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Theodore Roosevelt crossed my mind recently, which led me to think about the origin of the term "Rough Rider" and its relationship to dime novel fiction.
When I was researching this installment of The Issue, about The Egyptian Star: An Original Amateur Monthly, I had "The Secret Origin of Fanzines and
Most people reading this post will know The Brave and the Bold as a longtime DC Comics brand best remembered today for its association with Batman. That
Welcome back to a post-revolutionary edition of The Issue. At issue today is Le Grelot No. 208 from April 4, 1875, with cover art by Alfred Le Petit.
The CDC, are using comics on flyers and posters that teach the basics of how to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases like Coronavirus.
Welcome to Demonetized, the first installment of an all-too-regular feature here on Bleeding Cool in which we've published a post that one of Google's
The NBA will suspend its schedule of games until further notice, following reports that Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus.
The publishing company who featured titles such as Blue Beetle and Catman Comics was run by the great-grandson of a founding figure of the Republican Party.
Detective Comics #38, the first appearance of Robin, and Flash Comics #92, the debut of Black Canary in a solo series, are both Leap Day covers.
David Cronenberg gives good quote. For example, he recently told The Guardian, "Movies were made for sex, there's no doubt about it." He said lots of
The Monster Hunter franchise from Capcom is coming to film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, and Ron Perlman. Sept. 4, 2020
This installment of The Issue features my favorite science fiction character in American history: Frank Reade. The character debuted in the 1876 story
New York Weekly Vol. 30 No. 10 from longtime publisher of American periodical fiction, Street & Smith reminds me of Marvel's Avengers of the Wastelands.
Welcome to a regular column about vintage comics and periodicals from throughout world history that I'm calling The Issue.
Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson is a writer, historian, and the granddaughter of DC Comics founder Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. She is the author of the recent DC
The horrific image on the front of Crime SuspenStories #22 by Johnny Craig has long been considered one of the most iconic covers in American comic book
Even though it was neither a critical or financial success when it was released in 2007, the first Ghost Rider film starring Nicolas Cage has always been
When it comes to early issues of Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, it's nearly impossible to play favorites. Fantastic Four #1 is obviously
Justice League of America co-creator Gardner Fox was a well-known fan of HP Lovecraft, as well as a fan of other fiction from the pulp era during which he
Action Comics #52 by Jerry Siegel and longtime Shuster Shop artist John Sikela has always been one of my favorite issues of Action Comics. It's got that
Longtime comics industry journalist, historian, editor and author Tom Spurgeon passed away at the age of 50 today, according to a Facebook post by his
Back in 2012, Bleeding Cool told you that the original cover art for Spider-Man #1 (1990) by Todd McFarlane sold for $358,500 -- an impressive price for a
One of the best artists to emerge from the first wave of Image Comics creators in the mid-1990s, J. Scott Campbell comics and original art have always
The Charlton line contains countless comics worth revisiting in the decades since they were published. Space Adventures #7 with its transgender theme is one
Black Canary soared to prominence from obscure and elusive beginnings in her debut in Flash Comics #86, and the history behind the name is just as rare.
Never take a fictional dog's origin story at face value. Dogs really do have secret lives, it seems, and every time I'm tempted to forget about the
Obscure as it is, the setting and theme of Captain America Comics #74 seems familiar now: One of Marvel's great villains has found himself in a weird place
"Why did they write this story at this moment in time?" has become my favorite question to ask when it comes to comics history. The answer is often just
Donald Molony was called a hero in the aftermath of the 1945 collision of a B-25 with the Empire State Building. Then he became a comic book hero.