Mar 4, 2021 | Comics History, DC Comics, New Adventure Comics
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...
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...
Dec 10, 2020 | DC Comics, Comics History, New Fun
New Fun #1--It's Place in History This year is the 85th anniversary of DC Comics by DC/WB account. However, DC or Detective Comics did not appear until March 1937 so why does DC count their anniversary from January 1935? That’s a good question and one I’d love...
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...
Jun 17, 2020 | Military, DC Comics, Family History
Of Pandemics and Racial Justice I am writing a full biography of my grandfather, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the founder of DC Comics. Recently I’ve been focusing on the chapters about his military career. I’ve noted several of these events in earlier...
