One of Hawkman’s nemeses debuts in Flash Comics #88 (August 1947): The Gentleman Ghost. Called simply “The Ghost” here, and alluded to be nothing more than trickery, The Gentleman Ghost would be one of the more recurring villains for Hawkman through the remaining of the decline of the Golden Age of Comics. Later decades of […]
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In July 1947, Young Romance #1 debuts. Young Romance was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon for Prize Comics and is widely known as the first romance comic, which are distinguishable from teen comics of the day in that these stories are usually devoid of any humor, anthological, and make an attempt to take […]
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One of the most iconic pieces of memorabilia in the Batcave is a giant Lincoln Penny. In World’s Finest Comics #30 (July 1947), “The Penny Plunderers” introduces this giant penny when Batman and Robin foil Joe Coyne, aka “The Penny Plunderer”, who, like most of Batman’s villains has some gimmick around which they base all […]
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In Adventure Comics #120 (July 1947) features the debut of a young Perry White in the Superboy story. Perry gets his first job at the Daily Planet as a cub reporter, while Clark becomes a paper boy. It’s not really clear why Clark is living in Metropolis at this time, when it’s been clearly established […]
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Speaking of love interests, Green Lantern (Alan Scott) is given a supporting cast member in All-American Comics #89 (July 1947). Molly Maynne is Alan’s mousey secretary at the radio station where he works. It turns out she is secretly athletic and outgoing and is in love with the Green Lantern. While working on a new […]
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Flash Comics #87 (July 1947) features the second appearance of the Black Canary in Johnny Thunder’s story. This time, it is firmly established that the Black Canary is working on the side of the law and is being framed by criminals. She and Johnny end up with a lot more action this time and it’s […]
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In July 1947, Boy Commandos #23 includes a story where the Boy Commandos are brought to the underwater city of Atlantis, which of course differs from the versions of Atlantis that each of Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Superman have variously visited. But what’s interesting about this story is the hints of Jack Kirby world-building and […]
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Remember when the Phantom Lady’s costume was adjusted to bare more skin? Well, at some point, Quality Comics stopped publishing Phantom Lady stories and somehow Fox Feature Syndicate believed they had the rights to the character. Give her a blue costume redesign, show even more skin, and why not give her a “black flashlight” that […]
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Once again, a Timely (Marvel) superhero comics is completely renamed and has its genre changed: “Sub-Mariner Comics” becomes “Official True Crime Cases” with issue #24 (June 1947). Crime stories, like “teen humor” and “funny animal” comics were increasingly popular in the 1940s. The crime comics genre was started with Lev Gleason’s “Crime Does Not Pay” […]
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In All-Star Comics #36 (June 1947), honorary members Superman and Batman join the JSA on a mission. This is not the first time that Batman and Superman have appeared together in DC continuity, that happened six years earlier. Nonetheless, it’s exciting to see the big three meet – and for more than a single panel. […]
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