Jan 24, 2021 | Comics History
The Major's Comics Evolve: DC's First Annual-The Big Book of Fun Comics A number of changes occurred between the appearance of New Fun #4 on newsstands, April 12, 1935 and the appearance of New Comics #1 on November 12, 1935. Although in hindsight there is a...
Jan 7, 2016 | Comics History
Cuba Si! Happy 126th to the Major Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born on this day, January 7, 126 years ago. It’s fitting that tomorrow I’m leaving for Miami en route to Cuba retracing some of the steps of my grandparents on their fabled trip to Cuba in...
Sep 25, 2014 | Comics History
Comic Strips, the Pulps, Comic Books, and Harry Donenfeld by Francis DiMenno Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Francis DiMenno. Francis DiMenno is a Librarian, Archivist, and long-time comic book aficionado; his Master’s thesis on EC Comics can...
Feb 18, 2013 | Comics History
Superman Sunday with Larry Tye It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s Superman! Truth, justice and the American way and George Reeves flying across the black and white screen of an early 50’s television set is indelibly printed on my brain. Like so many other...
