Category: Archie Comics

Shield-Wizard Comics

Certainly some of the most collectable golden age comics were from publisher MLJ, which birthed Archie and subsequently changed its name to Archie Comics.  One of my top…

Wilbur Comics

Wilbur Comics #29 on the left from Archie Comics was published February 1950. The cover gag, “Wilbur, when I say pay more attention to figures, I mean the ones on…

ZIP Comics

ZIP Comics #18* was published by MLJ Magazines  on September 1941.  The cover is by one of my favorite artists, Irv Novick.  The superhero character is Steel Sterling….

Pep Comics

This lovely Pep Comics #7 cover is drawn by a favorite artist of mine, Irv Novick (dated August 1940). From a very long list of red, white and blue…

Black Hood

I purchased the January 1945 #13* issue of Black Hood as part of a lot with other comics I was looking for, figuring I would simply sell it…

Archie

As the story goes, John Goldwater was inspired by the popular Andy Hardy movies starring Mickey Rooney to create “America’s typical teen-ager” Archibald “Chick” Andrews.  Yet, another story…