{"id":602,"date":"2009-03-18T13:17:21","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T18:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/?p=602"},"modified":"2009-03-18T13:28:15","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T18:28:15","slug":"golden-age-of-comic-books-exhibition-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/18\/golden-age-of-comic-books-exhibition-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Age of Comic Books Exhibition in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Through never-before exhibited art and objects culled from private and institutional collections, ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950<\/em> explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, and Captain America.”\u00a0 That’s how the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California<\/a> describes their Golden Age of Comic Books Exhibition that is running between now and August 9, 2009.<\/p>\n

Guest curator of the exhibition is none other than the great Jerry Robinson who was one of the early artists on Batman, hired as a teenager\u00a0by Bob Kane.\u00a0 One rare item at the exhibit is Robinson’s concept sketch for his most memorable Batman family creation, The Joker.<\/p>\n

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Robinson's Joker concept sketch<\/p><\/div>\n

Not only is Jerry a Golden Age pioneer, he is also a comic book historian who spends much of his time working on the preservation of of the history of the early days of comic books.\u00a0 I was fortunate to meet Jerry at the 2006 Heroes Con where I interviewed him for the Golden Age of Comic Books Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, with Batman celebrating his 70th anniversary this year, and comics generally being in the media spotlight with the success of various comic book themed movies, CNN.com ran a story today about the exhibit where Jerry was interviewed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The exhibit at the Skirball Museum is similar to the original show that ran at the Breman Museum in Atlanta, Georgia a couple of years ago.\u00a0 It’s a great glimpse at the Golden Age of Comic Books, and a homage to the creators of today’s cultural icons.\u00a0 If you are in the Los Angeles area between now and August 9, 2009, stop by and visit this exhibit.<\/p>\n