmas Parade#1 (Disney) in 1949, they followed with a whole host of “Giants” featuring many of the popular Disney characters, Bugs Bunny, western stars, Nancy & Sluggo, Little Lulu and others. These books were square bound (and therefore hard to find in high grade today) with cardboard [...]