L.B. Cole's cover for Terrors of the Jungle #19 (Star Publications, 1952) is inspired by a Matt Baker interior story in this issue.
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In her first appearances in Air Fighters Comics, Valkyrie was persuaded by Airboy to switch sides and join the Allies during WWII.
Vengeful folklore legend La Llorona makes a rare and early U.S. comic book appearance in 1952's Pre-Code Horror classic The Unseen #9.
Ogden Whitney and Gardner Fox's Undercover Girl was an immediate reflection of the Cold War espionage of its era.
Mike Sekowsky's obscure Atomic Age Hero Captain Flash was an interesting Cold War-era debut in a period considered a superhero wasteland.
Four Favorites was an Ace Periodicals anthology title featuring a rotating cast of the publishers best characters.
The Ray's early Golden Age adventures from Quality Comics were beautifully drawn by legendary comic book artist Lou Fine.
Lou Fine's iconic 1940 cover for Hit Comics #5 from Quality Comics is based on a scene from the interior story in that issue.
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Double Life of Private Strong was a fascinating but all too brief entry in the developing Silver Age.
Explore the origins of Quality Comics' Bozo the Iron Man by George Brenner, a precursor for the man/machine comics to follow.
Magic Morro was a Golden Age Dell hero in the Tarzan mold, created by underappreciated artist Ken Ernst, known for his work on Mary Worth.
Lady Blackhawk was an early Silver Age attempt by DC Comics to expand one of their popular franchises with a prominent female character.
Detective Chimp made his debut in a 1952 story which explains how he began solving crimes and sets up the backstory for his future adventures
Whiz Comics 4, published with US Presidential election season in full swing, features Sivana subverting the election with his daughter's help
Bob Kanigher and Alex Toth's Rex the Wonder Dog debuted in his own series in 1952, with the title lasting 45 issues 1952-1959.
Streak the Wonder Dog was created by Bob Kanigher and Alex Toth, and debuted in Green Lantern #30, cover-dated Feb-March 1948.
The Golden Age Harley Quinn?! Green Lantern's classic nemesis Harlequin first appeared in All-American Comics #89 in 1947.
Mary Marvel debuted in the Wow Comics title about three weeks after her first appearance in Captain Marvel Adventures #18.
Blackstone the Magician made his comic book debut in Street & Smith's Super-Magic Comics #1, written by Shadow creator Walter Gibson.
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and Don Heck end Marvel's Atlas war comic era with Battle #70.
Bulletdog was arguably the first "superdog companion" of the Golden Age, setting the stage for Krypto and other superpets to follow.
DC Comics' first Martian Manhunter came to Earth in the pages of Batman #78 in a 1953 story by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and Lew Schwartz.
The high grade Action Comics #1 CGC 8.5 Kansas City pedigree copy featuring the first Superman has set an all time comic book record at $6,000,000
Ana Ortiz dives into Disney+'s Goosebumps S2 as a Brooklyn police detective, joining David Schwimmer & new cast for a fresh set of chills.
Elisabeth Moss stars in a high-stakes international spy game with FX's The Veil, written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
Created by Vincent Zurzolo and David Quinn with art by Claudia Balboni, The Addiction is a unique combo of strange powers and the fight against drug addiction.
Charlton liked the title and formula of its first successful romance comic True Life Secrets so much that they relaunched it as something else
Victor Fox's romance line is largely undiscovered country compared to most comics of that era, but contains material by Kamen, Feldstein, Wood and more.
Remembered as perhaps the best romance comics publisher in American history, St. John got its start collecting newspaper strip Abbie an' Slats.
The cover of Fawcett romance comic Sweethearts #119 hit stands in late 1952 with a Marilyn Monroe cover for her film Don't Bother to Knock.