When Superman debuted in 1938, he ushered in a string of imitators--Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Captain America. But what about the many less well-known heroes who lined up to fight crooks, super villains or Hitler--like the Shield, the Black Terror, Crimebuster, Cat-Man, Dynamic Man, the Blue Beetle, the Black Cat and even Frankenstein? These and other four-color fighters crowded the newsstands from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. Most have since been overlooked, and not necessarily because they were victims of poor publication. This book gives the other superheroes of the Golden Age of comics their due.…mehr
When Superman debuted in 1938, he ushered in a string of imitators--Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Captain America. But what about the many less well-known heroes who lined up to fight crooks, super villains or Hitler--like the Shield, the Black Terror, Crimebuster, Cat-Man, Dynamic Man, the Blue Beetle, the Black Cat and even Frankenstein? These and other four-color fighters crowded the newsstands from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. Most have since been overlooked, and not necessarily because they were victims of poor publication. This book gives the other superheroes of the Golden Age of comics their due.
Lou Mougin is a comics writer, historian, and interviewer with credits at Marvel, Heroic, Claypool, Warrant, Lucky, Charlton Arrow, and others. He lives in Abilene, Texas.
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Table of Contents Introduction delete 1. Centaur Comics delete 2. Fox Comics delete 3. Harvey Comics delete 4. MLJ Comics delete 5. Nedor Comics delete 6. Lev Gleason Comics delete 7. Novelty Comics delete 8. Hillman Comics delete 9. Prize Comics delete 10. Street and Smith delete 11. Columbia Comics delete 12. Holyoke Comics delete 13. Ace Comics delete 14. Chesler Comics delete 15. Everybody Else delete Bibliography delete Index delete