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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...