Best remembered for his creation of the Human Torch and other Golden Age work, Carl Burgos did hundreds of Marvel covers in the 1950s.
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"The Island that Disappeared" in Atomic Attack #8 from Youthful Publications was inspired by Operation Ivy.
Spy Smasher remembers the Battle of Wake Island on the cover of Fawcetts's Spy Smasher #8 shortly after that history took place.
In what seems to have been a franchise reboot attempt, Captain Battle's son completed an important mission and saved his dad in the process.
Aviation-themed covers were a large part of the early era of L.B. Cole's career as a comic book cover artist.
Fiction House's Ranger Comics launched featuring the Rangers of Freedom, a costumed hero-centric group who faced the villain SuperBrain.
Created by Chesler art director Charles Sultan, Punch Comics #1's Sky Chief, was a reflection of the aviation history of the era.
Chesler's Major Victory Comics series from 1944-1945 is largely composed of reprints, with a notable exception: the debut of Spider-Woman.
Leslie Charteris gave Avon Publications detailed feedback on the look he wanted for The Saint comic book series in the late 1940s.
In 1951, the New York Legislature had issues with a Pre-Code Horror story drawn by Don Rico in Marvel Tales #97.
Discover the haunting fusion of supernatural and superhero themes in Dynamic Comics #1, a cherished Chesler classic from 1941.
MLJ heroes like Black Hood, Shield, and Hangman have been living in Archie's shadow in recent years, but that may be changing for collectors.
MLJ's the Black Hood had a fascinating journey through the Golden Age, including Top-Notch Comics, Jackpot, Pep and his own series.
Steel Sterling was the other Man of Steel of the Golden Age, and his origin moment by Charles Biro and Abner Sundell explains why.
Marvel Mystery Comics #8-10 is an historic crossover event, but Top-Notch Comics #5-7 with Wizard & Shield hit newsstands at the same time.
John Cassone's the Web used his criminology skills to show that criminals can always be caught up in the web of the details of his own crimes.
The saga of the Black Hood during the WW2 era and beyond makes the character a historically unique part of the Golden Age.
During the comic industry's boom time of the early 1950s, L.B. Cole covers were designed to stand out on the crowded newsstands.
Dell is remembered as the publisher of comics featuring licensed Disney characters, but they had a superhero line including Martan the Marvel Man.
In the midst of a torrent of studio presentations, CinemaCon 2023 unfolded with enthusiasm & a renewed optimism for the theater experience.
Dive into the Red Band trailer for The Equalizer 3, as Denzel Washington as former govt assassin Robert McCall takes on the Italian mafia.
Super science hero Captain Battle was created by Jack Binder and former opera star Carl Formes, and has a weird publishing history.
Likely the most famous Marvel character outside of its superhero universe, Millie the Model debuted in 1945, created by Ruth Atkinson.
Rarity can be an elusive concept for some vintage Marvel, and the Marvel/Atlas humor line contains a number of undiscovered gems.
In Georgie Comics #1, Marvel publisher Martin Goodman as "Captain Goodman" helped Georgie in a scheme to impress Hedy Lamarr.
The "newest, biggest, solidest, keenest" comic of 1947 was Marvel's Junior Miss, featuring Cindy Smith, Sandra Lake and residents of Oakdale.
Marvel is infamous for reusing names, and Lana Comics and Frankie & Lana featured different characters running at the same time.
Accomplished artist Louise Altson painted portraits for numerous important 20th century figures, and also did some Marvel covers.
Wendy Parker Comics was a different sort of romantic comedy at Marvel during its brief 1953-1954 run by artist Christopher Rule.
Not to be confused with Patsy Walker's frenemy Hedy Wolfe, Hedy De Vine was a movie star who had her own Marvel series.