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The Comics in the Golden Age Podcast. Exploring comics of all genres & their creators from 1938 to 1955, & other comics history!

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Book Cover for: Crisis on Infinite Earths: Paragons Rising the Deluxe Edition, Marv Wolfman

Crisis on Infinite Earths: Paragons Rising the Deluxe Edition

Marv Wolfman
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Our next Jewish creator, Marv Wolfman. Cocreator of Blade, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, Deathstroke, & many others. He's written most major heroes at Marvel & DC, but his most known work includes The New Teen Titans, Tomb of Dracula, & Crisis on Infinite Earths. #jewishcreators https://t.co/HMyGUIpdW4

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Book Cover for: Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1, Bill Finger

Batman: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1

Bill Finger
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Today is the birthday of Writer Bill Finger, born on February 8, 1914, the man who took Bob Kane’s initial idea & developed it into the #Batman we know today. He cocreated Robin, the Joker, Catwoman, Lana Lang, Wildcat, Riddler, & wrote the 1st appearance of Green Lantern. https://t.co/QXsOyhYqzz

Hardcover, 2022

$99.99$74.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Katzenjammer: A Selection of Comics, Rudolph Dirks

Katzenjammer: A Selection of Comics

Rudolph Dirks
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The Katzenjammer Kids by Harold Knerr from September 20, 1925. https://t.co/koiQ4STsAI

Paperback, 2015

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dick Tracy: Colorful Cases of the 1930s, Chester Gould

Dick Tracy: Colorful Cases of the 1930s

Chester Gould
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On October 4, 1931, the first Dick Tracy newspaper strip by Chester Gould was published in the Detroit Mirror. https://t.co/OCn3S3hqEB

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Book Cover for: Metropolis, Thea Von Harbou

Metropolis

Thea Von Harbou
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Todays mail call! A 1988 edition of Metropolis by Thea von Harbou, with illustrations by Mike Kaluta. And signed by Mike Kaluta, hopefully, although when you buy off eBay, you never know for sure. https://t.co/KNbHC5h9w0

Paperback, 2018

$10.25$5.13 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Fighting Man Of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs

A Fighting Man Of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs
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The Blue Book Magazine, dated May 1930. Published during a six-part serialization of “A Fighting Man of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Cover by Laurence Herndon. https://t.co/cmtevKbJIn

Paperback, 2024

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Book Cover for: Huntress: Origins, Paul Levitz

Huntress: Origins

Paul Levitz
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Our next Jewish creator, Paul Levitz. Writer, editor, historian, & former President of DC Comics. Best known as a writer for the Legion of Super-Heroes, he also wrote the Justice Society of America, created Huntress (Helena Wayne) & gave the team an origin. #jewishcreators https://t.co/mPahShHbgX

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Book Cover for: Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter, Richard Stark

Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter

Richard Stark
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#14 Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter. Another one that’s probably self-explanatory. It’s adapted by Darwyn Cooke, after all. All four of these books could go on this list. https://t.co/0XWiUa17Nv

Hardcover, 2014

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Book Cover for: King in Black: Avengers, Geoffrey Thorne

King in Black: Avengers

Geoffrey Thorne
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@Dave84891465 @LetTalkFirestar @Skute @Marvel You’ve never heard of Monica, who led the Avengers in the 80s, and you are telling other people to read comics?

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Book Cover for: The October Country: Stories, Ray Bradbury

The October Country: Stories

Ray Bradbury
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And coming in October from @fantagraphics, Home to Stay!: The Complete Ray Bradbury EC Stories. https://t.co/Dhef8MzUDD

Paperback, 2001

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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