They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid1950s. Over the years, bill has created many memorable podcasts. A genre that largely didnt exist prior to the year 2000, comic book movies hold three of the top 10 grossing movies of all time, avengers 2012, avengers. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. The series touches on most of the major golden age heroes, and many of the minor ones. Count the number of sides of a page that images for the cover appear on, so a wraparound comic would be 2. Creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database.
Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. The golden age of comics was golden because it is old. A blog about comic books, and enjoying the stories, characters and creators of. Marvel once again comes out on top with 7 books on the list versus dc with only 3. Pappys golden age blogzine regularly posts golden age comics scans that you. Enjoy free downloads of as many issues as you like straight to your computer. Pappys golden age comics blogzine a golden age comic book blog featuring horror, crime, science fiction, funny animals and some superheroes. Lets take a look at the top ten comics sold in february. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comicbook series, featuring several different heroes. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. Lupoff in an article, rebirth, published in issue one of the fanzine comic art in april 1960 history. Pappys comic scans feature a huge variety of the deliciously entertaining comics of the 40s, mostly the 50s and a little of the 60s. This category collects materials related to the golden age of comic books, circa 19381955. A new book chronicling the history of dc comics is going way back to see where batman and other heroes really began, and the hollywood reporter has a look inside the golden age of dc comics.
It concerns the golden age dc comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of mccarthyism. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. You simply cannot read it while lying on your back. Cgc lookup scan or type number on label choose file. Over the years, bill has created many memorable podcasts devoted to the unique and groundbreaking characters featured in the golden age of comic books, generally from the late 1930s through the mid1950s. This is a contender for the next age of comics, but its here where consensus breaks down i suppose the end of the bronze age is where it really breaks down, but thats the beginning of this age, so there. Celebrate 80 years of marvel comics, decade by decade beginning with the first two superstars of the. The bcw comic book frame is an attractive black frame with a clear glass front. Recently i asked a fellow comic fan what ever happened to bob powell after the golden age.
The first recorded use of the term golden age was by richard a. Collectible comics superhero, mystery, childrens comic books. Golden age reprints offers public domain comic books from the golden age of comics. We buy your collectibles and offer consignment services. The two wonder women met battled briefly, with the golden age. Notable absences from the lineup are superman, batman, and wonder woman, despite all three originating in the golden age of comic books the golden age is nominally a what if. The top selling comic books that begin with a are alpha flight comic books 1983 series, amazing adventures comic books 1970 series, amazing spiderman comic books 1963 series, archie comic books and avengers comic books 1963 series you can also search 7 more ways. The roster of comics greatness found here includes comics by. Loads of reproductions of covers and inside pages of real comic books. Comic book dealers recommendations metropolis comics. Subcategories this category has the following 53 subcategories, out of 53 total. Welcome to comics all and receive a great opportunity to be.
Golden age experts of the collectors society participated in the heritage auctionscertified guaranty company poll, conducted by society members benjamin j. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. All affordable, not difficult to find and no key issues in this run, making it a bit more desirable to the collector that really just wants a dc golden age book. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover. This is the facebook page for bill jourdains golden age of comic books blog and podcast. The golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956.
Written by bill everett, carl burgos and john compton. Is there a website where you can download golden age. I track most the heros via howard keltners golden age comic books index 19351955 an awesome index of superhero appearances you really should download. The golden age of comics comics have been in existence since the end of the 19th century, but it was after the depression that the popularity of newspaper cartoons expanded into a major industry. View thousands of scanned comic books in the feature gallery, or search metropolis entire comic inventory with. Most popular golden age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. It was a time when every problem, especially hitler, was solved by punching it in its fucking face.
Where can i find free public domain golden age comics online. Comic books that are professionally graded by companies like the certified guarantee co cgc and receive a grade of 9. The silver age begins with dc reviving golden age hero concepts starting with the flash in 1956, continues through the dawn of marvel comics and the introduction of such iconic characters as. The golden age of comic fandom paperback march 15, 1999 by bill schelly author. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books. Well, that happened in dc comics, for a few special issues of wonder.
We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. The peak of golden age comic book saturation gocollect. Please browse by publishers or series names and check out all the great covers. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950. Life back then was much simpler, except for the world wars and the racism and the genocide and communism and the bomb and sexism and labor uprisings and organized crime and the tea pot dome scandal.
Even as the first small print run of the golden age comic book index was being delivered to a small number of friends and collaborators, howard keltners fragile health failed him. If you need a comic reader app for your pc, i suggest cdisplay dime comics for ipad is an ios application. The companys comic book division folded in 1973, although dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. The golden age of comic book movies can you believe that. Hottest golden age comic genres right now gocollect. Many iconic characters were introduced in this time period and became part of american culture at a very interesting point in our history. Most valuable comic books comic book values comic book. One of the fastest growing online databases dedicated to cataloging every graphic novel, comic, character, creator and anything else comic book related. The origins and early adventures of the classic superheroes of the comic books by. Years ago, i wrote a post noting all the female characters that were introduced in dc comics starting in the late 1950s, and wondering why it all happened so suddenly. The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics. Welcome on this blog full of information about the heroes of the golden age of comics, and offcourse the comics.
Theoretically, if all contents of a comic are indexed, the page counts of the individual sequences should add up to the total page count of the comic. Two of the most common are androids and heroes that needed to convince someone close, or the public at large, that their heroic persona and their alter ego were in fact different people. The backstory to the comic book we feature in todays post is one of the great true adventure tales of the victorian age. The golden age is a 1993 fourissue elseworlds comic book miniseries by writer james robinson and artist paul smith. The page count for any cover sequence is normally 1. The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. The golden age of comic books home of the golden age of. Since 1979 iconic comic shop located in hollywood, california on melrose ave. Age of ultron 2015, and iron man 3 20 all having been released in this century, scratch that, this decade alone. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast home.
The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s. The golden age of comic books blog and podcast home facebook. The goal was identifying golden age comic books 19371949 with the most impressive covers. This is the facebook page for bill jourdains golden age of comic. Issues 5 flash, green lantern and wonder woman headline this title. Dick tracy was a perennial favorite for years, a very popular comic strip, and popular comic book.
The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror genres. For sale flashback 1 dynapubs november 1973 daredevil battles hitler 1 july 1941 lev gleason funnies inc alan light lance hale silver streak claw dickie dean cloud. Labonog, keston fulcher, robert cat conrad, and matt nelson. The golden age of comics refers to the late 30s to early 50s an era when icons like captain america, batman, and superman emerged. Get the best deals on golden age romance comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Since the first awards show in 1988, the the will eisner comic industry awards has become what many in the comics industry refer to as the. Ive actually folded 4 yards of heavy upholstery fabric around just 2 boards laid together. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. Structured as an open community that anyone can contribute to and build, this is a solid place to start any comic book research. Ive sold many hundreds of copies of this book over the years and. The condition grade of a comic book is an extremely important factor to consider when buying comic books for investment.
Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or bronze age comics, give us a call at 8007439205. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. The golden age of comics this is my comic book blog. Anyway, for comic aficionados this book is a treasure chest. I have a collection of old comic books ranging from superman to iron man, years ranging from 1967 to 1990i am needing to know how much they are worthi also have a marvel transformers head masters vol. Golden age comics are increasingly gaining the attention of collectors. This site is devoted to the golden age of comic books podcast and blog created by bill jourdain.
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