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Are the Comics Bad for Children?

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

That was the question asked in the April 17th, 1942 issue of The Family Circle magazine a full decade before the attacks on comic books led by Fredric Wertham and Senator Estes Kefauver.  Whereas they answered the question a resounding “yes” … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Bat, Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

In my first posting about “The Year of the Bat” I focused on when Batman first appeared on the newsstands in the USA.  In response to that post, I was informed that Detective Comics #27 (Batman’s first appearance) had a newsstand … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Bat

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

Last year there was much said about the 70th anniversary of the “birth” of Superman (and the Golden Age of Comic Books) in Action Comics #1 (1938).  It’s a new year, and there’s more cause for celebration, as 2009 is … Continue reading →

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The Origin of the Bat Cave

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

A while back I posted about Dick Sprang’s “Secrets of the Batcave” lithograph.  While I was looking at my print, I realized that I did not know the exact origin of the Batcave in comics.  Of course, there is a … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of the Batcave

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Bill Jourdain

I was over at the Silver Age of Comic Books blog reading Pat’s latest post about Dick Sprang, and couldn’t help but think about once of my favorite pieces of Batman memorabilia that really captures the essence of the Golden … Continue reading →

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