THE BIRTH OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR (and subsequently the REBIRTH of Marvel Comics)! Part One. In 1960 Marvel Comics the company didn't exist, at least not under that name. Martin Goodman, born Moe Goodman in 1908 in New York City, had blossomed a … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: ALEX TOTH
Alexander Toth (Rhymes with Both) was born June 25, 1928 in New York City. The son of Hungarian immigrants Toth's illustrative abilities were noticed by a junior high school teacher who urged him to enroll in The School of Industrial Art which was a … [Read more...]
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: WAYNE BORING
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Nobody Drew Superman Like Wayne Boring Back in the days when SUPERMAN Comics sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies (sometimes topping a million) comic artists depicted the Man of Steel as more of a fatherly figure than a … [Read more...]
BATMAN IN THE 60s
It’s BATMAN Week here on the Superworld Blog! The 1966 Batman TV Series was a blessing and a curse depending on who you ask and which side of the coin you like your Batman on. Often blamed for making fun of Batman the truth is DC Comics was … [Read more...]
COMICS GO BIG! The Era of the Treasury Edition
In 1972 DC Comics published RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER as a giant oversized comic book measuring roughly 11x 14 which would come to be known as a “Treasury Size” or Tabloid. This large book stood out at newsstands and sported a $1 cover price … [Read more...]