I usually avoid humorous comic strips, because this blog is mostly supposed to be documenting interesting superhero moments, but I couldn’t resist this panel of “Ginger Snap” from More Fun Comics #31, April 1938 by Robert Kane (future creator of Batman). This looks like the first thing that Bob Kane created for DC Comics. Speaking […]
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New Adventure Comics #17 (June 1937) debuted a new hero: Nadir, Master of Magic. What I found interesting was the origin story told in the beginning that states: Because of a tragedy in his early life, which resulted in the death of his father and mother, he has devoted his life to the elimination of […]
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National Allied Publications started advertising their newest upcoming comic book title, “Detective Comics” in late 1936. Above is a full-page ad inside New Comics #11, November 1936, though the magazine wouldn’t come out for three more months. “Detective Comics” of course became the official name for the comic book company in the 1970s and years […]
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