Golden Age of Comic Books Rotating Header Image

Posts Tagged ‘Uncle Scrooge’

Christmas in July

Jul 25th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
1 comment

For me, July 25th 2009 was “Christmas in July” for reasons other than just the date.  This weekend, I picked up a number of Golden Age (and pre-Golden Age) comic books, many of which were “Christmas” themed.  In fact, some of these issues are the oldest comic books I own. The highlight of my “summer Christmas” [...]

The Censorship Dilema

Jan 13th, 2009
by Bill Jourdain.
8 comments

Not only am I a fan of the Golden Age of Comic Books, but in a way, I am a historian as well.  As a historian exploring the Golden Age I am sometimes frustrated by reprints that have altered the original source material for the sake of being politically correct. Before  I delve further into [...]

GAC Podcast Episode #60 Trivia Contest Winner

Dec 16th, 2008
by Bill Jourdain.
1 comment

Congratulations to David Akers for winning the Trvia Contest in The Golden Age of Comic Books fourth annual Christmas episode (Episode #60).  In the Trvia Contest, I asked a two part question: 1.  What was the title of the comic and the name of the story in which Uncle Scrooge made his second appearance? David [...]

Disney Christmas Comics

Dec 13th, 2008
by Bill Jourdain.
1 comment

Without question, Disney produced more Christmas themed comics than any other publisher during the Golden Age of Comic books.  One of their earliest comic book endeavors, Mickey Mouse Magazine, featured a classic Christmas theme on its 27th issue in December, 1937.  Later, on it’s flagship title, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, many Christmas themed covers [...]

Golden Age of Comic Books – June 27, 2005 – #4

Jun 27th, 2005
by Bill Jourdain.
No comments yet

In this episode, we discuss Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge as brilliantly written and drawn by the great Carl Barks.  We also have a fantastic interview with Don Rosa who has crafted some of the best modern Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge adventures, particularly with his The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. Golden Age [...]

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.