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Golden Age Reprint Roundup – Marvel Style

Marvel shipped three new Golden Age reprints this week. Marvel Comics #1: 70th Anniversary Edition This is a duplicate of the classic first edition of Marvel Comics #1 first appearing in October-November, 1939.  This new reprint contains completely reconstructed art  that is far superior to the reproduction in Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Marvel Comics, Vol. [...]

Golden Age of Comic Books – June 15, 2009 – #61

The Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast is back with a celebration of the 70th Anniversary of Marvel Comics! Marvel Comics (known as Timely Comics then) got its start with the publication of Marvel Comics #1 (October-November 1939) and quickly changed its name to Marvel Mystery Comics with issue #2.  This title introduced two of [...]

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Golden Age Reprints – Golden Age Marvel Comics Masterworks Volume 4

Marvel is at it again this week with another great Golden Age Marvel Masterworks volume.  The Marvel Masterworks Golden Age Marvel Comics, volume 4 reprints all stories from Marvel Mystery Comics 13-16 (November 1940 – Febraury 1941).  In addition to the great Human Torch and Sub-Mariner stories by Burgos and Everett, you will also find [...]

New Golden Age Reprint – Marvel Masterworks All-Winners Vol. 3

Last week, Marvel published a new Golden Age Masterworks: All-Winners, Volume 3.  This volume reprints classic Marvel stories from the WWII years featuring the Human Torch, Captain America & Bucky, the Sub-Mariner and others.  Featured here are All-Winners #9 (Summer 1943), #10 (Fall 1943), #11 (Winter 1943-44), #12 (Spring 1944),  #13 (Fall 1944) and #14 (Winter [...]

Golden Age Reprints for 2008

In the last episode of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast, I mentioned that there had been a plethora of Golden Age reprints over the past several months.  In looking back at 2008 (at least through the date of this post) it seems that Marvel has been a little busier than DC in providing [...]