One of the Golden Age of Comic Books perenniel Christmas favorites was the great Santa Claus Funnies published by Dell between 1942 and 1961. I covered this title in The Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast Episode 55 in 2007, but thought it would be fun to showcase those covers as we approach Christmas, 2010. Actually, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Four Color Comics’
A Golden Age Fairy Tale
Comic Books in the early Golden Age weren’t just about superheroes (although a quick glance at the newsstands would have suggested otherwise). There were other titles that featured great storytelling and even better art. Take for example one of my favorites, Fairy Tale Parade. This title was probably not unique in its design to use [...]
Golden Age Reprints – Dell Tarzan
I was pleased to see that Dark Horse recently issued a new Dark Horse Archives featuring Dell Tarzan comics from the late 1940′s. This volume, Tarzan, the Jesse Marsh Years, volume 1, features the Tarzan stories that appeared in Four Color Comics #134 (February 1947) and #161 (August 1947) and Tarzan #1 (January-February 1948), #2 [...]
The First Western Comic Book
While I know a lot about the Golden Age of Comic Books, I was always under the impression that the first western comic books came about in the mid or late 1940′s. I also assumed that the first title was probably Tom Mix, The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers or Hopalong Cassidy. As it turns out, I was [...]