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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]
Sports Action #2 renamed from Sports Stars - Marvel Comics; Real Experiences #25 renamed from Tiny Tessie - Marvel Comics; Reno Browne, Hollywood's Greatest Cowgirl #50 renamed from Margie Comics - Marvel Comics; Romantic Affairs #4 renamed from Romances of the West - Marvel Comics; Spy Cases #26 renamed from Kellys, The - Marvel Comics
The Golden Age of Comic Books is ending, and the rise of crime comics, romance comics, Western comics, horror comics, and science fiction comics signals the start of the new decade. In films, Destination Moon is the first color science fiction film , and the first big budget science fiction film since Things to Come in 1936.
This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points. 2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - Pre-1930s
(comic book) #1 – 7 Nov. 1975 – Nov. 1976 Based on the TV series (magazine) #1 – 8 Nov. 1975 – Nov. 1976 Black and white magazine version Space War #1 – 27 Oct. 1959 – March 1964 becomes The Fightin' Five #28 – 34 March 1978 – March 1979 Space Western Comics #40 – 45 Oct. 1952 – Aug. 1953 Also see Cowboy Western Comics
A 1941 comic book written by Gill Fox, describing a German attack on Pearl Harbor, was published one month before the real-life Japanese attack on that U.S. naval base. [6] He left his editorial position at Quality in 1943 to serve in World War II, where he worked for Stars and Stripes. Once discharged from military service, Fox freelanced for ...
Larry Gonick (born 1946) is an American cartoonist best known for The Cartoon History of the Universe, a history of the world in comic book form, which he published in installments from 1977 to 2009. He has also written The Cartoon History of the United States , and he has adapted the format for a series of co-written guidebooks on other ...
Tomahawk is an American comic book character whose adventures were published by DC Comics during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s as a backup feature in Star Spangled Comics and World's Finest Comics and in his own eponymous series. [1] He was created by writer Joe Samachson and artist Edmond Good, and first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #69 (June ...