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Known as “The Bambino” and “The Sultan of Swat”, George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. created an incredible and lasting legacy playing in Major League Baseball for 19 years. …
Shocking Mystery Cases was a series from Star Publications. It was a continuation from Thrilling Crime Cases #49. Shown here is my Shocking Mystery Cases #58 published April…
The headline blared “True Stories of Cold-Blooded Killers!” on the very first issue of Famous Crimes. Fox Feature Syndicate jumped headlong into a rising wave of crime genre popularity with…
February 22nd 1944 was a typical Tuesday. After work, a quick stop at the newsstand to scan the comic racks for something new. Today’s purchases, a whole $0.30 worth…
U.S.A. Comics was published by Timely Comics, the 1930-1940s predecessor to Marvel Comics. The series ran 17 issues between August 1941 and Fall 1945. The series contained no main…
Dick Cole was known as “America’s Number One School Star.” He was enjoyed enough in the 1940’s to get his own 30-minute radio program. Dick mainly appeared in…
By now (my 220th post) it’s a well worn story. Golden age comic books emerged from the great depression and superheros boomed during World War II. Post war,…
With a cover title like “True Stories of Famous Western Gun Gals” it was almost assured to draw the attention of both readers and the anti-comic psychiatrist Fredric…
Famous Funnies #15 from October 1935 is by far the oldest comic in my collection. I’ve covered Famous Funnies before (after all it did run from 1934 to…
National Comics was a successful series for Quality, running 75 issues from July 1940 – December 1949. Cover art for National Comics #6 (December 1940) is by the…