Feb 23, 2021 | More Fun Comics, Comics History, DC Comics
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...
Jan 7, 2021 | New Fun, Comics History, DC Comics
New Fun #6--Siegel and Shuster's First Appearance in DC Comics New Fun #6 arrived on newsstands September 13, 1935 a little over 85 years ago. It was the October issue and 24-year-old Vincent Sullivan’s comic “Charley Fish” was on the cover with a red...
Jul 28, 2020 | New Fun, Comics History, DC Comics
Famous First Edition: New Fun #1-A True Adventure StoryNew Fun #1 appeared on newsstands January 11, 1935. No one at the time had any notion that it was the Big Bang of the comics industry. New Fun #1 was the alchemical transformation of all the one-off original...
Jan 11, 2020 | New Fun, Comics History, DC Comics
Happy 85th Anniversary DC Comics and New Fun #1One of the myths repeated through the years is that Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson used original material for his first comic magazine—New Fun #1—because he could not obtain the rights to reprint newspaper strips. If...
Jan 7, 2018 | Family History, Comics History, DC Comics
Happy 128th Birthday to Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson was born on January 7th 1890 in Greeneville, Tennessee. Although various internet sources state his birth as January 4th, January 7th 1890 is the date MWN filled in on all...
Dec 27, 2017 | Comics History, DC Comics
The Long and Winding Road A little over 20 years ago I embarked on an adventure to discover my paternal grandfather, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s, legacy in comics history. Like any adventure there have been difficult losses and daunting challenges. In...
