Golden age comic book publishers

Golden age experts of the collectors society participated in the heritage auctionscertified guaranty company poll, conducted by society members benjamin j. List of golden age of comics publishers hey kids comics. Fashion, feminism, fantasy, and the history of comic book heroines, an npr best book to share with your friends and american library association amelia bloomer project notable book. They were cheap, portable and had inspirational, patriotic stories of.

Ultimately there was 40 years of comics before the comic book that heralded the golden age 19381947 which was action comics 1, 1938, the first appearance of superman. United feature syndicate golden age comic books cgc. We have such a wide selection that the comics are broken out by letters. Lost heroines of golden age comics and the supergirls. Well, im up for the challenge to explain 79 years of comics. Jul 17, 2016 the ages of comic books explained people do mention the golden age, the silver age, the bronze age, and the modern age. In this episode the guys discuss golden world war 2 comic book cover collecting for beginners. I do comics lettering for many publishers, and i found myself doing a dc series for to me local writer marv wolfman, of whom many of you may know. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman.

In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comicbook series, featuring several different heroes. This thick book is a 365 day introduction to the golden age of dc comics roughly the late 1930s to the middle 1950s. The goal was identifying golden age comic books 19371949 with the most impressive covers. Get the best deals on flash gordon golden age comics.

Fawcett comics, a division of fawcett publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940s. Some titles and publishers for that matter vanished before readers even knew they existed. Maryvilles only stop for all of your comic book, collectible, and gaming needs. Claiming to be a new kind of comic book, the mad hatter.

Golden age comics public domain comic books collectible. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. Please browse by publishers or series names and check out all the great covers. The introduction of superman was a huge hit, and soon thereafter, comic books began featuring all manner of heroes with amazing powers. A division of charlton publications, which published magazines most notably songlyric magazines, puzzle books and, briefly, books under the monarch and gold star.

We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Since 1979 iconic comic shop located in hollywood, california on melrose ave. Check out a list of the top comics and choose those suitable to your interests. Notable, longrunning titles published by quality included blackhawk, feature comics, g. 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. Spotlight golden age comic book values comics price guide. You will be surprise like superman comic and detective comic. Praise for the golden age, book 1 instead of bingewatching game of thrones one more time, journey to a new medieval fantasy land with the golden age, a magnificent story of palace intrigue and social uprising by cyril pedrosa and cowriter roxanne moreil. A new character created by two young men from cleveland was featured on the cover. Mar 30, 2020 t he complex origin story of dc comics, inc. Its most popular character was captain marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter billy batson, who transformed into the. Labonog, keston fulcher, robert cat conrad, and matt nelson. The golden age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. Comics historians and fans like to refer to the golden age of comics 19381954, as well as the silver age 19561971 1.

The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. Were golden age comics mainly based on superheroes. 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. List of golden age comics publishers hey kids comics. Nov 17, 2017 in the burgeoning golden age of comic books that had begun in the late 30s, she was a contemporary of millionselling american stalwarts like superman, batman and captain marvel. This book collects issues 912 of the golden age captain america. Some very new ebook below 3 dollars or most is 4dollars. Sothebys how dc ignited the golden age of comic books. United feature syndicate golden age comic books cgc comic book collectors chat boards an appreciation thread for united feature syndicate, who started off publishing comic books with tip top comics in 1936 and stopped publishing them in 1955, their longestrunning series having been tip top comics, sparkler comics, and comics on parade. That year, major malcolm wheelernicholson founded the company as national allied publications. Golden age comic books cgc graded golden age comics da. If you need a comic reader app for your pc, i suggest cdisplay dime comics for ipad is an ios application. They were cheap, portable and had inspirational, patriotic stories of good triumphing over evil. Select the range of golden age comic books by choosing a view above.

Welcome to superworld comics golden age comics browsing page. Charlton comics publishers charlton comics was an american comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name t. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. This period, which witnessed an explosion of englishcanadian comic book publishing, is now described as the canadian golden age of comics. Its most popular character was captain marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter billy batson, who transformed into the hero whenever he said the magic word shazam. Aug 07, 2017 one of the defining traits of comic book publishers during the golden age was that, with the exception of marvel and detective comics, a lot of them wound up either going out of business or folded into other publications. Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. We buy your collectibles and offer consignment services. Since early comics collectors concentrated on superheroes, hesiods five ages golden age, silver age, bronze age, heroic age, and iron age were adopted. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950. 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. Combat, plastic man, police comics, smash comics and the spirit. Parkers records and comics features an extensive inventory of golden age, silver age, bronze age, and collectible comic books that include classic comic book publishers like dell comics, marvel comics, dc comics, archie comics, charleton, gold key and many others. That means onesixth of the copies will continue to exist.

The top 10 most valuable golden age comic books superworld. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. Flash gordon golden age comics 19381955 for sale ebay. Find the value of the dc comic golden age miniseries. Parkers records and comics features an extensive inventory of golden age, silver age, bronze age, and collectible comic books that include classic comic book publishers like dell comics, marvel comics, dc comics, archie. Comic age comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback published month select month january february march april may june july august september october november december winter spring summer fall. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. Each set of facing pages contains a snippet from a golden age comic on one page, and some information about whats pictured on the other.

The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Mar, 2006 it was printed with a bibliography leaf pp. If a book had a print run of 500,000 or less with a smaller company, it is onesixth of the run of the new donald duck. Golden age group shot page 440 golden age comic books. Wwii and matt baker covers cbsi vintage voyage golden age. We maintain a wide selection of golden age, silver age, and bronze age comics and collectibles. The golden age 19391949 book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection of beautifully illustrated books. In the burgeoning golden age of comic books that had begun in the late 30s, she was a contemporary of millionselling american stalwarts like superman, batman and captain marvel. The sales of comic books increased markedly during world war ii. Mar 02, 2016 here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. Apr 16, 2020 t he complex origin story of dc comics, inc. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Enjoy free downloads of as many issues as you like straight to your computer. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955.

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. This is a list of golden age comic stories that i think are among the best. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. Excellent site full of free downloads of golden age comics. In june of 1938, national allied publications began a new comic book series, featuring several different heroes. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. A few copies survived with the bibliography intact, but most copies are missing the bibliography page.

The golden age for comic books is known for plots that dont appear in modern day comics. This comic, based on circus gear, capes, and douglas fairbanks type heroism was so successful it heralded many other metoo characters like batman in detective comics 27, 1939. So the disney stuff tends to be some of the least rare of the golden age books. There are plenty of ebooks and comics also, some ebooks is quite new and some golden age comics for free download. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Quality comics was an american comic book publishing company that operated from 1937 to 1956 and was largely influential in creating the golden age of comic books. Kids comic book lot of 15 marvel comics xmen spiderman. Oct 15, 2019 since early comics collectors concentrated on superheroes, hesiods five ages golden age, silver age, bronze age, heroic age, and iron age were adopted. Search comic price guide browse by publisher new comics newest cover scans story arcs genres creators characters beta grading guide recent value changes report missing issues. How dc ignited the golden age of comic books books. Issues 9 and 10 were the last for creators jack kirby and joe simon and issues 11 and 12 were the first two under the hand of young stan lee as at least editor and perhaps writer. Centaur publications is a rather unique story because its shelf life was even shorter than most of its competitors. Welcome to comicsall and receive a great opportunity to be aware about the newest and the most popular comics immediately. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity.

We cover some of the important publishers including. The late 1930s and early 1940s was full of companies attempting to carve a niche in the fastgrowing comic industry. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. Shortlived titles of the golden age golden age comic.