There's something undefinably unique about Quality Comics from the post-WWII era, and early 1950s Doll Man is a good example.
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The creation of artist Bill Ward, pre-Code glamour icon Torchy ended her brief but memorable series run at Quality Comics with Torchy #6.
Romantic Adventures #49 features "one of the grimmest little epics to appear in a romance comic" according to historian Michelle Nolan.
Editor William K. Friedman was determined to test the limits in the wake of the 1954 Senate Hearings on comics, and Romantic Hearts #9 is an example.
Popular Teen-Agers was a 1950s romance comic book title from Star Publications, a company formed by L.B. Cole and Jerome A. Kramer.
With Matt Baker and others, Jack Kamen redefined the look of The Fox Feature lineup beginning in 1947, creating some of the most memorable covers of the era.
On the brink of the introduciton of the Comics Code in 1954, Marvel/Atlas expanded into a market segment that Fiction House left behind.
Not to be confused with Patsy Walker's frenemy Hedy Wolfe, Hedy De Vine was a movie star who had her own Marvel series.
Just as Fiction House was ending Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Marvel launched Lorna, the Jungle Queen by Don Rico and Werner Roth.
John Buscema did significant work for publisher Orbit from 1950 to 1953, including several covers for their romance comic book line.
Betty, Archie, and Reggie are featured in what might be the most infamous accidental double entendre cover from vintage comics history.
Best remembered for his legendary DC Comics work, Sheldon Moldoff also made formative contributions to Pre-Code Horror comic books.
After their 1947 debut in Marvel's Junior Miss, Cindy Smith, Sandra Lake and the residents of Oakdale got their own series with Cindy Comics.
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.
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.
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.