One of the most important war comics artists in American history, Russ Heath worked on a number of Marvel/Atlas war titles during his career.
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Eddie Bentz pulled off some of the most legendary bank robberies in American history and some of the proceeds to fund his collecting habits.
Maurice Whitman is one of the most underrated artists of the late Golden Age, and his Jumbo Comics covers are stand-out examples of his work.
Magno the Magnetic Man was the underappreciated star of Ace Periodicals' long-running Super-Mystery Comics title.
Comic Strip character Jane Arden may have influenced Lois Lane and more, but the St. John title arguably changed the course of that publisher's history.
Important Golden Age creator Bill Allison contributed a classic cover featuring the Target for underappreciated title Target Comics in 1946.
The obscure character Rebo from "Saturn Against Earth" published in the U.S. in Future Comics was eventually used in Donald Duck adventures.
Bill Everett's The Conqueror debuted in Victory Comics from Hillman Periodicals as a superhero transformed by cosmic rays.
Shadow creator William Gibson sometimes drew on his knowledge of magical legends from world history for Super Magician Comics stories.
All Funny Comics #16 has Superman & Batman imposters trying to strong-arm a rival publisher into selling his superhero character.
Years before Ace the Bat-Hound was introduced in Batman #92, another dog hero was introduced in a Robin solo story in Star Spangled Comics.
Lou Fine did a number of iconic covers for the Hit Comics series, and it appears he accidentally did two covers for one issue of the series.
Exactly how rare is the elusive Jumbo Comics #31 featuring a great Sheena cover by Dan Zolnerowich? We dive into the data to find out.
Master Comics #21 is the start of one of the Golden Age's most important crossover events with Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr & Bulletman.
L.B. Cole's cover for Terrors of the Jungle #19 (Star Publications, 1952) is inspired by a Matt Baker interior story in this issue.
In her first appearances in Air Fighters Comics, Valkyrie was persuaded by Airboy to switch sides and join the Allies during WWII.
Vengeful folklore legend La Llorona makes a rare and early U.S. comic book appearance in 1952's Pre-Code Horror classic The Unseen #9.
Ogden Whitney and Gardner Fox's Undercover Girl was an immediate reflection of the Cold War espionage of its era.
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.