The History of Comics Golden & Silver Ages - Character Corner #68

Published: Jan. 20, 2019, 3:17 p.m.

b"The first Character Corner of 2019 is here! For this episode Kriss and Dpalm do something a little different and instead of focus on a particular character, they're breaking down the history of comic books starting with the Golden and Silver Ages.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nFor this episode Kriss used two audible books for sources (both are also available on Kindle or Paperback:\\n\\nSuperheroes! Capes, Cowls and the Creation of Comic Book Culture\\n\\nMarvel Comics: The Untold Story\\n\\nUsing those two sources, Kriss and Dpalm go through what lead up to the first superhero comic of the Golden Age (Action Comics #1) through the evolution of Timely Comics to Marvel Comics and the world of Stan Lee.\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tPre-Golden Age\\n\\n \\tPulp magazines & Comic Strips\\n\\n\\n \\tGolden Age (1938 - 1950)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tDetective Comics Incorporated\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tJerry Siegel & Joe Schuster Action Comics/Superman\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tBob Kane & Bob Finger Batman\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tJerry Robinson and how Robin appealed to kids\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tWonder Woman\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\tSuperman & the media (radio, movie serials, etc)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tFawcett Comics & Captain Marvel\\n\\n \\tThe Superman/Captain Marvel lawsuit\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tTimely Comics\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tMartin Goodman\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\tJoe Simon & Jack Kirby\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tHuman Torch\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tNamor\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\tCaptain America\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tComic Code Authority & End of Golden Age\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tSilver Age (1956 - 1970)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tDC Comics Revives characters\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tThe Flash reboot (barry allen)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\tJustice League of America\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\tStan Lee and Marvel Comics\\n\\n \\t\\n\\n \\tThe Characters\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\tThe Marvel Method\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nLike what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter:\\n\\n\\n@Dpalm66\\n@InsanityReport\\n@TheMTRNetwork\\n\\nWant more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!"