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One of the most historically important series of the Golden Age, Eastern Color Printing Company's Famous Funnies series lasted 218 issues 1934-1955.  This successful series was launched by Eastern Color after previous comic book efforts by Dell Publishing and Eastern Color themselves, as well as Jake Geller's brief American version of Comic Cuts The Famous[...]

From those pulp origins, it spread to become a popular favorite across media, including comic strips, film, television, and much more.  Legendary artist Frank Frazetta created eight Buck Rogers covers for the long-running comic book series Famous Funnies in 1953/54 (whose publisher infamously rejected a ninth cover for being too violent.  This became the cover[...]

From those pulp origins, it spread to become a popular favorite across media including comic strips, film, television, and much more.  Legendary artist Frank Frazetta created eight Buck Rogers covers for the long-running comic book series Famous Funnies in 1953/54 (whose publisher infamously rejected a ninth cover for being too violent.  This became the cover[...]