An underappreciated series with unrestrained covers and interiors to match, Chesler's Punch Comics is worth your attention.
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One of the most fascinating aspects of Alan Moore's work on the Crossed+100 series is his thoughts on how humanity could survive this future.
A funny thing happened on Captain America's way to the Silver Age... he made a "test" appearance as a villain in disguise first.
Before he became an EC Comics legend and the longtime editor of Mad Magazine, Al Feldstein brought us the teenage drama of Sunny and Junior.
Tucked away in the pages of Fox Features Syndicate's All Top Comics #10 is a Matt Baker Phantom Lady story that's one of her strangest tales.
The Skeleton Hand series was publisher ACG's attempt to chart a different course with the genre at the height of the pre-Code era.
The Promise Collection is a group of unbelievably high grade comic books from 1939-1952, and 1941 includes the famous debut of Daredevil Comics.
The creation of comics legend Will Eisner, Lady Luck began life as a backup in The Spirit newspaper sections, but briefly got her own series.
Maurice Whitman is underrated artist of the late Golden Age, and his Fiction House covers on Jumbo Comics among others are among his best.
EC Comics title International Comics (continued for one issue as International Crime Patrol) doesn't get as much attention as it deserves.
57 years ago Marvel reintroduced its most popular Golden Age character to new audiences in Avengers #4, kicking the Marvel Age into high gear.
In which the elusive Liberty Comics #12 gives us a hook into understanding the wheeling and dealing of the comic book industry of its era.
Doc Samson's 1971 debut in Incredible Hulk #141 from Marvel introduced another Gamma Radiation-powered character into the mix.
The Promise Collection is a group of unbelievably high grade comic books from 1939-1952, and 1941 is the dawn of Captain America Comics.
Science fiction, fantasy and horror pulp Weird Tales began in February 1928 and introduced the likes of Conan and Cthulhu to the world.
DC's Black Canary soared to prominence from obscure and elusive beginnings in a Johnny Thunder backup story in Flash Comics #86.
Green Lantern villain the Harlequin appeared 8 times within a year in 1948/49, and provided one of the biggest plot twists of the era.
Fox's Green Mask got his powers from a Vita-Ray machine long before Captain America did, and this Golden Age series is tough to get.
The name Rawhide Kid overcame 19th and early 20th century obscurity to become an enduring part of pop culture in film, pulps and comics.
Feature Book #26 from 1941 featuring Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, holds an interesting place in comic book collecting history.
The Promise Collection is a group of unbelievably high grade comic books from 1939-1952, and it starts with Detective Comics #33 and Batman.
Green Arrow was finally featured on the cover of a comic book for the first time ever for More Fun Comics #77.
The late 1940s era of Flash Comics featured work by Infantino, Kubert and others on Hawkman, Flash and Black Canary and is an underrated era.
Daredevil 2 (1964) is an excellent example of the Marvel Universe of its era, from street crime to outer space, even a dose of the Cold War
The Sandman's introduction in The Amazing Spider-Man #4 by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee is one of the best villain debuts of Marvel's Silver Age.
Mary Jane's debut into the Amazing Spider-Man storyline in issues #42 and #43 is one of the most iconic moments in Marvel history.
EC Comics' Shock SuspenStories #6 has one of the most reproduced covers in comic book history and an equally historic story behind it.
Early Daredevil issues by the likes of Wally Wood, Bill Everett, Stan Lee, and others provide a unique perspective on the Marvel Universe.
Detective Comics #359 is the first appearance of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), and it's one key among many that have been on the move lately.
Clue Comics #10 from Hillman Periodicals contains the debut of a character one wouldn't expect to find in a late Golden Age comic book.