Jul 25th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
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” was [...]
Jan 13th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
Not only am I a fan of the Golden Age of Comic Books, but in a way, I am a historian as well. As a historian exploring the Golden Age I am sometimes frustrated by reprints that have altered the original source material for the sake of being politically correct.
Before I delve further into this [...]
Dec 18th, 2008
by Bill Jourdain.
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 [...]
Dec 16th, 2008
by Bill Jourdain.
Congratulations to David Akers for winning the Trvia Contest in The Golden Age of Comic Books fourth annual Christmas episode (Episode #60). In the Trvia Contest, I asked a two part question:
1. What was the title of the comic and the name of the story in which Uncle Scrooge made his second appearance?
David correctly answered [...]
Dec 15th, 2008
by Bill Jourdain.
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 [...]
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