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CGC is an independent member of the Certified Collectibles Group of companies. It is the first independent and impartial third party grading service for comic books. The company was launched in early 2000 and has since gone on to become a notable part of the comic book collecting community. As of 2021, they have graded over 7 million comic books.
Astonishing #3 renamed from Marvel Boy - Marvel Comics; Battle #1 - Marvel Comics; Combat Kelly #1 - Marvel Comics; Fightin' Marines #1-176 changes publisher to Charlton in 1955- St. John; Crime Cases Private Eye #1 - Marvel Comics; Journey into Unknown Worlds #4 renamed from #39 - Marvel Comics; Mystic #1 - Marvel Comics; Kent Blake of the ...
Comicsgate is an alt-right campaign in opposition to diversity and progressivism in the North American superhero comic book industry. Its proponents target the creators hired, the characters depicted, and the stories told, and argue that these elements have led to a decline in both quality and sales.
1937 in comics - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck, Desperate Dan; published: Detective Comics #1 The Dandy #1 1938 in comics - debut: Spirou , Tif , The Addams Family , Superman ; published: Le Journal de Spirou , Action Comics #1, The Beano #1
George J. Hecht, founder and publisher of Parents' Magazine, introduced True Comics in the aftermath of an attack on comic books by Sterling North, a children's author.In his position as a columnist at the Chicago Daily News, North published an invective against comic books titled "A National Disgrace", where he referred to comic books as "graphic insanity" and "sex-horror serials". [2]
The suffix-gate derives from the Watergate scandal in the United States in the early 1970s, which resulted in the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. [2] The scandal was named after the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., where the burglary giving rise to the scandal took place; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on ...
The American Library Association said that the number of books challenged in libraries across the U.S. spiked 65% in 2023 over the previous year. Book ban attempts reached historic high last year ...
Hydra (often capitalized as HYDRA) is a fictional terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Its name alludes to the mythical Lernaean Hydra, [3] as does its motto: "Cut off one head, two more shall take its place," proclaiming the group's resilience and growing strength in the face of resistance.