“Superman novelties are very popular this year!” - Santa Claus It came to my attention during this beautiful season that there was a Golden Age Superman tale from 1940 that I had never read! Superman’s Christmas Adventure is a one-shot special that was not part of any of the Supes ongoing books during this time, …
Superman Day 2025 was hyped up by DC as a momentous event for fans of Superman. Although cover dated June, 1938, it is generally acknowledged that mid-April or thereabouts was the actual time that Action Comics 1 was released, hence, DC has designated round about that time of each year as Superman day. This year …
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The cover of Action Comics #1 is the most iconic cover in the history of comics. Period. It is a cover that has been homaged countless times. Every person who reads comics knows, or can guess, instantly what this comic is when they see it. The world’s greatest superhero burst onto the scene in this …
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There can be no doubt that in the 1930s, many comic strip artists imitated the great Alex Raymond. I forget where I first read it, but Hal Foster (Prince Valiant) once visited Raymond’s studio in Connecticut, only to find Raymond copying a drawing of a horse from one of Foster’s strips. Foster’s response was “Alex, …
After waiting a few years for the Library of American Comics to release the initial Superman Sundays in a new edition themselves (given how great of a job they do!) I finally caved and bought a cheap copy of the Sterling hardcover off eBay. Although I’ll definitely buy it again if released by LOAC! I …
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