Comics in the Golden Age
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The Comics in the Golden Age Podcast. And sometimes the Platinum Age. Celebrating comics books & comic strips of all genres & their creators (ESPECIALLY THEIR CREATORS) from the 1930s to the 1950s, & other comics history!
The Little Orphan Annie comic strip premiered on August 5, 1924. Created by Harold Gray, who took its name from the poem Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley. It ran from 1924 to 2010, & spawned films, a Broadway play, a radio show, comic books & more.
I am honored to announce that in cooperation with the Toth family, I will be working on the official Alex Toth typeface in the coming months. The plan is for this to be a commercially available font via the official Toth estate. Stay tuned for updates.
Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from August 5, 1906.
Hey, folks. There's a @gofundme.com set up for artist Andy Fish, who is going through a very tough fight with two forms of cancer. He and his wife, cartoonist Veronica Fish (my Blackwood series cohorts) could use some help during this very tough time. I'm donating, hope you can. tinyurl.com/4wa86a6c
Donate to Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers, organized by Gina Gabianelli
Help Andy’s Fight Against Two Cancers Meet my cousin Andy Fish, father … Gina Gabianelli needs your support for Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers
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In "Steve Canyon," Steve's spitfire cousin Poteet Canyon first appeared 70 years ago, on August 3, 1956. Here are the strips from her debut:
The Spirit from August 3, 1947. Art by Will Eisner.
The Spirit from August 3, 1941. Art by Will Eisner, with letters by Sam Rosen.
I know I'm way behind but I finally watched the first episode of Batman: Caped Crusader with my daughter tonight and it is really great.
Batman Caped Crusader Show Title Card
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Charles Schultz, of course. His recognizability is planetary. What, are you kidding me?
Anne Loves Comics!@annecomics.bsky.social · 3d agoWho has the most instantly recognizable art style in all of comics? Jason? Quitely? Moebius? Momoko? Who? Name anyone and tell us why 🎨
In the mood to read some Spidey, and fortunately, Marvel Team-Up is one of the comic series I had bound. This volume includes the Giant-Size Spider-Man issues since they were all teamups.
Oh, damn. The next episode of Murder, She Wrote looks even better. A Mission Impossible reunion. Both Peter Graves and Greg Morris in this one!
Comics in the Golden Age@comicsinthega.bsky.social · 4d agoTonight's episode of Murder, She Wrote has another interesting list of guest stars. Dean Jones from the Herbie films, Cathryn Damon from SOAP, Lynn Redgrave, and James Hampton from F Troop who also played the dad in Teen Wolf.
Tonight's episode of Murder, She Wrote has another interesting list of guest stars. Dean Jones from the Herbie films, Cathryn Damon from SOAP, Lynn Redgrave, and James Hampton from F Troop who also played the dad in Teen Wolf.
Wally Wood - splashin’ in Crime SuspenStories 1 (1950), over a Bill Gaines/Al Feldstein plot and Feldstein’s words.
Today is the birthday of cartoonist Jackie Ormes (Aug. 1, 1911-Dec. 26, 1985), the first Black woman to create a newspaper comic strip that was read nationally in the US. She created Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, Torchy in Heartbeats & Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger. Patty Jo became a toy doll.
The Shadow magazine, dated August 1, 1937. Cover by George Rozen.
Fantastic Four Annual #1 is my favorite annual ever. I love how Jack Kirby portrayed Atlantis and Namor's invasion of New York. #JackKirbyMonth
The Monster Society of Evil@monstersocietyevil.bsky.social · 4d agoAnother #squareboundsaturday is upon us! What’s a squarebound you love? I’m seeing Spidey at A 9:40 show, so here’s ASM annual #1. What a comic!! #spiderman #marvelcomics #comicsky
The Shadow magazine, dated August 1, 1941. Cover by Graves Gladney.
Today is the birthday of artist Ken Bald (Aug. 1, 1920-March 17, 2019). He worked for several publishers in the Golden Age, including Timely/Marvel, where he cocreated Namora & Sun Girl. He also drew the newspaper strip Dr. Kildare for over two decades & the Dark Shadows strip.
The Shadow magazine, cover dated August 1, 1935. Cover by George Rozen.
