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New Comics #3–Part 2: The Women-A Famous Novelist and the first serial by a Woman
Continuing with New Comics #3. “The Vikings” most likely from a script by MWN with artwork by Livingstone is in classic style with the story at the bottom of each panel and no dialogue. It’s beautifully rendered but the story is a little difficult to follow....
More Fun #8–Siegel and Shuster, Steampunk Comics and A Mystery Solved
Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson continued publishing comics throughout 1936 under two company names—More Fun Inc. and National Allied Newspaper Syndicate Inc. and there would be a third company added before the year was out. Keeping track of the various...
Interview with Kim Munson re “Comic Art in Museums”
Recently I interviewed Kim Munson about her book Comic Art in Museums. Although it is not directly connected to the Major's work, I found it to be an excellent reference for discussing the art in the Major's early syndicate 1925-1927 and the art in New Fun,...
DC’s New Comics #2–Siegel and Shuster and Federal Men
Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s New Comics #2, the second edition of the Major’s additional title was available on newsstands December 27, 1935 with a January 1936 cover two weeks after More Fun #7 was published. The cover is a deep yellow featuring R. G....
DC Comics 85 Years Ago More Fun #7
DC Comics dates its history from January 1935 with New Fun #1. Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s foray into comic book publishing in the midst of the Depression continued into 1936 with More Fun #7 arriving on newsstands December 13, 1935 with a January 1936...
New Comics #1-The Major Adds A New Title
Contributor mini bio: Robert "Bo" Brown New Comics #1, published by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, appeared on newsstands November 12, 1935, a little over 85 years ago. It was an appropriate title. The second magazine title published after New Funs 1-6 had...
