It's hard to believe that Marvel's Matt Murdock, the young boy who was blinded by a radioactive substance which endowed him with superpowers has now turned 50! This Silver Age comic book hero first appeared in print on April, 1964 in Daredevil#1. He … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
The popularity of golden age and silver age comic book characters is not a FLASH in the pan.
Hold on to your hats comic book aficionados because once again The Flash is gracing the small screen on the CW network. With the cultural success of comic books, it's no wonder pop culture entertainment yet again taps into the vast well of content … [Read more...]
Focus on Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Fighting Terrorism since the Silver Age of comic books
Terrorism is a subject that has been tackled by the comic book industry much earlier than the rise of al-Qaeda and the events of 9/11. During the Silver Age of comic books super heroes, who had climbed to the upper echelon of the American comic book … [Read more...]
They Did What?!? Silver and Golden Age Comic Book Facts You Never Knew
Avid collectors of silver age comic books and golden age comic books probably knows scores of crazy trivia about their comic collections. We might not all be so knowledgeable, however, and many of us will get a kick out of these interesting, strange, … [Read more...]