{"id":1798,"date":"2011-12-11T21:48:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T02:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2011-12-14T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T16:28:04","slug":"this-month-in-the-golden-age-of-comic-books-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2011\/12\/11\/this-month-in-the-golden-age-of-comic-books-2\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month in the Golden Age of Comic Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s another look at\u00a0a number of the\u00a0comics that were on the stands at various times in the month of December during the Golden Age of Comic Books.<\/p>\n

December 1937 – 74 Years Ago<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Feature<\/a>

Feature Funnies #3<\/p><\/div>\n

DC did not have any offerings in December of 1937.\u00a0 Quality Comics<\/span> published Feature Funnies<\/em> #3 and Western Publishing<\/span> was selling Mickey Mouse Magazine<\/em> #27 (volume 3, #3).<\/p>\n

December 1942 –\u00a069 Years Ago<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Zip<\/a>

Zip Comics #32<\/p><\/div>\n

The comic book explosion continued in 1942.\u00a0 There were many titles to choose from during the peak of the Golden Age.<\/p>\n

DC <\/span>Comics – Action Comics<\/em> #55, Adventure Comics<\/em> #81, Detective Comics<\/em> #70, Green Lantern<\/em> #6, More Fun Comics<\/em> #86, Sensation Comics<\/em> #12, Star Spangled Comics<\/em> #15<\/p>\n

Archie <\/span>Comics – Pep Comics<\/em> #34, Top-Notch Laugh Comics<\/em> #31, Zip Comics<\/em> #32<\/p>\n

Dell<\/span> – Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics<\/em> #14, Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories<\/em> #27<\/p>\n

Fawcett<\/span> – America’s Greatest Comics<\/em> #5, Bulletman<\/em> #10, Captain Marvel Adventures<\/em> #18, Captain Marvel, Jr.<\/em> #2, Captain Midnight<\/em> #3, Master Comics<\/em> #33, Master Comics<\/em> #34, Spy Smasher<\/em> #9, Whiz Comics<\/em> #38, Wow Comics<\/em> #8<\/p>\n

Timely\/Marvel<\/span> – Captain America Comics<\/em> #21, Marvel Mystery Comics<\/em> #38, Miss Fury<\/em> #1, Sub-Mariner Comics<\/em> #8,<\/p>\n

Fiction House<\/span> – Jumbo Comics<\/em> #46, Jungle Comics<\/em> #36, Sheena Queen of the Jungle<\/em> #2, Wings Comics<\/em> #28<\/p>\n

Quality Comics<\/span> – Feature Comics<\/em> #63, Hit Comics<\/em> #25, Military Comics<\/em> #14, National Comics<\/em> #27, Smash Comics<\/em> #38, Uncle Sam Quarterly<\/em> #5<\/p>\n

Standard Comics<\/span> – Startling Comics<\/em> #18<\/p>\n

December 1947 – 64 Years Ago<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Moon<\/a>

Moon Girl #2<\/p><\/div>\n

DC Comics<\/span> – Action Comics<\/em> #115, All-Star Comics<\/em> #38, Detective Comics<\/em> ##130, Flash Comics<\/em> #90, Funny Folks<\/em> #11, Funny Stuff<\/em> #28, Green Lantern<\/em> #29, Real Fact Comics<\/em> #11, Sensation Comics<\/em> #72, Star Spangled Comics<\/em> #75<\/p>\n

Dell<\/span> – Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics<\/em> #74, Our Gang With Tom and Jerry<\/em> #41, Walt Disney’s Comics & Stories<\/em> #87, Walter Lantz New Funnies<\/em> #130<\/p>\n

Fawcett<\/span> – Captain Midnight<\/em> #58, The Marvel Family<\/em> #18, Mary Marvel<\/em> #19, Master Comics<\/em> #86,<\/p>\n

Marvel<\/span> – Miss America Magazine<\/em> #38, Official True Crime Cases Comics<\/em> #25<\/p>\n

Fiction House<\/span> – Jumbo Comics<\/em> #106, Jungle Comics<\/em> #96, Wings Comics<\/em> #88<\/p>\n

Archie<\/span> – Archie Comics<\/em> #29<\/p>\n

EC<\/span> – Fat and Slat<\/em> #3, International Comics<\/em> #5, The Land of Lost Comics<\/em> #8, Moon Girl<\/em> #2<\/p>\n

Quality Comics<\/span> – Blackhawk<\/em> #17, Doll Man<\/em> #15, Feature Comics<\/em> #117, Modern Comics<\/em> #68, National Comics<\/em> #63, Plastic Man<\/em> #10, Police Comics<\/em> #73, Smash Comics<\/em> #74<\/p>\n

Fox<\/span> – All Great Comics<\/em> #13, Blue Beetle<\/em> #51, Jo-Jo<\/em> #9, Phantom Lady<\/em> #15, Sunny<\/em> #11, Zoot<\/em> #11<\/p>\n

Standard<\/span> – America’s Best Comics<\/em> #24, Thrilling Comics<\/em> #63, Wonder Comics<\/em> #15<\/p>\n

December 1952 –\u00a059 Years Ago<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Wartime<\/a>

Wartime Romances #12<\/p><\/div>\n

DC Comics<\/span> – Action Comics<\/em> #175, Adventure Comics<\/em> #183, All-Star Western<\/em> #68, Comic Cavalcade<\/em> #54, Detective Comics<\/em> #190, Gang Busters<\/em> #31, Mystery in Space<\/em> #11, Our Army at War<\/em> #5, Strange Adventures<\/em> #27<\/p>\n

Marvel<\/span> – Adventures Into Terror<\/em> #14, Battlefront<\/em> #7, Man Comics<\/em> #21, War Comics<\/em> #14, Wild Western<\/em> #25<\/p>\n

EC Comics<\/span> – Crime SuspenStories<\/em> #14, Shock SuspenStories<\/em> #6, Tales from the Crypt<\/em> #33, Vault of Horror<\/em> #28<\/p>\n

Del<\/span>l – <\/span>Bugs Bunny<\/em> #28, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies<\/em> #134, Mickey Mouse<\/em> #28, Tarzan<\/em> #39, Tom and Jerry Comics<\/em> #101, Tom and Jerry Winter Carnival<\/em> #1, Walter Lantz New Funnies<\/em> #190<\/p>\n

American Comics Group<\/span> – Adventures into the Unknown<\/em> #38, Forbidden Worlds<\/em> #12, Skeleton Hand in Secrets of the Supernatural<\/em> #2,<\/p>\n

Avon<\/span> – Fighting Undersea Commandos<\/em> #4, U.S. Marines in Action<\/em> #3, Witchcraft<\/em> #5<\/p>\n

St. John<\/span> – Wartime Romances<\/em> #12, Weird Horrors<\/em> #5<\/p>\n

Fawcett<\/span> – Captain Marvel Adventures<\/em> #139, Captain Marvel, Jr.<\/em> #116, The Marvel Family<\/em> #78, Master Comics<\/em> #131, Whiz Comics<\/em> #152<\/p>\n

Quality Comics<\/span> – Blackhawk<\/em> #59, Doll Man<\/em> #43<\/p>\n

Fiction House<\/span> – Ghost Comics<\/em> #5, Jumbo Comics<\/em> #165, Jungle Comics<\/em> #156, Wambi the Jungle Boy<\/em> #18<\/p>\n