As most fans of comics know, one of the classic love triangles from the Golden Age of Comic Books is between Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. There has been much hoopla in the press recently about Archie’s decision to marry Veronica. Poor Betty! Archie and Betty first appeared in the pages of Pep Comics [...]
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Golden Age of Comic Books – January 14, 2008 – #56
In this episode of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast, we discuss the Golden Age Black Hood from MLJ Comics. Although MLJ is most famous for Archie Andrews, it had several very popular superheroes in the Golden Age. The Black Hood was one of MLJ’s most popular superheroes, and made his first appearance in [...]
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Golden Age of Comics October 8, 2006 – #45
In the 45th episode of the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast, we talk about the Hangman who was created for MLJ Comics. The Hangman first appeared in Pep Comics #17 (July, 1941). He came into being after the death of The Comet, another MLJ Superhero who got his start in the pages of Pep [...]
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Golden Age of Comics Books – April 4, 2006 – #38
In this episode we discuss one of the great MLJ superheroes, The Shield! The Shield got his start in the pages of Pep Comics #1 (January, 1940), and was one of MLJ’s most enduring characters until they shifted focus to their most popular character, Archie Andrews. The Shield also appeared in the pages of Shield-Wizard [...]
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Golden Age of Comic Books – September 19, 2005 – #16
In this episode of the Golden Age of Comic Books we discuss all things related to “The Mirth of a Nation”, Archie Andrews from MLJ Comics! Archie got his start in the pages of Pep Comics #22 (December 1941). Archie shared this title with various MLJ superheroes such as The Shield, but soon far surpassed [...]
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