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 [...]
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The Greatest Golden Age Patriotic Cover
Considering that the height of the Golden Age took place simultaneously with America’s entrance into World War II, there are dozens of patriotic comic book covers from this era. While I have my favorites, there is only one cover that I always think of as the greatest of these patriotic masterpieces. Hands down, the cover [...]
A Superman Giant
No, I don’t mean the Superman Annuals or the 80 Page Giant series. I’m on vacation and passed through Metropolis this morning. That’s Illinois, home to the giant Superman statue on the town square. Now if only I could find Gotham and the giant Batman statue!
Are the Comics Bad for Children?
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” in the early 1950′s, this article reached the opposite conclusion. In fact, the article by [...]
Golden Age Reprints – Superman Chronicles Volume 6
I was pleased to see that more classic Golden Age reprints hit the stands last week with the publication of The Superman Chronicles#6. The Chronicles series is devoted to reprinting all of the adventures of Batman and Superman in chronological order from their first appearances. I noticed that DC is also going to begin a [...]