Before Captain America made his debut in 1941, M.L.J. Magazines, Inc. introduced the first red, white and blue clad superhero with The Shield in the pages of Pep Comics #1 (January 1940). The Shield was very popular along with M.L.J.’s other heroes, the Hangman and The Wizard. I devoted an entire podcast to The Shield [...]
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The First Martian Manhunter?
I assume that when seeing the title to this post, most fans of DC Comics immediately think of the shapeshifting, fire-hating martian, J’onn J’onzz who made hist first appearance in Detective Comics #225 (November 1955). Indeed, some call this character DC’s first Silver Age superhero. Other DC fans might think back a couple of years [...]
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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