From his debut in All-American Comics #8, Ultra-Man stands out as a fascinating product of the politics of his moment in history.
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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.
Anthony Wayne is remembered for reasons other than his place in American history: his name is the inspiration for the name Bruce Wayne.
Frazetta's Ghost Rider covers are a prime his artistry on a subject that played to his strengths, and Tim Holt #17 is one of the best.
Shadow creator Walter Gibson scripted this highly unusual space propaganda comic book Rocket to the Moon in 1951.
Horrific #1 from Comic Media is one of the stand-out horror covers of the 1950s, and is a twist on the Danse Macabre concept.
Mystery Men Comics #1 featuring the debut of the Blue Beetle remains one of the most overlooked key comic books of the golden age.
Recently, we told you about the best Spider-Man collection ever assembled up for auction, and now comes this remarkable high-grade X-Men run.
The Phantom Stranger's rare 1952 debut at DC Comics is a fascinating artifact of its times and also not what you think.
Wally Wood's potent work for the cover of EC Comics' Shock SuspenStories #6 will go up for bid at auction in June.
1993's Simpsons Comics and Stories #1 is peak Millenial-fueled nostalgia and an important part of 1990s comic book history.
There's more than meets the eye in this WWII-era Mary Marvel story by Marc Swayze and Batman co-creator Bill Finger.