Category Archives: Comics
Marvel Comics: The Pre-War Years (1939-1941), Part 3A: More Heroes, A-H
While Captain America, the Human Torch, Namor, the Angel, and the Young Allies were Marvel’s early stars, the anthology comics had lots of space to fill, and a bunch of colorful characters filled them. For the next two posts, I’ll be looking at the heroes who made more than one appearance in the Golden Age, excluding comedic characters like Officer O’Krime and Tubby an’ Tack. Even still, it’s a long list.
Marvel Comics: The Pre-War Years (1939–1941), Part 2: Main Heroes
I open my look at Marvel’s earliest heroes with the ones who really caught on and started making regular appearances in multiple titles.
Marvel Comics: The Pre-War Years (1939–1941), Part 1: Overview
Marvel Comics #1 was published August 31, 1939. World War II would start the next day with the Nazi invasion of Poland. It would take the direct attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor to formally bring the US into the war. These stories largely take place between the two events.
Marvel Comics: Introduction
AKA The Great Marvel Comics Read, starting with Marvel Comics #1.