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Happy New Year from the Golden Age of Comic Books

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).

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 Thanksgiving Covers

As we are about to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, I thought it would be fun to mention some Thanksgiving covers from the Golden Age of Comic Books.  As I’ve discussed several times on the Podcast, there are many Christmas covers to be found, but when it comes to covers featuring a [...]

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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