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Comic books became a staple of the childhood of millions of american children in the 1940s. Vintage paper dolls were all the rage for little girls in the 1940s and 1950s. Among collectors of superhero comics, especially, one may hear people throw around the terms silver age and golden age when talking about particular titles and styles. The period from 1938 through the mid 1940s represents the peak of comic book popularity. Vintage 1930s 1940s photograph album unused bygoneeramemories. Landing a role in a comic book movie is a big deal in hollywood today. Now, wertham wasnt the first person to have this opinion.

However, starting soon after their creation in the early 1940s and increasing into more of a movement among concerned parents, librarians, and others, there was an increasing outcry against their possible bad influence on youth. Such a downgrading of the importance of plot is against the mainstream traditions of american comic books from the 1930s to the 1970s, in which plot tended to be allimportant. Butterfly ap, 1904 1940 buzz dc thomson, 19731975 c edit edit source cancertown insomnia publications, 2009 captain zenith comic martin and reid ltd, 1950 champ dc thomson, 19841985 the champion ap, fleetway, ipc 19221966 charlie chaplins fun book ap, 1915 chatterbox 18661950s cheeky weekly ipc, 19771980 cheerio. Bill wilson was the primary author of the big book and 12 steps but others did make major contributions and that is the way bill wanted it. Abebooks has many millions of books, many of which are rare books, collectible books, antiquarian books or unique books. New and vintage paper dolls are available on ebay for various affordable prices. American comic book companies showcased their heroes battling the axis powers. Shop comc s extensive selection of comics from the 1940 s. That book was the yellow kid in mcfaddens flat, published in the uk in 1897, and the notable thing about it is that it actually acknowledged itself as a comic book. Any librarian will at once recognize these as the same categories which are preeminent favorites.

New fun comics, was a 19351947 american comic book anthology that introduced several major superhero characters and was the first american comic book series to feature solely original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips. These films rake in huge bucks at the box office, and the stars in them have padded their bank accounts and become household names. It collected the first five issues of new fun, and was apparently only available at woolworths. Whereas current monthly sales of popular comic book titles hover around 100,000 copies, in the early 1940s superman, batman and captain marvel titles each regularly sold in the range of. Jan 22, 2021 based on these factors, the top 10 most valuable old comic books if in mint condition as of early 2009 are. Captain marvel proved to be one of the most popular superhero comics of the golden age, regularly outselling the adventures of superman during the 1940s. In this video, we take a look at my top 20 picks for the best, most culturally significant comic book of the 1950s.

Even if you didnt have a doll of your own, you could get paper dolls in some magazines or draw them and cut them out on your own moms and older sisters came in handy for that. Dime action series and mighty midget comics 19411943. These cute designs are easy 346 8 1 these cute designs are easy nail polishdotting tooltoothpick apply a coat of nail polishthe color has to be bright like orang or yellow to get the comic feeladd designs with a dotting to. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about 1930s comics book. Elizabeth gilberts city of girls delivers a love and. The big book of fun comics comics general cgc comic book. Ace magazines 1940 1956ace magazines was a comic book and pulpmagazine publishing company headed by aaron a. Bedknob and broomstick by mary norton was published in 1958, which places this book outside the date range of 1940 1949. The first two ran for more than 150 issues each with magic making it for more than 120 issues. Make the most money when you sell your comic book collection and do it right. Dc comics, american media and entertainment company whose iconic comic based propertiessuch as batman, superman, wonder woman, the flash, green lantern, and aquamanrepresented some of the most enduring and recognizable characters in 20th and 21stcentury popular culture. The book, now a classic story of a loose handful of misfits in a small georgia mill town in the late 1930s, was something of a sensation upon its release. Boulder, colorado somerville, massachusetts clearwater, florida chicago, illinois norfolk, virginia denton, texas mesa, arizona goodyear, arizona. Werthams 1954 book, seduction of the innocent, was an american bestseller it tapped into the fears of parents from sea to shining sea and led to the a frenzy of censorship in continue reading 1940s precode comic book horrors and dr werthams 1954 seduction of.

Any kid whos ever devoured a title like anyas ghostor invisible emmieor a wrinkle in time. The company would begin publishing under the charlton name in 1946. The big book of fun comics comics general cgc comic. It was also the first publication of the company that would become dc comics. The pay was meager, the work grueling and usually uncredited. Wyns magazine publishers names since 1928, and published comics between 1940 and the end of 1956. Oct 19, 2018 carson mccullers, the heart is a lonely hunter 1940 mccullers began working on what would become her first novel when she was 19. Ironically, the first big comic book hit was a feature that had been turned down for years by the comic strip syndicates. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. New listing 3 classics illustrated comic books from the 1940 s and 1950. Comic art my want list search publisher marvel dc image dark horse idw publishing boom studios crossgen valiant archie charlton dell gold key harvey other publishers.

