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Golden Age of Comic Books – October 4, 2009 – #63

Oct 4th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
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I’m back with another installment of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast.  In this installment, we discuss the Golden Age Crimebuster who appeared in Boy Comics. Crimebuster was the alter ego of teenager Chuck Chandler.  After his parents were murdered by the evil Nazi villain, Iron Jaw, Chuck became Crimebuster and vowed to avenge [...]

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Golden Age Reprint Roundup – September 13, 2009

Sep 13th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
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There have been some good Golden Age reprints over the last few weeks.  Both Marvel and DC have provided some interesting and esoteric offerings. DC Comics DC has published The Sandman by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby.  This hard back book features the “new look” Sandman and Sandy from Adventure Comics 72 (March 1942) through [...]

Golden Age Reprints – Golden Age Marvel Comics Masterworks Volume 4

May 15th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
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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 [...]

Golden Age of Comics – March 21, 2007 – #50

Mar 21st, 2007
by Bill Jourdain.
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In the 5oth episode of the Golden Age of Comic books, we discuss the Golden Age Sub-Mariner first published by Timley (later Marvel) Comics in 1939. Namor made his first appearance in a giveaway title, Motion Picture Funnies Weekly in 1939. This title was never distributed to the public, and a few months later he [...]

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