39 – Lala Palooza

In September 1937, Quality Comics debuted with Feature Funnies #1.  It mostly reprinted of strips that had already been published by other companies like Joe Palooka and Jane Arden.  It also featured Lala Palooza by Rube Goldberg, who became famous for “Rube Goldberg Machines“. Before it was a famous alternative music festival, Lollapalooza was a […]

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5 – Before Lois there was Jane

Before Lois Lane, there was Jane Arden, the original “spunky girl reporter”.  This is a reprint from Famous Funnies #5, November 1934 by Eastern Color (still the only comic book game in town at this point).

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