When one thinks of the Smithsonian Institution, images of national treasures displayed in grand exhibits in Washington, D.C. come to mind. To the fans of comic books, the Smithsonian also stands for a great collection of comic book treasures from the Golden Age. A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics features reprints of classic stories from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘reprints’
Golden Age Reprint Roundup – September 13, 2009
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 [...]
Great Upcoming Golden Age Reprints
It seems that I have been focused on Golden Age reprints, lately. Of course, with the cost of Golden Age comics being sky high, reprints are about the only way to enjoy the comics of old. While a lot of the “key” material has been reprinted many times, there’s still a bunch of Golden Age [...]
Golden Age Reprint Roundup
There have been several Golden Age reprints issued by DC and Marvel over the last several weeks. DC continues with its Chronicles series, and Marvel with the celebration of its 70th anniversary. DC Comics This week, DC published the seventh installment of The Superman Chronicles. This book contains vintage WWII era Superman stories written by [...]
The Great Comic Book Heroes
A while back, I posted about my favorite Golden Age comic book reprint book. In thinking about that post, I tried to remember the first comic book reprint book that showcased a significant number of diverse Golden Age stories. While DC did a pretty good job with Golden Age reprints in the 1960′s with their annuals [...]