Happy New Year from the Golden Age of Comic Books. I hope you have a great 2010! To ring in the New Year, here’s a classic New Year cover by Vincent Sullivan from 1937 – More Fun Comics #17 (January 1937).
Posts Tagged ‘More Fun Comics’
More Christmas Covers…and a Swipe
Previously, I mentioned the very earliest Christmas covers that appeared on newsstand comic books. One of the very earliest Christmas covers published by DC Comics was More Fun Comics #16 (December 1936) and features a very mischievous boy attempting to spring a bear trap on the unsuspecting Santa Claus as he descends from the chimney. This [...]
Golden Age of Comic Books – February 23, 2006 – #35
In this issue of the Golden Age of Comic Books we discuss Dr. Fate from DC Comics! Dr. Fate got his star in the pages of More Fun Comics #55 (May, 1940) and continued to appear in this title until issue #98 in 1944. He also made regular appearances with the Justice Society of America [...]
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Golden Age of Comic Books – October 10, 2005 – #19
In this installment of the Golden Age of Comic Books we cover The Spectre from DC Comics! This supernatural character made his first appearance in the pages of More Fun Comics #52 (February 1940) as written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Bernard Bailey. The Spectre was a big hit for DC, and he went [...]
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