Iconic Archie Comics frenemies Betty and Veronica got a series of their own for the first time beginning in 1950 from Dan DeCarlo and others.
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Cinderella Love #26 contains the inspiration for both that issue's Matt Baker cover as well as his iconic issue #25 cover.
Ned Pines' short-lived Pre-Code Horror series Adventures Into Darkness featured a combination of lurid covers and classic horror.
A slapstick comedy title inspired by the likes of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Dizzy Dames features the work of animator Owen Fitzgerald.
After helping to pioneer the horror comic book in 1947, Avon returned to the genre during the Pre-Code Horror boom with an Eerie series.
The creation of George Storm for All Funny Comics, Buzzy became DC Comics' first teen humor title, lasting for 77 issues 1944-1958.
Dick Ayers' Magazine Enterprises Ghost Rideris a stand out example of the artist's work, combining western, supernatural and herioic themes.
Patsy Walker & other humor characters presided over a changing of the guard after WW2, as All Winners Comics transformed into All Teen Comics and debuted Mitzi Martin.
The most succesful title from obscure publisher Stanhall Publications, G.I. Jane was the creation of animators Hal Seeger and Bill Williams.
Marvel launched situation comedy Lana Comics in the same month it debuted series featuring Blonde Phantom, Namora, and Venus.
While the 1953 Superior Comics title Mysteries may be a true mystery to some collectors, this PCH title is well worth your time.
In Whiz Comics #10, Captain Marvel villains Sivana & Beautia steal the Navy's "aerial torpedo" plans and attempt to use drones to attack the Pacific Fleet.
L.B. Cole's background in commercial art and label design served him well in his distinctive approach to covers, such as on the coveted Cat-Man Comics series.
My Friend Irma was the franchise that brought Martin & Lewis to film, but it was also some of the best Dan DeCarlo work outside of Archie.
Behind some stand-out Schomburg covers, Joker co-creator Jerry Robinson teamed with Mort Meskin to create the little-known Black Terror villain named Lady Serpent in 1948.
Although the iconic Frank R. Paul cover is actually for E.E. Smith's The Skylark of Space, Amazing Stories Aug. 1928 is the debut of Buck Rogers
In 1945, paperback publisher Avon Publications entered the comics with Molly O'Day, including work by George Tuska, Paul Gattuso, and Jack Cole.
Patsy Walker has one of the most fascinating story arcs in Marvel comics history, from teen humor character to Marvel Universe superhero.
Dark Mysteries editor William K. Friedman made a career of helping publishers push limits, and faced off against the Senate over the title.
St. John's Abbott and Costello Comics featured artwork by the legendary Lily Renée and well-written stories by John Graham.
Wild Bill Hickok became Avon Publications' longest-lived series, but the title character took a back seat to Calamity Jane on his series debut
In 1946, the New York Times reported on tons of missing Uranium ore in Brazil, a historical incident forgotten by everyone, except for The Shadow.
A decade before The Jetsons, Dan DeCarlo's Jetta was a science fiction comedy about normal life in the far future we were promised.
Spicy History #1: William d'Alton Mann is credited by many with the creation of the blind item and blackmailed America's elite, but also left his son with a pulp publishing legacy.
MLJ ended the pulp-style character Scarlet Avenger in Zip Comics to make way for the style of teen humor that would make the publisher famous.
With the Flame seemingly near death, Linda Dale vows to continue his legacy, becoming Flame Girl in Wonderworld Comics #30.
In Top-Notch Comics #1, the Wizard foils a Japanese plan to attack Pearl Harbor -- two years before such an event occurred in real history.
Wonderworld Comics is a historically important title of the early Golden Age featuring work from Lou Fine, Will Eisner, Jack Cole and more.
Richard E. Hughes and Jon L. Brummer gave Standard/Better/Nedor character Fighting Yank a supernatural origin in Startling Comics #10.
Blue Ribbon Comics was the first comic title MLJ published, and it was also the first one they canceled, but not because of its contents.