Ogden Whitney and Gardner Fox's Undercover Girl was an immediate reflection of the Cold War espionage of its era.
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Mike Sekowsky's obscure Atomic Age Hero Captain Flash was an interesting Cold War-era debut in a period considered a superhero wasteland.
Four Favorites was an Ace Periodicals anthology title featuring a rotating cast of the publishers best characters.
The Ray's early Golden Age adventures from Quality Comics were beautifully drawn by legendary comic book artist Lou Fine.
Lou Fine's iconic 1940 cover for Hit Comics #5 from Quality Comics is based on a scene from the interior story in that issue.
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby's Double Life of Private Strong was a fascinating but all too brief entry in the developing Silver Age.
Explore the origins of Quality Comics' Bozo the Iron Man by George Brenner, a precursor for the man/machine comics to follow.
Magic Morro was a Golden Age Dell hero in the Tarzan mold, created by underappreciated artist Ken Ernst, known for his work on Mary Worth.
Lady Blackhawk was an early Silver Age attempt by DC Comics to expand one of their popular franchises with a prominent female character.
Detective Chimp made his debut in a 1952 story which explains how he began solving crimes and sets up the backstory for his future adventures
Whiz Comics 4, published with US Presidential election season in full swing, features Sivana subverting the election with his daughter's help
Bob Kanigher and Alex Toth's Rex the Wonder Dog debuted in his own series in 1952, with the title lasting 45 issues 1952-1959.
Streak the Wonder Dog was created by Bob Kanigher and Alex Toth, and debuted in Green Lantern #30, cover-dated Feb-March 1948.
The Golden Age Harley Quinn?! Green Lantern's classic nemesis Harlequin first appeared in All-American Comics #89 in 1947.
Blackstone the Magician made his comic book debut in Street & Smith's Super-Magic Comics #1, written by Shadow creator Walter Gibson.
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and Don Heck end Marvel's Atlas war comic era with Battle #70.
DC Comics' first Martian Manhunter came to Earth in the pages of Batman #78 in a 1953 story by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and Lew Schwartz.
The high grade Action Comics #1 CGC 8.5 Kansas City pedigree copy featuring the first Superman has set an all time comic book record at $6,000,000
Charlton liked the title and formula of its first successful romance comic True Life Secrets so much that they relaunched it as something else
Victor Fox's romance line is largely undiscovered country compared to most comics of that era, but contains material by Kamen, Feldstein, Wood and more.
Remembered as perhaps the best romance comics publisher in American history, St. John got its start collecting newspaper strip Abbie an' Slats.
Romantic Hearts was a romance anthology comic, first published by Story Comics with cover and art by Walter Johnson and probably Leo Fass.
The cover of Fawcett romance comic Sweethearts #119 hit stands in late 1952 with a Marilyn Monroe cover for her film Don't Bother to Knock.
The Ziff-Davis comic book romance title Cinderella Love was inspired by the enourmous success of the 1950 Disney classic Cinderella.
The romance genre 132 page Fox Giants are extremely rare even compared to the highly sought after St John Giant Comics Editions.
One of comic history's most notorious publishers, Lev Gleason's romance Lovers' Lane shifted from charming to extreme late in its run.
Long a magazine staple, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby pioneered the romance genre in comic books beginning in 1947 with Young Romance.
G.I. Sweethearts #37 is another unusual fusion of Cold War espionage and romance, featuring the then recently-revealed atomic cannon.
Dear Lonely Heart #1 is a rare romance comic launched by publisher Comic Media, who became notorious for its Pre-Code comic book titles.
Wally Wood became a comic book legend for work on EC Comics, Daredevil and more, but his early Fox romance work is overlooked.