Considered one of the most important Marvel comics ever published, Marvel Mystery Comics #9 helped set the stage for the Marvel Universe.
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June Tarpé Mills' Miss Fury had a succesful run as a comic strip, was a Marvel/Timely comic, and inspired John Romita's Black Widow design.
Carol Danvers got an upgraded origin, a new backstory and a new costume towards the end of the first Ms. Marvel title.
Headline Comics from publisher Prize Comics Group covered a lot of ground from 1943-1955, including Simon & Kirby and much more.
Headline Comics might contain the most overlooked Simon & Kirby material that this legendary creative team ever produced.
Debuting in Headline Comics #16 in 1945 from publisher Prize, Atomic Man was arguably the first superhero of the atomic age.
Marvel's The Cat debuted in the same month as Night Nurse and Shanna the She-Devil, and the character would become Tigra two years later.
After reuniting with the Atlanteans, Namor the Sub-Mariner disrupts a United Nations assembly to declare war on the human race!
One of the most important characters in science fiction history, Buck Rogers headed into comic books' Silver Age from Gold Key in 1964.
The second Dark Horse comic book series, Boris the Bear was a savage parody of the 1980s comic book scene.
Important Golden Age comic book title Speed Comics ran through three different publishers 1939-1947, ending with issue #44.
There's been quite a bit of debate over the years as to who drew the cover of Harvey Comics' Speed Comics #22.
Little-remembered publisher Leo Greenwald took over Speed Comics for just two issues -- but made big changes in the title.
Munson Paddock used a psychedelic concert poster art style somehow transported to 1940 for Mars Mason of the Interplanetary Mail Service.
Bob Powell's cover for Speed Comics #38 from Harvey is based on a historic WWII moment that took place a few weeks prior.
Considered the last western outlaw and perhaps the first of a new breed of 20th century killers, Harry Tracy closed out the Prize Comics.
Dick Briefer put his Frankenstein monster through its paces in the Prize Comics run, including the Prize superheroes vs the monster.
After first appearing in Feature Comics #27, Doll Man made his cover debut on Feature Comics #30 with a cover by the great Lou Fine.
Busy Arnold's title transition from Feature Funnies to Feature Comics was sparked by a forgotten legal battle of the Golden Age.
Golden Age comic books' first masked hero The Clock got a second lease on life when he landed at Quality Comics with Feature Funnies #3.
Frank Frazetta's Ghost Rider cover on Magazine Enterprises' Tim Holt #17 proved to be a pivotal moment for the western franchise.
Speed Comics, a relatively famous name among Golden Age comic book titles, was started by a company named after a small AL town.
Harry A. Chesler's Yankee Comics featured a character named Dr. Doom and a super-soldier serum derived from the strength of WWI heroes.
Lev Gleason described Silver Streak Comics' The Saint feature as "the most expensive feature ever to appear in a comic magazine."
What's the secret behind Matt Baker's cover for Secrets of True Love 1 from St. John Publications? The death of Archer St. John set it motion
St. John's All-Picture All-True Love Story #2 with Matt Baker artwork is so elusive that nobody knew about it for 30 years.
The history suggests that Matt Baker was brought in to cover St. John's Amazing Ghost Stories to provide it with a very different look.
When you think of comic book romance, you think of this. Giant Comics Editions #12 Diary Secrets is one of comics history's most iconic covers
As the volume of Matt Baker's Fiction House contributions declined, he worked with other publishers, leading to his Fox Feature Syndicate era
Ace Periodicals' Sure-Fire Comics series featured the superhero Flash Lightning, whose origin is similar to the later Dr. Fate origin.