Learn about marvel comicss characters and prominent writers and artists. They fully live up to the hype morrison put on them. Youll come across avengers comics much more often than the captain america comics of the 1940s and 50s. I have always loved the covers of the ga disney books, but given the prices, im forced to look at them from a collector investor pov. The resulting archive is devoid of many familiar comicbook characters, like those from marvel, d. Oct 18, 2012 itself a work of history, jules feiffers 1965 essay was arguably the first attempt to create a critical history of the golden age of comic book superheroes, with the writer looking at the impact.
The golden age of superhero movies has yet to face its. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. The art of the disney golden books disney books disney. Golden age of comic books golden age comics wiki fandom. Even seasoned collectors may have problems attaining comics from this era. The first disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with the mickey mouse comic strip. Ultimately there was 40 years of comics before the comic book that heralded the golden age 19381947 which was action comics 1, 1938, the first appearance of superman. These eras include the golden age 19381950, the silver age 19561970, the bronze age 19701985, and the modern age 1985present. Alvarado was born in raton, new mexico, and grew up in glendale, california. The following is a list of marvel comics golden age characters and teams that first appeared in marvel comics during the golden age of comic books late 1930s and c. Fawcett comics, a division of fawcett publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940s.
The golden age 19391949 marks a terrific teamup between the folio society and marvel comics. He wrote a few early episodes of the very first comic strip based on his signature character mickey mouse. And if so, which one should collectors pursue again, presupposing the collec. Its most popular character was captain marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter billy batson, who transformed into the hero whenever he said the magic word shazam. List of marvel comics golden age characters wikipedia. They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid1950s. The golden age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. Perhaps one of the most important impacts of the golden age was the cementation of the comic as a. There are an unknown amount of victorian age comic books, this era of comic book history is still being discovered, researched and recorded.
Golden age of comic books image comics database fandom. Created in new york by jewish immigrants, the first comic book superheroes were mythic saviours who could combat the nazi threat. Get in touch and well help you figure out their value. Animal and jungle themed comics were led by walt disney, featuring mickey. Oct 06, 2016 what makes this an age for comic books is that the success of the movies then change the content of the comic books to match for corporate synergy. Alvarados animation career spanned almost 60 years. For perhaps no other childrens books are as cherished and collectedas though they were doubloons and jewelsthan the disney golden books. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age.
The history of these books began in 1933, when the president of whitman publishing wrote a letter to walt disney. Golden age collectables comic store vancouver for comic book. Find key issues like amazing fantasy 15, detective comics 27. The top selling comic books that begin with a are alpha flight comic books 1983 series, amazing adventures comic books 1970 series, amazing spiderman comic books 1963 series, archie comic books and avengers comic books 1963 series you can also search 7 more ways. Mickey mouse magazine, the first american newsstand publication with disney comics, launched in 1935. Some strict collectors consider the era finished by 1950. Dec 11, 2016 golden age collectables is one of the bestknown comic shops in vancouver, with comic books old and new, as well as graphic novels, toys, manga, sports cards, and more. He attended the chouinard art institute in the 1930s. Back issue comics find vintage golden and silver age books.
Browse thousands of books for all ages featuring your favorite characters from disney, star wars, marvel, pixar, and more. With that in mind, do you believe that disney books are an investment worth making. The illustrated history taylor history of comics, vol 4 benton, mike on. Another interesting piece of history is cheerios premiums. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. Apr 03, 2017 the golden age of comics 19381956 technically, the golden age of comics took place between 1938 and 1956. Just think, without the paper drives during the war the number of golden age books available to the collectors market today could be staggering. Many iconic characters were introduced in this time period and became part of american culture at a very interesting point in our history. This was the first disney comic to ever be published in australia. Superman is possibly the most recognizable comic book character to this day. One very popular strip series was terry and the pirates, which ran from 1934 to 1946. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought as lasting from the 1930s until the mid1950s during which comic books enjoyed a surge of popularity, the archetype of the superhero was created and defined, and many of the most famous superheroes debuted.
If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Throughout the golden age, comics as a medium were not yet synonymous with superheroes as a genre horror stories, funny animals, mysterysolving detectives, westerns, romances, reporters wearing a press hat, and more all remained popular throughout this period, in some cases more popular than. These are the years when comics were considered a new and exciting form of art. The golden age of comic books describes an era of american comic books from 1938 to 1956. On the other hand, because of this restriction, the archive offers an interesting window into the themes of lesserknown comics in the golden ageromance, westerns, combat, crime, supernatural and horror. When more information is available ill be writing about this as well. The first comic books were simply reprints of comic strips featured in u. Its parent company, marvel entertainment, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the disney company. Captain marvel proved to be one of the most popular superhero comics of the golden age, regularly outselling the adventures of superman during the 1940s. Mar 19, 2018 i am current research on first appearance of chip n dale. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book historians.
The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder. The wiki format allows any registered user to create any article, so we can all work together to build the site. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. Drawn and illustrated by ben thompson and based on the character created by untraced pseudonym bob byrd, david rand is a threeyear old boy en route to cairo with his parents john and constance rand when their plane goes. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics.
If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. In 1940, western publishing launched the longrunning flagship comic book, walt disney s comics and stories, which will reach. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic. The golden age of comic books was a period of time when comic books were at there finest. While there are some valuable silver age comic books featuring captain america, none are truly rare comic books in the way that the golden age issues are. The collection and subsequent destruction of so many comics had an astonishing longterm effect on the collectors market.
The precise era of the golden age is disputed, though most agree that it was born. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the. Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the walt disney company, including mickey mouse, donald duck and uncle scrooge. The golden age describes an era in the creation of comic books published between the years of 1938 and 1955. This was the first disney comic to ever be published in. Comics most notably the licensed walt disney animated character comics. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Today on variant, special guests comic tom and jeff the golden age guru highlight the dawn of superhero comics with the history of the golden age.
In fact, they are among the older and more desirable comics on the market. Browse and buy a vast selection of golden age comic books collections. The odd thing here is the comic books were the source material for the movies which is becoming source material for the comics which to some feel a recycled undertaking. The golden age of comic books is considered to cover the 1930s until roughly 1951. Dc formerly national and marvel formerly timely rose but were second to captain marvel and fawcett. Comics historians divide the history of american comic books into ages. Public domain super heroes is a collaborative website about public domain characters from comic books, comic strips, films, books, pulps, mythology, television, animation, folk stories, among others. Marvel comics, american media and entertainment company that was widely regarded as one of the big two publishers in the comic industry. This site is devoted to the golden age of comic books podcast and blog created by bill. During this time, sex in mainstream comics was largely limited to being implied via dialogue.
He was also a prolific contributor to western publishings line of comic books. Rare classics collection features five vintage stories from the 1940s and 50s based on animated disney movies and a dumboseven dwarfs crossover. The superhero archetype was created and many wellknown characters were introduced, including superman, batman, captain marvel, captain america, and wonder woman. A historical exploration of superman comic books of 19581986. Dell comics nonsuperhero characters particularly the licensed walt disney animatedcharacter comics outsold the superhero. Some of the greatest writers and artist took center stage and left a legacy for generations of kids and comic book industry workers alike. And, reading grant morrisons half history of superhero comicshalfautobiography, supergods, i was sold on the original siegel and shuster golden age superman comics. Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the walt disney company, including mickey mouse, donald duck and uncle scrooge the first disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with the mickey mouse comic strip. The sales of comic books increased markedly during world war ii. The golden age of superhero movies has yet to face its greatest threats. Just go to the top of the page and look in the right column. We buy everything from large modern collections to individual high value golden age and silver age books and everything in between.
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