Sep 02, 2015 twisted roots of the comics industry first, a few introductions. Suddenly, without any noticeable change in age, he was whisked into world war ii to face the nazis. New listing 3 classics illustrated comic books from the 1940 s and 1950s. Jul 01, 2014 there is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Comics can be thoughtprovoking, boundarybreaking, emotionally complex, and all the things that books without pictures can be. Dec 21, 2018 here are 10 underrated comic book movies to watch now. So i cant really put together a list of the greatest comic book of the 20s as the format didnt exist yet. Creating a comic book is a much more complicated process than people expect.

The most common 1930s comics book material is ceramic. Only one copy has been found with the standard blb logo on the cover. The comic book landscape is as diverse as any other medium when it comes to subject matter, narrative, and artistry often times the easiest way. Apr 16, 2018 in 1940, allamerican launched a comic book series called all star comics, which would feature short stories starring heroes from both allamerican and national allied. Its most popular character was captain marvel, a property later to be purchased by dc comics not to be confused with marvel comics character of. They worked in comic books in the hope that one day theyd make it and graduate to newspaper comic strips. Jul 18, 2017 if you love to laugh then youre in luck, because weve gathered 50 of the funniest books of all time on this cantmiss list. Vicky comics 1948 1949 the shtick here is that vicky is a little rich bitch whos constantly. Vintage sci fi comic book astounding stories january 1935 volume xiv number 5 comic illustrations alien. See more ideas about comic books, vintage comics, comics. Until 1940 rogan, an raf fighterpilot, featured in world war i stories.

Feature book, another mckay comics title, accumulated more than 50 issues. This was the golden age of comics and the characters are viewed with almost reverence by fans still today. The great comic book heroes, by jules feiffer in 1965, jules feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critical history of the comic book superheroes of the late 1930s and early 1940s, including. Some comic books dont just have science in them, but actually go so far as to teach science concepts. Wade griffith getty images it seems that many people want to sell their comic book collections. Writer and entrepreneur major malcolm wheelernicholson was a writer and entrepreneur with a pulp magazine background. Oct 09, 2020 however, the firstever comic book was a simple collection of works previously published on a comic strip, marketed to kids due to its slapstick humor and short storylines. Although the creation of the superhero was the golden ages most. Its a big improvement in many ways first off, the horrible cover artwork of the old 1990s books is replaced by a cover that uses vintage 1940 s artwork that actually reflects whats inside the book. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Boys comics of the 1940s the wonderful world of william. Whereas current monthly sales of popular comic book titles hover around 100,000 copies, in the early 1940s superman, batman and captain marvel titles each regularly sold in the range of 1. Supersnipe 12, golden age comic book, 1940s comic books, low grade golden age comics, post war comic books, kids comics, super hero comics possibledreamcompany 5 out of 5 stars 66. There are a couple ways to accomplish this, but if you are looking for title specific searches, this is what you would do.

From the dark and dry to the witty and wry, from the fictive to the factual, from travel logs to comedic blogs, this extensive collection of humor both classic and new inclu. Every gallerys images are by their original company or artist. These are some of the best stores to scratch your comic book itch year round. Detectivesuperheros new stuff the 1940 s were the biggest boom in comics. Its most popular character was captain marvel, a property later to be purchased by dc comics not to be confused with marvel comics character of the same name. Find out about the steps the major comic book publishers go through in creating a comic book and how you can too. The original sidekick, robin is one of the great characters in comic books.

Im a fan of science fiction and even science fiction comic books, like iron man and fantastic four, but its the rare comic book which a. This was the only reprint of the comic until it was republished by rainbow publishers in 1985. But the problem was that wertham was a highly distinguished psychologist who thought comic books were bad for kids and eloquently voiced his concerns. However, original characters didnt start appearing until about 1938 as the earliest comic books were reprinted collections of comic strips.

The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. I would like to pool all of our collected knowledge and try to work out how many copies are known of this rarity. Boxing naturally provided excellent material for comic papers. Jun 08, 2012 wertham considered comic book readers to be abnormally sexually aggressive and thought that reading comics led to crime. From william hogarth to winsor mccay, by thierry smolderen, translated. This book is a repackaging of an earlier archie series, combining the two archie americana 1940s softcover collections into one sturdy volume. Fawcett comics, a subsidiary of fawcett publications, was one of several successful comics publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940s. Charlton comics, an american comic book publisher, publishes its first title, yellowjacket, an anthology of superhero and horror stories, under the imprint frank comunale publications. In the 1940s, a young accountant named charles cridland took over as treasurer for mckay. They range in subject from vintage popup books and antique poetry volumes to outofprint magazines and more. The monkeys circus from wonders of the circus 1883 this copy. But most of all, the first five years of the 1940s was the age of the packagers when studios headed by men like harry a chesler, will eisner, and jerry iger churned out material for a plethora of new comic book companies that published the entire gamut of genres, from funny animal stories to crime tales to jungle sagas to sciencefiction. See how your favorites stack up with links to fan sites, lists of favorites, and comparisons of enemies. Unlike the sf stories that appeared in comic books in the 1950s and 1960s, in 1930s comic strips the plot never leads to any meaningful developments in anybodys life.