458 – War Comics

2020-08-20
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Timely (Marvel) Comics debuted War Comics #1 (September 1950). While most war comics of the time are primarily propaganda vehicles, the first story is particularly heavy-handed. A young soldier spends his time complaining to his fellow officer about why the U.S. is involved in the Korean War. Of course by the end of the story, […]

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453 – New Bat-Plane

2020-08-13
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In Batman #61 (August 1950), criminals capture the abandoned Bat-plane and trigger Bruce and Dick to build a new Bat-Plane (sometimes called Batplane II)… by themselves… in the Bat-cave. The new Bat-Plane is sleeker, more like a jet. I wonder if the U.S. involvement with the Korean War had anything to do with more military-inspired […]

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