When Captain America 100 hit the newsstand in January 1968, it marked the first time a comic book had used that title in nearly 14 years.
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Captain Wizard Comics #1, published by Croydon Publishing Co in 1946, might just be the strangest Golden Age comic book that I've ever read.
Audacious and daring reporter Brenda Starr got her name from 1930s socialite Brenda Frazier and her persona and look from Rita Hayworth.
People fighting giant monsters never gets old. Case in point is DC's War That Time Forgot debuting in Star Spangled War Stories in 1960.
Science Comics #1's Dr Doom and his Molecular Kingdom draws from the same science fiction influence as the MCU's Quantum Realm.
After launching in 1939, 1940 became Blue Beetle's year. He received a newspaper strip, radio show, his own series -- and an origin.
Big Shot Comics is an underappreciated title with an impressive array of comic book and comic strip talent behind it.
There's no such thing as an obscure Marvel character, even a character like Man-Wolf from Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man.
Comic book grading service CGC's parent company Certified Collectibles Group is set to be acquired by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities.
The 1953 Dick Ayers cover of Manhunt #14 is an example of the strange history of the 1950s comic book publishing scene.
From his debut in All-American Comics #8, Ultra-Man stands out as a fascinating product of the politics of his moment in history.
DC Comics character Dr. Mid-Nite, has a weird and wonderful origin story in his first appearance in All-American Comics #25.
The cover of Dynamic Comics #8 by Gus Ricca is based on equally horrific contents to match: horror versions of Batman and Captain America.
The Golden Age Harley Quinn?! Green Lantern's nemesis Harlequin first appeared in All-American Comics #89 in 1947.
An X-Men #1 CGC 9.6 (Marvel, 1963) has just gone for a record $702,000 at this week's ComicConnect Event Auction #46.
Adventures into the Unknown from publisher ACG is a vastly underrated comic book series which launched with stories by Frank Belknap Long.
The horrific cover of Crime SuspenStories #22 by Johnny Craig is one of the most iconic covers in American comic book history
An unusual use of denatured uranium in the Wonder Woman story of Sensation Comics #69 from 1947 is a window on the history of nuclear energy.
Kismet, Man of Fate, is considered the first Muslim superhero, first appearing in Bomber Comics #1 from Elliot Publications in 1944.
Donald Duck's adventure in the Volcano Valley with his nephews in Dell's Four Color #147 by Carl Barks has some interesting history behind it.
The first appearance of the Riddler in Detective Comics #140 by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang, and Win Mortimer has sold for a record $456,000.
Venus #18 features a spectacularly creepy Bill Everett cover for what had become one of Marvel's most unusual series of its era.
A Marvel Spotlight #5 CGC 9.8 featuring the first appearance and origin of Ghost Rider has just sold for a record $264,000.
Gus Ricca's incredible cover of Dynamic Comics #11 for publisher Harry A. Chesler has an equally fascinating story behind it.
Joe Gill and Steve Ditko's work on Gorgo and Konga for Charlton Comics, managed to transcend their film screenplay inspirations.
What's the connection between DC Comics' Wonder Woman and the warrior women who frequently starred in Planet Comics from Fiction House?
Streak and Rex the Wonder Dogs nudged Green Lantern out of the DC Comics spotlight for a decade.
Marvel Premiere #1, cover-dated April 1972, resurrects "Him" and transforms the character into Adam Warlock.
Wonder Woman villain Baroness Paula von Gunther is a unique character even by the standards of the DC Comics Golden Age.
The debut of Circe in Wonder Woman #37 is a wonderfully weird mix of science fiction and Greek myth.