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Happy New Year from the Golden Age of Comic Books

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

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 … Continue reading →

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More Christmas Covers…and a Swipe

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Bill Jourdain

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 … Continue reading →

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Golden Age Thanksgiving Covers

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Bill Jourdain

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 … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comic Books – February 23, 2006 – #35

Posted on February 23, 2006 by Bill Jourdain

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 … Continue reading →

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Golden Age of Comic Books – October 10, 2005 – #19

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Bill Jourdain

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 … Continue reading →

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