Though the superhero comics were the top sellers, other genres emerged during the Golden Age. Horror and crime were popular, notably The Spirit , a masked detective who captured villains and ...

Captain Marvel proved to be one of the most popular superhero comics of the Golden Age, regularly outselling the adventures of Superman during the 1940s. The sales of comic books increased ...

The Golden Age technically lasted through the mid-'50s, but the mid to late '40s saw a huge downturn in superhero comics thanks to public hysteria over the content of superhero stories, drummed up ...

At the Smithsonian | March 3, 2022. Before the Riddler, Batman’s Archenemy Was Hitler. A Smithsonian collection of vintage Golden Age comic books tells a story of WWII propaganda, patriotism and ...

Golden Age looks at the creators behind the characters, as well as the history that shaped them, such as the burning of comic books during the height of McCarthyism.. It features an interview with ...

Vertigo brought forth a new Golden Age of Comics in one of the most maligned decades in the medium’s history. The ’90s was an interesting time to be a comic fan.

Golden age of comics. Reading Time: 2 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP. SCMP Reporter. Published: 12:00am, 6 Jul 2006. Take a trip down memory lane to the golden age of Hong Kong comics with Comix ...

Golden Age comic book artist Lily Renée, one of the first women to draw mainstream American comics, has passed away. The news comes from her family, via a social media post from acclaimed ...